July 21, 2021 Contradictions in Discussions Professor Dorothy Hamlin was concerned that her in-class discussions had become too superficial. Students were not exploring issues from different perspectives. Perhaps this should be expected since her university tended...
July 15, 2021 Just Imagine…Taking the Long View Barbara McClintock was a geneticist who did much of her work with maize, or what we in the US commonly call "corn." Because maize has a far longer generational cycle...
July 14, 2021 Facilitating Curiosity Jordan Carper began her class by asking students to write down on a sheet of paper three things they were curious about. She asked this question because she believed that...
July 8, 2021 Just Imagine…Water, Water Everywhere, but Not a Drop to Drink It was one of the worst water crises in America, but it got very little attention. In 2014, 7,500 gallons of a highly toxic chemical leaked from a one-inch hole...
July 7, 2021 Collaboration Agreements “Next class, we’ll be starting the first of our small-group discussions”, so began Dr. Sophia Newsome. “I know that many of you have had past experiences with group work that weren't...
July 1, 2021 Just Imagine…Healing a Nation Suhaila Siddiq was one of six girls born to a prominent family in Afghanistan. Her father believed in education and careers for women. Suhaila followed his guidance and became a...
June 30, 2021 Collaboration and Career Success Mark had mixed feelings about his upcoming 25th reunion of his college class. It would be good to see Ashley. Mark and Ashley were the stars of the class. Both...
June 24, 2021 Just Imagine…Microtargeting a Jury Imagine the following fictional case. Andre is being tried in federal court on charges of money laundering. The case is mostly circumstantial. Normally prosecutors wouldn't even take a case like...
June 23, 2021 Values in Context Greg Andrews was a contingent instructor in the Information Technology program. With 30 years of experience in designing IT systems, he had seen the good and bad uses of technology....