INTE 5340: Unsung Heroes – Week #1
We're all heroes for taking INTE 5340 this Summer! Well fellow classmates, looks like we’re not in Kansas anymore, at least not for the next 7 weeks. We’ve been challenged by our illustrious instructor to stretch ourselves, dig a little deeper, and connect with the creative part of our soul…
Do You Know What It Is?
"Mom, what's the dark web?" My 12-year old son asked me this question about 2 weeks ago, and I was stunned because in that instant I realized that I wasn't at all prepared to answer his question. My God, he hadn't even asked me that big milestone question that goes…
Is there Something I Should Know – A Short Perspective about the Value of Social Media from the Mind of an older GenXer
This past January, I started post-graduate studies at the University of Denver Colorado and I've been enjoying every minute of the experience of being a virtual college student. In just a matter of weeks, I've learned so much about the topsy-turvy world of social media and the positive/negative affects it…
Think Tank Tribe – Creating something that Matters
In the summer of 2015, I created my first education tribe for the benefit of my son and other young out of the box thinkers like him. It would be a makerspace where tribe members could learn to take their ideas to the next level through mentorship with community volunteers.…
Free Gluten!
Another post about American anxiety. I'll keep this rant short 😉 OK, so what's up with our continued obsession over Gluten free everything??? When it comes to eating, in my household, its everything in moderation including gluten. Gluten free? No Way! I say, Free Gluten! (That would be a great T-shirt).…
American Anxiety, from a Foreigner’s Perspective….
I've always been fascinated by the variety of shades, flavors and sounds that make up our human race. I love to travel, and over the years I've visited different countries in search of experiencing life from the perspective of a foreigner. During my travels, I've had the great fortune of…
Late Night Grit – Learning the Hard Way
In the last 2 days I've achieved something that I thought was literally impossible to do -- I learned how to put together my very first Wordpress website. Weeks earlier, with the aid of a prepaid template, I created a website as part of a project for my first graduate…
Meaningful Immersive Conversations
For the past 10 years, I've worked as a freelance paralegal and musician and I've never turned down a gig whether it's drafting license or partnership agreements or composing music or recording voice overs for clients. I enjoy the variety of work that comes my way, particularly when it comes…
Inspiration
Some of my happiest childhood memories are marked by my love of learning and creating. At the age of 8, I fell in love with the piano and I believe the years of classical piano training not only increased my capacity for learning and creating, but also increased my ability…