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  • Student Assessment

    A student of mine inquired why I require a presentation for my capstone class. My answer was twofold. The importance of the ability to communicate to an audience To importance of accurately assessing student achievement First, every professional needs to be able to express themselves to a professional audience. They need to be able to…

  • I was tortured today

    I was tortured today. I sat through an entire presentation that was so boring, I wasn’t sure if I could make it through the whole thing without getting up and walking out. I sat through it – like a prisoner doing time, mentally marking off the minutes until I would be set free. I teach…

  • An Obama Story

    As a self professed citizen journalist, my ear is always open for news that happens around me during the course of every day life. Isn’t that what citizen journalism is all about? It’s not necessary about hunting down a story. It’s about paying attention and letting my fellow citizens know something that I discovered during…