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(re)Learning to Learn

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After a mere 30 years of teaching other people, it’s time for me to relearn how to learn and it’s terrifying.

My Updated Digital Presence Plan

While I felt my initial Digital Presence Plan (DIDP) had a lot of merits, my understanding of my own online goals and how to best reach them has changed since its creation, and in the document I’ve updated the processes… Continue Reading →

The Pros & Cons of Digital vs. Paper Note Taking & Reading

By Christopher Ross, Radhika Arora, & Tracy Tang The tools we use can have a significant impact on our success. In the era of technology, academia now heavily involves the use of electronics to teach and share information. As we… Continue Reading →

Visual Network Map

I choose to create my Visual Network Map based on my overlapping areas of interest and quickly found that I have three common aspects to everyone I know. I’m related to them, I work with them, or I give back… Continue Reading →

What does “struggling to learn” mean to me?

When someone tells me that they struggle to learn and that they’re unsure if they can learn what I’m trying to teach them, I often think back to my own struggles and try to put myself in their place through… Continue Reading →

Free Photos for Learning

What does it look like to struggle to learn? I asked MidJouney AI that very question and loved the images it returned. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Please feel free to share! These… Continue Reading →

Digital Presence Plan (DIDP)

Understanding Why I Need a Digital Presence Before I began planning a digital presence for myself, I was confronted with the question of why it would matter, to begin with. From a commercial marketing perspective, I understand the value intrinsically… Continue Reading →

Struggling to Learn (Free stock artwork)

What does it look like to struggle to learn? I asked MidJouney AI that very question and loved the images it returned. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Please feel free to share! These… Continue Reading →

Map of Technology Use

Outside of leaving comments and ratings on many services on the visitor axis, I spend little time engaging in those services. I’ll watch TV in the evenings and YouTube content for work, occasionally adding to a Reddit and Tumblr post…. Continue Reading →

Virtual Symposium Feedback

It took me a little while to be happy with the content of this post, I’ve been back and forth on it several times but determined it was time to finally push the button. Overall I found the Virtual Symposium… Continue Reading →

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