I believe that projects should be fun. When projects are fun, people share their best and most innovative ideas. I am very thankful that my team leader introduced me to the book Gamestorming, a playbook for innovators, rule-breakers and changemakers. As an agile coach for a software Read more…
As a teacher and a parent of a pre-kindergarden student, the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary on Friday breaks my heart. I can’t keep myself from clicking on tribute pages on CNN.com and looking at those sweet innocent faces and reading the stories of the heroic teachers. Collectively, our country Read more…
Photo from http://www.flickr.com/photos/educationau/4291125291/sizes/m/in/photostream/ As I have been doing personal research on educational technology around chatbots, I became intrigued in how teachers use virtual worlds as a teaching tool. This line of questioning led me to the following blog article from Vicki Davis and her students: Web 3D: Students using OpenSim Reflect Read more…
We love the Christmas season since we’re a musical family. My wife and I help lead a small music ministry in our church. I enjoy playing violin, piano, guitar and leading young musicians. I love to make music with my wife who has a wonderful taste in music, has a Read more…
The last time I wrote a post I talked about why textbooks may become obsolete (see post here). Today I’d like to tell you why I still rely heavily upon them today. I teach two broad introductory courses, one is a general biology course for non-science majors and the other Read more…
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All teachers and leaders seek new ways to engage their students and followers. Games have a profound potential as teaching tools. I wanted to share some of the key questions that have helped me in my quest to become a game designer. (I still have much to learn) The Read more…
As a kid, I loved the nights that my Dad would pull out our old school slide projector. (very old school) As a family, we would watch these NASA astronomy shows. These simple slide shows would always blow my mind. The universe is just BIG. VERY BIG! These childhood Read more…