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Learning & Development Specialist at Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau.

Madison, WI
Joined December 2008
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Listen: 'Sum Of Us' Examines The Hidden Cost Of Racism — For Everyone n.pr/2ZtSPVO
TODAY: In her book, 'The Sum of Us,' @hmcghee examines the cost of racial discrimination in the U.S. She says when racial barriers to voting, employment, and housing are broken down, white working people are among the beneficiaries.
Fantastic podcast: Jane McGonigal: The Psychology of Gaming fs.blog/knowledge-project/
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#UWdtl Good morning everyone. Wish we could be together F2F, but the DTL crew are making this virtual conference just as valuable.
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Kevin Forgard retweeted
I wrote out some thoughts on how to make this moment a real turning point to bring about real change––and pulled together some resources to help young activists sustain the momentum by channeling their energy into concrete action. medium.com/@BarackObama/how-…
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My heart goes out to the peaceful protesters.
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COVID-19 is amplifying the crappiness of air travel. How much more can people take? Why do we put up with it? How do we create a more human air travel experience? "Why did I think flying would be easy right now?" @mckaycoppins writes. theatlantic.com/politics/arc…
Let's admit that students will cheat. There is a industry built on ways to prevent cheating. Why not address this with students? How do we design courses that just discourage cheating? Or, design courses that encourage learning?
‘we need to..ask ourselves: What are the learning goals of the final exam, or the final project?..and ask: ‘Is this the only way I can get to those outcomes, or are there other options?’ And chances are, the answer is there are other options.’ buff.ly/3eZioEK
I picked up dinner from my favorite restaurant last night. They called me 10 minutes later asking, "How are the first few bites?" And then asked if I wanted another beer from the fridge. #covid #humor
Perfect quote from David Frum: "McConnell gets it. Now you do, too." "States need help. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell does not want to provide it," @davidfrum writes: theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
Here's an idea: post COVID, let's focus on expanding high speed internet EVERYWHERE.
Best article I read about our current situation - coping with positivity. Why You Should Ignore All That Coronavirus-Inspired Productivity Pressure disq.us/t/3n9q7tx
This article shows how #highered can embrace online learning. Thinking outside the box.
Dean Richard Arum asks in @nytimes op-ed: "What is a College Education in the Time of Coronavirus?" w/ @mitchellatedf nytimes.com/2020/03/18/opini…
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#InstructionalDesign #IDinHE Its time for the NY Times to chime in: Everybody Ready for the Big Migration to Online College? Actually, No nyti.ms/2TKnGvw
#instructionaldesign #highered My beef with the whole move to online is why hasn't it happened already? If you have ID staff and have not gone hybrid then you have wasted your ID resources.