Wow, what a spectacular finish to another “buffet of the mind,” within the realm of sports nutrition! This Florida trip to the beautifully mesmerizing Fort Lauderdale for the 19th Annual International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN), was truly a breathtaking experience. The days flew by in a rapid blur, which included the considerable amount of…Read More
Creation Care At The Christian Scholars Conference
Approximately 500 Christian professors and others from around the world recently converged on Nashville, Tennessee, for the 41st annual Christian Scholars Conference. This year’s theme was dedicated to “A Livable World: Partnership in Creation, Justice, Wellness, and Economy.” As an interdisciplinary conference, it was a wonderful opportunity to learn about creation care from colleagues in…Read More
Samson’s Scientists: A STEM Afterschool Program for Local 5th Graders
In academia, we generally have a common understanding about what is the primary goal of faculty development which is typically defined as the process of providing opportunities to improve specific skills from the areas of teaching to development of grant writing and research skills. But oftentimes the term “opportunities” is often narrowly defined as workshops,…Read More
Western Political Science Association Conference Reflections
The Western Political Science Association celebrated its 75th Anniversary this year. Comprised of more than 1,250 political scientists and based in Portland State University, the WPSA promotes research and teaching of government, politics, policy, and public affairs. This is a welcoming space where political scientists can join together as a community and share cutting-edge research…Read More
Society for Pentecostal Studies 2022
After being canceled in 2020, and being held online in 2021, the Society for Pentecostal Studies annual conference was finally able to meet in person once again in March of 2022. It was held at Vanguard during the week of spring break with about four hundred people attending from all over the world. This year’s…Read More
Visions for the Future
2022 Annual Conference of California Association for the Education of Young Children The theme of the conference was Visions for the Future. Considering many changes and much public interest in early childhood education, this conference hoped to identify and shape the visions of the field of early childhood education in California. It was the first…Read More
2022 National Association of Schools of Theatre Conference
I recently attended the annual 2-day conference of the National Association of Schools of Theatre in Baltimore. This conference consists of presentations and roundtables. The keynote address spoke to resiliency and relevance. Dr. Phylica Rashad was the speaker. Among the points she made were: Theatre is a place of diversity and inclusion, not only in…Read More
Better work, better world
Inclusion, belonging, and wellbeing as the focus of Industrial-Organizational Psychology This year, I was participating in Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology (SIOP) conference presenting as SIOP’s 2022 Ensuring Inclusive Environments and Cultures Champion. No pressure, huh? The field of I/O traditionally catered to those privileged – when I was in graduate school, circa 2000, this was…Read More
Notes from the Journal of a Reluctant Remote Instructor
When the pandemic “officially” hit in March 2020, the administration worked quickly in an attempt to negotiate how best to navigate the last six weeks of the semester. Faculty received a series of notifications during the last week before Spring Break, one of which informed us that we’d be extending the break by one week,…Read More
The Anatomy of a Hyflex Assignment – Simplicity is Key
For instructors who have been reluctant to try Hyflex teaching, sometimes taking “baby steps” and simply seeing a real-life example from an actual class can be the key to trying something new in one’s teaching. Perhaps, after taking a peek at how a standard discussion-based in-person class meeting can be converted into an asynchronous assignment,…Read More
The Dreaded Online Weekly Discussion Boards: Respond and Reply to Three Peers
Not Another Online Weekly Dreaded: Respond to a Question and Reply to Three Peers… Well, at least that was my feeling towards the weekly required online discussion boards when I was going to school fully online for my graduate degree nearly 10 years ago. I mean, I get it; we need some type of weekly…Read More
Reflections on Four Semesters of Hyflex Teaching
During the summer of 2020, I redesigned four of my courses as Hyflex courses. While there’s no denying that this was a gargantuan undertaking, I did it because Hyflex seemed like it was an approach that could be highly beneficial for students and professors alike during a pandemic that would potentially span multiple semesters. What…Read More
Ode to HyFlex: Self-Confessions from an Education Tech Nerd
Dear HyFlex: I thought I knew everything there was to know about education technology until I entered the world of HyFlex. As someone who gets excited and eager to use the latest and greatest in ed tech, I found new and surprising things about HyFlex that truly provided some major “aha” moments. One personal problem…Read More
Society for Pentecostal Studies 2021
As was the case for many professional conferences in the past year, the Society for Pentecostal Studies met online for its annual event. A few participants did make the trip to The King’s University in Southlake, Texas, but the vast majority of attendees participated virtually from the comfort and security of their own offices or…Read More
18th Annual International Society of Sports Nutrition Conference
The trip to St. Petersburg, Florida for the 18th Annual International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN), was one that I will remember for the years to come. As a new professor, this opportunity to be amidst the brightest minds in the realm of Sports Nutrition with relevant topical lectures represented a metaphorical “buffet for the…Read More