Think-Pair-Share is an active learning strategy—often called "TPS" for short.

Faculty understand that a syllabus is a document that outlines the essential information about a course, but do students assign the same weight to it? I think so. So why do we find students aren't reading it? There is a lot of content in these syllabi, and not all of it is as essential to the students as to the faculty or the university.

According to my Goodreads account, I read 267 books.

I've decided to keep track of all the educator discounts on offer. It is so wonderful to see companies recognize educators and show their support by tossing us a few discounts here and there—thanks!

It is possible to envision a near future in which the most desirable skill is the ability to focus.

You don’t need me to tell you why this has been quite an interesting year (+). Suffice it to say we are all looking to move on and trend towards the new normal—whatever that may be.

Mark Twain said, “there is no such thing as a new idea”. Isn’t that a depressing thought? Of course, that is frequently taken out of context.

When we are closed to ideas what we hear is criticism. When we are open to ideas what we get is advice.

In spite of what I believe to be a well-curated feed, my stream is constantly full of things that crush my spirit, stifle my belief in humanity, and out and out leave me with a pit in my stomach.

I’ve refocused my “free time” after the completion of the Spring semester into exploring Procreate on the iPad Pro. I’ve really enjoyed using it for lettering projects so far—but today I broke the seal on the new(ish) animation feature.

Sometimes I find myself blaming my lack of motivation on needing [x]. I tell myself “once I get [x], I’ll be firing on all cylinders”.

My students were paralyzed by all the awesome things people were doing on Instagram and quickly recoiled their enthusiasm.

Applying my lettering practice to an important message during the COVID-19 health crisis.

What else do you have to do?…

I realized the conversation revolving around this transition is 99% focused on the tools or technology that enables online learning. I couldn’t help but ask myself about the sense of community, mentorship, and support we as faculty provide to our students.

Brush Lettering practice.

I think about this on days (or during moments) where level heads aren’t prevailing and control seems to be a thing of the past. “I, not events,” is the key here. Always keeping in mind that I do “have the power”.

Notable is a versatile tool that functions in varied note-taking environments.