Several features will be added to Canvas this new semester. Here are a few things you need to know. Classic Quizzes Timeline Update. If you are using Classic Quizzes, we highly recommend that you consider transitioning from Classic Quizzes to New Quizzes Although you have the option to use either, Canvas wants the move to…Read More
Online Community Building with Sandie Morgan
On April 1st, 2021, a group of faculty joined Sandie Morgan in a Zoom session devoted to exploring ways to engage students during online synchronous sessions! We were able to explore various ways to help grow the relationships between students during online sessions as well as participate ourselves in some rounds of community-building activities to…Read More
Building a Bridge to Lebanon
Over the past five years, serving refugee youth in various countries has become a passion and calling of mine. This has been a natural outgrowth of working as a child psychologist who has an expertise in trauma treatment. It has been surprising to see God open doors to serve this population in multiple countries, including…Read More
BRING IT HOME: How a Positive Work-life Can Contribute to a Positive Home-life
I made a presentation to the American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences (AABSS) Conference (February 26, 2018, Las Vegas, Nevada). It is a juried national conference, all proposals undergo blind peer-review prior to acceptance. ABSTRACT The presentation summarizes the published research literature regarding the relationship between work-and-home life for full-time employees. The author highlights…Read More
The 60’s—Vintage Daydreams
Costume College, hosted by Costumer’s Guild West, is an annual event attracting attendees and teachers from around the globe. This year’s theme was “The 60’s—Vintage Daydreams”. I attended the event for three days. During this time I attended presentations, took classes, presented, and taught two classes. I attended presentations on the social significance of the…Read More
Crossing Borders, Exploring Boundaries
I once again had the privilege of presenting at the Christianity and Literature Conference at the end of the school year. From May 11 to 13, 2017, Christian scholars of literature met on Point Loma’s beautiful oceanfront campus to discuss many different liminal spaces–both the literal boundaries that divide (whether cultural, disciplinary, political, or other…Read More