By Katie Lepi on July 20, 2014 (http://www.edudemic.com/gamification-look-like-in-classrooms/) Using games or game play elements in the classroom to drive learning outcomes is sill gaining popularity. Though most teachers aren’t ready to embrace bringing serious games like Minecraft into their classrooms, many are willing to gamify learning or use other types of games. That said, getting …
Category Archive: Just Me
Jul 15
Internet in Real Time
Click the image to open the interactive version (via http://pennystocks.la/).
Aug 29
10 Infectious YouTube Clips of Babies Laughing at Dogs
10 Infectious YouTube Clips of Babies Laughing at Dogs.
Apr 06
From the archive: 100 things to eat in Iowa before you die | The Des Moines Register | DesMoinesRegister.com
From the archive: 100 things to eat in Iowa before you die | The Des Moines Register | DesMoinesRegister.com. Yes please!
Jan 17
The Rise of the New Groupthink – NYTimes.com
The Rise of the New Groupthink – NYTimes.com. Interesting information… very interesting.
Dec 29
Chapter 4 Rewrite Time
I am pretty excited – Nancy Evans was able to get my chapter 4 back to me – and with some better transitioning, and additional information – I will get this chapter wrapped up. Then, onto Chapter 5. Thanks everyone for your help, support and encouragement.
Nov 15
Bestler Presentation at NACA Mid-America Conference
I had the honor of serving as a featured speaker at the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) Mid-America Conference on November 11, 2011 in Covington, KY with over 700 student and student affairs professionals in attendance. The people who participated in the discussion, and questions helped to inspire me to finish up my dissertation. …
Nov 08
excited for NACA!
I am really excited for my presentation at NACA Mid-America Conference NACA Presentation: Exploring the effect of addressing social injustices as a student affairs professional [PDF]
Sep 11
September 11, 2011
I avoided every minute of news today… every word every story – until I came upon: http://storycorps.org/ The stories were -= personal and about love… and loss: When Richie Pecorella met Karen Juday, she captured his heart and changed his life. They were engaged and living together in Brooklyn when Karen was killed in the …