Historian | Technologist | Traveler
Last fall, many of you filled out our survey about classroom amenities and technologies. I would like to share with you what we learned from that survey and how it is informing our work in the classrooms. First off, these are the activities that faculty identified as being well-supported in our classrooms. Note: I have
Every morning, I drink my coffee from the blue cup pictured above. It’s unsymmetrical and has a rim that’s a bit thin and the glaze is uneven. However, I love starting my morning with this cup because I made it myself in a pottery class last year in my first attempt at cup-making, which was
Last fall, many of you filled out our survey about classroom amenities and technologies. I would like to share with you what we learned from that survey and how it is informing our work in the classrooms. First off, these are the activities that faculty identified as being well-supported in our classrooms. Note: I have
Every morning, I drink my coffee from the blue cup pictured above. It’s unsymmetrical and has a rim that’s a bit thin and the glaze is uneven. However, I love starting my morning with this cup because I made it myself in a pottery class last year in my first attempt at cup-making, which was
I recently adopted two ginger kittens and they are a handful in every way–their relentless energy means that at any moment I am likely to have one headbutting me and another one nibbling on my toes. The kittens also have an admirable capacity for finding the cosiest spaces in the house: a small patch of
Each classroom at Chapman University brings its own unique teaching and learning environment. With such a variety of spaces, no two rooms are quite the same, and I know this impacts your teaching experience. Thus, I’m sure many of you have “favorite” classrooms, while there are others you’d rather not be scheduled in. You may
“Stop measuring days by degree of productivity and start experiencing them by degree of presence.” -Alan Watts This summer I’ve been considering the tension between presence and productivity, and have attempted to be more “present” and engaged in the current moment rather than multi-tasking or giving superficial attention to my tasks. This is not easy
Considering your “degree of presence”