Sleepless in Nebraska
Susan Harris-Broomfield presented on how sleep affects every moment of our daily lives, from how we think and remember to how our bodies thrive or deteriorate. It determines how we deal with stress,...
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Wayne Gretzky
A couple weeks ago I heard a great quote from Wayne Gretzky…and I can’t stop thinking about it! “Skate to where the puck is going, not to where it’s been.” – Wayne Gretzky In case you don’t know who...
View ArticleWhat have you learned today: COVID forced Mindshifts
I know that many of you probably have spent countless hours trying to figure out how to do our work with our current COVID parameters….some with more success than others. Here’s another strategy for...
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Programming in the Age of COVID-19
So, here we have been for a month! I know that not all of you have been working from home for a full month, but we are getting close to that one month mark. And, I know that some of you are really...
View ArticleInnovation In Pedagogy & Technology Symposium
Okay…so I’ve been going to this for years now! Talked some of my best friends into going with me too! I find this conference fascinating because, well, you learn lots of information about how our...
View ArticlePodcast Suggestion: Cult of Pedagogy
Hello! When I cut my commute time several years ago from 2 hours a day to literally just a few minutes, I sort of dropped my habit of voracious consumption of podcasts. Now, I have to tell you that I...
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Why Great Questions are Important!
With the current COVID situation, I moved a couple of my regular Extension programs online. Yep, it didn’t take a lot of time to think about how the new environment would make teaching the course...
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Isn’t that Obvious?
Like many people, I usually think that what I’m doing is obvious to everyone. And then this happens! Recently my husband ordered wood blocks for our grandson…you know…adding something to the order to...
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Communications!
Every once in a while something happens, and the memory of that something lasts for a very long time. And during the communication, and even in the aftermath of the communication, you could clearly...
View ArticleCOVID, Football and Extension
COVID, Football, and Extension sounds like I’m starting to tell some bad joke…but not really. I wanted to talk about a football analogy that would relate to our work in Extension. My work in Extension...
View ArticleWhy?
I tend to read a lot of books…and well, right now, I’m reading “Getting Things Done” by David Allen. It’s the second time I’ve read this same book…but I am rereading it as it resonated with me last...
View ArticleImpact
This morning I received an email from Katie P. who is still working feverishly to help the counties pull together their materials for the Nebraska State Fair. And, while what I’m going to talk about...
View Articlelife
Last week I had an epiphany….I realized that the cursive version of the word life was almost a visual metaphor for life! Let me walk you through my epiphany. When we are writing the word “life” and as...
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Register Today: Partnering for Success – 2015 Innovation in Pedagogy and...
This is a fabulous professional development opportunity! Register today! Register: 2015 Innovation in Pedagogy and Technology Symposium University of Nebraska Information Technology (UNIT) and...
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Crowdsource
After reading the article this morning in the Chronicle of Higher Education about the law student who crowdsourced the writing of her graduation speech at Stanford (full article here), I thought...
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iMoot 2015
Earlier today I received an email from Larry Lippke, eXtension Campus Site Administrator. For those of you who are interested in offering Extension educational opportunities online through eXtension...
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Mechanical Turk
This morning the Chronicle of Higher Education had an article that indicated that the fees that Amazon would be collecting for the use of Mechanical Turk would be going up. Many (some) of you might be...
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Best Royalty Free Image Sources
Our Extension friends at Ohio State University just published an article listing several sources for royalty free images. Enjoy! Royalty Free Images List
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Weebles Wobble But They Don’t Fall Down!
Okay so some of you may not remember this beloved toy of the 1970’s…but the famous weebles have a great life lesson for all of us! My dad calls it stick-to-it-ness or “Making Hay”… Chuck Hibberd...
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NGE Online Course Development Boot Camp
February 2nd, 9 AM to 4 PM CT Kimmel Education & Research Center Cost is $20 per person (lunch provided) Space is limited! Participants will develop their own course while also learning research...
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