Shared space: civic character and COVID-19
Like so many others in the valley, I’ve taken to the trails for fresh air and exercise to beat the stress of our isolating social state.
Beware of science envy in designing the future of learning
Mike Crowley has a guest post on the silverliningforlearning.org site titled: If we need to be right before we move. (If you haven’t read it, I recommend it strongly.)
Tipping point for online learning? or the postman always rings twice
Is the COVID-19 crisis the tipping point for online learning?
Our responsibility to our students and to each other
The other day I received a text message from my oldest daughter who is creating her best life in New York City. She’s an emerging adult who is living independently in another state for the first time. She’s young, strong, and kind of my hero – doing things I never would have had the courage to do in my early 20’s.
Designing learning futures through reflective practice: 2 of 2
This is the second of two posts on the topic of bringing Principled Innovation practices to designing learning futures.
Designing learning futures through reflective practice: 1 of 2
This is the first of two posts on the topic of bringing Principled Innovation practices to designing learning futures.
Principled Innovation meets design: 1 new model and 2 videos
Our college has embraced the idea of Principled Innovation as being a core value that informs everything we do.
Move slow and nurture things: human-centered values in a disruptive world
Over the past few years I have struggled with some of the consequences of disruptive innovation and have come to distrust the jargon of creative destruction and disruption that has become the mantra of our time.
The power of protocols
The word “protocol” has a somewhat rigid, almost clinical connotation for me, evoking a sense of strict rules, a process that must be followed, perhaps consequences if one does not. Yet in the last year or two, I have learned that protocols do not have to be that…
Looking back and looking forward with the Principled Innovation Staff Catalysts
As we look towards a new year of possibilities and opportunities, we wanted to step back and share some updates with our Principled Innovation Staff Catalysts cohort.