Category Archives: All The Things

I’m Not The Kind

Tonight I was supposed to fly home to Bellingham from Portland, Oregon after a meeting, and my flight was cancelled. As the PNW enjoys early spring-like weather, the east coast has a boatload of snow that’s wreaking havoc on the … Continue reading

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Three early lessons in the #fedwiki studio

I have a bit a different schedule this morning because we are hosting our annual Instructional Retreat. Here’s our mission statement: The annual retreat provides opportunities to share big ideas and best practices by creating meaningful interactions among the campus … Continue reading

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Abandon Ship, The Captain’s Down

So. I’ve been asked several times this week about my commute. How long it is. What I do in my car while I’m driving the 51 minutes from my office to my house. One way. How that aligns with my … Continue reading

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Type Something Nice

I know better, and I bet you do too. After an entirely long day, I busted out my laptop to do a quick revision. A quick look at Twitter. A quick update to some notes. It was three minutes before … Continue reading

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Knitting & Ten Things I Learned During #FedwikiHappening

I’ve been working on writing a post that captures my gratitude for what Ward Cunningham created. For what Mike Caulfield tried to teach us. For what I experienced with connecting with interesting folks to be sure from all over the … Continue reading

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Somebody “eLearn” me: One “Duh” & two “Ta-dahs!”

eLearn Me: A Memoir Today I shared that I lived in Georgia for ten years and teachers “would learn me.” As in, for example, they would start off their lessons: “I’m gonna learn y’all @ X.” And this was the … Continue reading

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No way I’m attending that workshop.

Okay, let’s be very clear. If I love something or someone, then I am happy to tell you all about it. ALL. ABOUT. IT.  I’ll tell you more than you want to know. Want to learn about something I know … Continue reading

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Warn Your Daughters About Dirtbag Romeo

I’ve had many conversations this week about young girls, the digital space, and the complications of love. And I have to tell you, if I had a daughter who was a teenager right now, I would have a very frank … Continue reading

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Writing in My Head About the #Fedwiki: A Memoir

On Friday, I hosted a “task force” meeting on my campus, and it was a spectacular bright spot to an otherwise kind of bleak week. Let’s just say I’m watching one amazing project die because a small vocal few dislike … Continue reading

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Nobody Grows Up Thinking: “I Want to be an Adjunct!”

Yesterday we had the once a quarter All Instruction meeting, and I’ll be honest, I never attended these meetings before I had this job. So I get why people aren’t there, and adjuncts, I forgive you more. As I looked … Continue reading

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