As I approach my four-year anniversary working in a position adjacent to universities, it seems like the appropriate time to answer the question I am most frequently asked by those working in university settings. “What are the similarities and differences between working at a university versus working alongside, or adjacent…
Few would argue that online learning is transforming the higher education landscape and the student experience of college students across the nation. While enrollment in higher education may be decreasing, students are enrolling in online courses at an increasing rate: in fact, as of 2015, almost 30% (29.7%) of students…
The number of students entering college with, or experiencing, mental health issues during college is increasing. Research shows that graduate students (the population I primarily support) experience more mental health issues than the general population (Flaherty, 2018). Okanana (2018) found that 63% of Deans agreed that graduate students struggle with…
Hey there: I haven’t blogged in far far too long. My littles and job keep me pretty busy but I wanted to share this white paper I completed for Noodle Partners. Check it out and let me know what you think. 🙂
I’m very excited to share my next adventure. Beginning tomorrow, I will be the Student Experience Specialist for Noodle Partners. Noodle Partners is an organization that works with universities to bring programs online in alignment with university goals. My role will be to prepare universities for the aspects of the student…
The irony here is that in higher education, we need to prepare students for jobs that are not yet created. Yet, as leaders ourselves, we are programmed to think in predetermined boxes that are scripted into the norms and structures of organizations.
Sharing my recent Facebook post here. I plan to follow up with ideas of how to move forward. Let me just say this. I actually DON’T LIKE POLITICS and have never really cared much about the result of an election. I can’t vote and was never bothered enough about voting…
Lately I’ve been reflecting a lot about how I devote my time and energy and realized there are many logistical tasks I manage on a regular basis that could be automated with technology (and I love technology!). One of these tasks is setting up meetings with students; we often email…
The more I learn about the American education system, the more I worry about the future. The system is riddled with inequity and a solution is virtually unimaginable. The disparities we see across ethnic and social group’s rates of application and enrollment in college and subsequent graduation originate before children…
I recently co-presented a session for the Educause Learning Institute’s workshop series, How to Humanize Your Online Course. In our presentation (provided below), VoiceThread for Universal Design: Addressing the Needs of Diverse Learners, we discussed ways that faculty can use VoiceThread for facilitating Universal Design, provided recommended guidelines for using VoiceThread,…
