by Larry Burns | Jul 19, 2016 | art, college teaching, critical thinking, higher education, Uncategorized, writing
What is Your Sophomore Year? Over the rest of 2016, my top writing project will be the completion of a book covering a year of significant change. In my art and my writing, I often choose places of significant conflict. This is not always negative but it does capture...
by Larry Burns | Feb 26, 2016 | college teaching, critical thinking, higher education, metrics, UOPX
Metrics! No matter your job, there are data available to validate, educate, or eliminate you! A solid organization will utilize all three purposes while managing the people side of the operation. During my decade in higher education, “educate” would seem a natural...
by Larry Burns | Dec 16, 2015 | college teaching, critical thinking, higher education, Uncategorized
College campuses are getting a good deal of attention these days. In fact, we always have something to bemoan about our school systems. Why? One reason is because it is a generally shared experience. However, on close inspection, the education experience will vary for...
by Larry Burns | Oct 21, 2015 | belief, classroom management, college teaching, critical thinking
I like to think of my classroom as a place for solid infotainment, to steal an idea from television news. Students need new content to dissect and discuss constantly. Like it or not, we live in a fast paced society, and that lifestyle has found its way into the...
by Larry Burns | Sep 9, 2015 | career, college teaching, higher education
In the Introductory Course Sequence, my students and I face reality head on. We do not leave our families, our jobs, and our fears-hopes-dreams behind when we cross the threshold and enter the class environment. This is no day spa where we can forget our troubles and...
