September 15, 2021 Creating a Collaborative Classroom Culture Dr. Hunter McHenry was reviewing the syllabus on the first day of class. After going over the standard components of the syllabus, he said, “I believe in the power of...
September 9, 2021 Just Imagine…Thinking about How We Work Lillian Moller was one of nine children born to a prosperous family. She was a very good student, but her father didn’t think his daughters needed college degrees. She was...
September 8, 2021 Introduction to the Collaborative Discussion – an online community conversation series There’s an old saying about the value of collaboration, “if you want to go fast, go alone—but if you want to go far, go together.” But what if you don’t...
September 8, 2021 Continuous Improvement for Teaching Discussion Skills After his wife passed, Paul Washburn decided it was time for a career change. He left his law practice and now was starting out as an Assistant Professor in Political...
September 3, 2021 Films & Conversations – a Fall 2021 Online Community Conversation Series Sept. 3rd update (see below). Please join us on Zoom on Thursday afternoons this fall, from 1:00 PM to 2:15 PM (eastern time) for this 5-session community conversation series to...
September 2, 2021 Just Imagine…Disrupting Privilege William Perkin grew up in a family of seven children in nineteenth century London. At various times in his youth, William had desires to be a builder, a musician, or...
September 1, 2021 Encouraging Risk Taking in Group Discussions Gus Diamici was a dynamo. He created a sports equipment company that was known in the extreme sports industry for its innovative products. Gus was a very difficult boss to...
August 26, 2021 Just Imagine…A Thread that Stops Bullets Stephanie Kwolek was born to Polish immigrants to the US in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. Her father died when she was 10, but he left her with a career-long interest in...
August 25, 2021 A Legacy of Continuous Improvement David Warnock was retiring after a 35-year teaching career. His teaching skills were legendary. Knowing he would be hard to replace, his department chair asked David to mentor some of...
August 19, 2021 Just Imagine…Biases Impeding Innovation Today we look up to Marie Curie as one of the pioneers in the study of radioactivity. She is one of only two scientists to win a Nobel Prize in...
August 18, 2021 The Power of Ambiguity Billy McIntyre began her class by asking students for help. “The university is drafting a policy dealing with a number of uncomfortable situations. Some of these involve actions by people...
August 12, 2021 Just Imagine…Beautiful Ideas Hedwig Kiesler was born in Vienna, Austria. She and her father often took long walks where they would talk about the inner workings of different technologies. She also learned an...