I love Pinterest! As any good Information Hoarder knows, it gives us a way to keep track of all of that useful….information. I use it in my personal life. I use it in my family life. But, I especially us it in my teaching life. If anyone is still unaware of this wonderfully useful social media platform,
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Ultra-luxury…Upgraded by Chance? Or, Not? Some of us can never imagine a flight like this. 24 mil viewers during the last couple of weeks have virtually experienced this ultra-luxury Emirates Flight from Dubai to New York thanks to the first-class upgrade for Social Media Star, Casey Neistat. See What a 14-Hour Flight Is Like in
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They say teachers make the worst students… or is it doctors make the worst patients? Whatever…it seems they’re both true. I teach effective presentation skills every semester, so why is it during the webinar I just gave last week, I didn’t do some of the most important tips I teach my students? Several times throughout
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I have a passion! I now know I’m a great Content Curator (positive-skilled person), but only a few years ago I was afraid I was showing tendencies of a hoarder (negative-crazy person). What’s the difference you ask? Not much. Content Curation is the act of sorting through large amounts of content on the web and
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Last spring I had the chance to help develop a Master Course using what many of us lovingly call “That 4-letter word… WIDS” (Worldwide Instructional Design System). This past summer I continued to work on two more Master Courses. A Master Course goes into more detail than what we typically document within WIDS, going beyond Course descriptions, Competencies,
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July 5, 2016, a date our neighborhood will not forget for a long time. The wrath of the storm seemed to focus on our Onalaska block. The 10pm News started out with a Severe Storm Warning with extremely strong winds, perhaps going to a protected area of the house was a good idea. I remember
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Jan 2016, Speaking on behalf of our college, Western Technical College. This is a snippet about Transcripted Credits (they interviewed me for at least 10 minutes and this was all the fame I received, lol) The Marketing Program has transcripted credit agreements with 5 area high schools for our Marketing Principles course with hopes to grown that
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October is Diversity Awareness Month. Dictionary.com defines diversity as: noun di·ver·si·ty \də-ˈvər-sə-tē\ the inclusion of individuals representing more than one national origin, color, religion, socioeconomic stratum, sexual orientation, etc. As I teach the subject in my Marketing Career Preparation course, I think what better time than when studying diversity to create a differentiated assignment for my students.
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Welcome to my new website! I’ll be using this site to develop my personal brand while learning about WordPress as I teach my marketing students how to do the same. I welcome your comments and would love to hear how you are doing similar activities on your own OR with students. Have a fantastic day!!