As Prof. Jennifer George-Palilonis and I push forward with our Transmedia Indiana project, I wanted to take a moment to explain exactly why I think that what we’re doing has some innovative components to it within the classroom. In Part … Continue reading
Last night, I entered into a spirited discussion about the importance of higher education with Adam Pennenberg and Noah Robischon, the executive editor of FastCompany.com. Here were our thoughts on the Cost of Education. I used Storify, a software application … Continue reading
Since I hatched this idea for Transmedia Indiana with my cohort Prof. Jennifer George-Palilonis last year, I’ve been asked to explain the project in several different venues. Most recently I gave the keynote address at Colorado University’s Spring Symposium entitled … Continue reading
Today there is too much leaving. I will return. They will not. I am glad that I had the chance to know them, briefly. They all change me in ways I’ll never fully understand. There is simply too much … Continue reading
“It may be that your whole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.” Anonymous I was sitting on the front porch of my friend, a former professor, in 1995 when she asked me why I … Continue reading
In less than a month, seven former students will publish a book of essays. I’ve written about this and until the book is done there’s not much more to say on that matter. But their project inspired yet another lecture … Continue reading
Ten months ago, I gathered a group of ten students and former students and issued e a challenge: Write a book. This wouldn’t be for class credit. They wouldn’t get paid. There would be no external rewards that came with … Continue reading
Grades don’t matter. This is what I tell my students ever week throughout the school year. Education is about the process, I tell them as they roll their eyes, not the product. I implore them to focus on squeezing out … Continue reading
