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time + pressure = diamonds.
The title of this post has been my motto for what feels like forever, reminding me to focus as I pushed myself through a rather gigantic writing project. Last week I turned in a manuscript that I’ve...
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instructional literacy: an excerpticle.
I have a piece in this month’s American Libraries magazine on instructional literacy, or strategies and approaches that working library educators can use to build instructional design and delivery...
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rtel at ccli.
Today I gave a presentation at the California Clearinghouse on Library Instruction’s Spring 2010 Workshop, my maiden voyage talking about Reflective Teaching, Effective Learning book stuff (for an...
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sweet (anxiety) dreams: a convo with momma stillwell.
My mother, Julie Caroline Stillwell, has hilariously vivid stress dreams. Most mornings I have been lucky enough to share with her (including this one) open with, “You’re not going to believe the...
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falling off the horse, revisited.
Deep in final editing mode, I just cut a huge, redundant chunk out of one of the last chapters of Reflective Teaching, Effective Learning but couldn’t bring myself to trash it. Please enjoy and/or...
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“issues” in next-generation teaching and learning (video).
A few months back I moderated a panel at the Next Generation Teaching and Learning Symposium at UC Berkeley, an all-day event keynoted by Social Media Classroom creator (and fellow Reed alum, how about...
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small ‘a’ advocacy.
I’ve recently experienced another first as a librarian: writing letters of recommendation for two of the brightest students I have had the pleasure to interact with. I’m happy (but not particularly...
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ongoing goings-on.
I’ve been a bit slow on the blogging uptake lately, thanks to a full slate of projects and the massive learning curve that occurs when one starts an (excellent) new job, not to mention residual writing...
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project curve, part two: research guidance rubric remix.
Continuing a project-focused series on my initial months at the Claremont Colleges Library (I first wrote about Maker Breaks, our button press goings-on), this post explores an example of one of my...
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