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Book Review – Getting Religion

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Woodward, for forty years the religion editor of Newsweek, has lived through the last 70 years and pondered the intertwining of religion and our American culture.  Getting Religion is fascinating and insightful and I expect would be of great interest to any Vanguard faculty member. The author grew up Catholic in 1950s Cleveland, and his opening…Read More

A Capital Investment

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I participated in the 2017 College Orchestra Directors Association (CODA) National Conference in Washington D.C., hosted by George Mason University on Feb 1-4. CODA is the only professional organization dedicated solely to the advancement of college and university orchestra directors. The conference was attended by 75 college orchestra directors, (among 280 in membership) representing public,…Read More

Using Technology to Engage Students

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I had the privilege of attending the Innovating Nursing Education to Improve the Health of the Nation, Faculty Development conference by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing in Anaheim this past November.  There were several excellent presentations at this event, and I wanted to share some of the information on the topic of, “Engaging…Read More

Communications Civic Callings

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  I attended the 102nd annual convention of the National Communication Association held in Philadelphia, PA from November 10 – 13, 2016.  The conference was intellectually stimulating and professionally enriching. KEEPING UP WITH RESEARCH AND TRENDS The National Communication Association is the national professional organization for my discipline of communication, and as a result its…Read More

Diversity, an Imperative: Next Steps for Action

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I attended the 2nd annual Diversity Conference which was hosted on the Manhattan Campus of Nyack College in New York, NY from September 23-25. There were a number of wonderful presentations but I thought I’d share some insights I learned regarding teaching. Dr. Aisha N. Lowe from William Jessup University, who shared some insights on…Read More

Abigail Adams: Patriot, Educator, Dearest Friend, Women’s Advocate

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For the 2016 National Communication Association Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA, our professional association’s call was to consider our past, our present, and our future civic callings as communicators. Channeling Abigail Adams I participated in a performance panel which focused on four women and their civic contributions: two women in our nation’s distant past—Martha Washington…Read More

Learning for Nursing and Non-Nursing Faculty from the California Colleges of Nursing Conference

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I received professional development funding to attend an annual nursing conference, the California Colleges of Nursing Conference, in fall 2016 that was jointly sponsored by the California Association of Colleges of Nursing (CACN) and the California Organization of Associate Degree Nursing Program Directors (CO-A.D.N.)  The Vanguard Nursing Program is a member of CACN and values…Read More

10 Professional Development Ideas for the Break

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I have a tendency to over-estimate how much I’ll be able to get done during the break between semesters. After 12 years of teaching, I’m just now starting to figure out to keep my list of goals small and recognize the importance of rest and renewal during non-teaching seasons. That being said, I do revel…Read More

Adventures at the Online Learning Consortium Conference

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Thanks to Vanguard’s professional development funds, I was able to attend the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Conference in Orlando, Florida, this week. This post will provide some resources related to the sessions that I presented in, as well as some other thoughts on the conference. Retrieval Practice Session I gave a workshop called: Leverage Three…Read More