By izzy | August 16, 2020

Brene Brown shows us all how to create empathy. Be brave and learn how to create a genuine empathic connection to really get in touch with our own fragilities.

Transformed a pirate shop & a superhero store into true educational entrepreneurship enterprises

By izzy | August 16, 2020

Dave Eggers Video I knew of McSweeney’s however, I didn’t know that Dave Eggers was affiliated. I’m sad the Dave Eggers video was presented the last week of this course -as an optional exercise -this was one of the best things that was offered in this particular course and it’s a bit sad that it […]

No More Teaching Without Positive Relationships – Book Review

By izzy | August 16, 2020

I was glad the text touched on ‘not giving up on students’.  So many times I hear faculty say,, ‘Oh, you know they try to get away with doing so as little as they can.’  OR ‘Well, so many are just low achievers.’ My blood boils when our faculty speak poorly of our students. They […]

DIY: Hate those vinyl tiles? Paint over ’em!

By izzy | February 14, 2014

DIY: Hate those vinyl tiles? Paint over ’em! Use floor paint to paint over old vinyl tile.

Beijing State of Mind

By izzy | July 15, 2013

Here’s one of those You Tube videos that is so very well done and educational.  Having lived in Beijing for 15 years during times of humongous changes….this 5 minutes sums it up ever so eloquently.

Survive Bio

By izzy | July 15, 2013

Created by a young man who struggled with his textbook and wanted to use other study methods. This site is full of videos, chapter outlines, flashcards, forums and more.

The New Website for The Collaborative for Educational Services

By izzy | June 30, 2013

Since late January I have been working and collaborating with a great team who has been very busy re-designing The Collaborative for Educational Services website. The new site was launched July 1! Yeah team.

My New Reading List

By izzy | April 16, 2013

Look out library, thanks to the work I’ve been involved with in realigning instructional guides

Google+

By izzy | April 16, 2013

I’ve been on Google+ for about a year now and recently at PodCamp Western Mass #5 I attended a couple of Google+ sessions which renewed my interest in this social media.

TiE2013 Conference

By izzy | January 23, 2013

TiE2013 Conference was a roaring success