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Think About…Strategies for Collaborative Classroom Discussions

Think About…Strategies for Collaborative Classroom Discussions

Previously I released a series of 11 messages on Course Design for Collaborative Discussions. Over the next 18 weeks, I will be re-sharing a series of messages on discussion strategy....

Just Imagine…Preventive Medicine for All

February 24, 2022

Just Imagine…Preventive Medicine for All

Rebecca Crumpler was born in Delaware in 1831 and raised in Pennsylvania by her aunt who cared for the sick in their community. While her aunt was not trained as...

Just Imagine… a Hidden Hero as the Mother of Modern Medicine

February 17, 2022

Just Imagine… a Hidden Hero as the Mother of Modern Medicine

Henrietta Lacks was born in Roanoke, Virginia in 1920. After her mother died, she went to live with her maternal grandfather in Clover, Virginia, where she grew up farming tobacco....

Just Imagine…Letting Voices Be Heard

February 10, 2022

Just Imagine…Letting Voices Be Heard

Born in 1931, James West grew up in Jim Crow Virginia. As a child he would take apart appliances to see how they worked, a typical activity for many future...

Just Imagine … Dry Cleaning and Civil Rights

February 3, 2022

Just Imagine … Dry Cleaning and Civil Rights

Thomas Jennings was born in 1791 to a free Black family in New York City. He grew up to be a highly acclaimed tailor and operated a very popular clothing...

Just Imagine…a New Breed of Innovation

January 27, 2022

Just Imagine…a New Breed of Innovation

Luther Burbank, born in rural Massachusetts in 1849, grew up under the long shadow of the Great Famine in Ireland, a famine that killed a million people and led millions...

Just Imagine…Being Humane

January 20, 2022

Just Imagine…Being Humane

Henry Dunant grew up in a family known for its civically-minded humanitarian work in Geneva, Switzerland. His father worked to improve the lives of orphans and ex-prisoners. His mother worked...

Just Imagine…Innovations Better than the First

January 13, 2022

Just Imagine…Innovations Better than the First

Thomas Edison is widely known as the most prolific inventor in US history. His invention of the lightbulb is credited with lighting America. What is less well known is that...

Just Imagine…Innovating with Big Ideas

January 6, 2022

Just Imagine…Innovating with Big Ideas

When we think of innovations, we generally think of devices and their applications for our daily lives. Innovations can also be big ideas. Consider for example the following innovations: A...

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