So, we’re all stuck at home. There’s a world-wide viral pandemic — people are out of work, kids are home from school. What can we do while waiting for normal to return? You might be like me — you’re into art — I like art. I’m not an artist, but I like seeing art in all […]
As a journalism instructor, I read a lot. I read many different websites, blogs and printed newspapers and magazines. It is easy to be overwhelmed with all the different sites out there — I am and there is literally not enough time to read everything. So, I try to sift through the chaff to highlight some […]
An excerpt from the Texas Observer by Patrick Michels@patrickmichels Published Wed, Aug 29, 2012at 4:39 pm CST WHEN HURRICANE RITA spun through southeast Texas in 2005, Lamar University’s 270-acre campus in Beaumont suffered heavy damage. Rita’s 100-mph winds ripped holes in the basketball arena roof, busted windows in old academic buildings and flung books from shelves leaving them […]
Learning Theories Are Like Gumbo– They Include a Little Bit of Everything Preparing students to be life-long learners and critical thinkers is the principal concept around my teaching philosophy. Like most students, I can give examples of teachers I enjoyed in my experience as a student and I can also give examples of teachers who […]
Artists and the affair that affected their art. Almost a tongue-twister and from title of the book, for some, apparently it was. I ran across this review in the Washington Post and the review was interesting enough that I’m putting “Art of the Affair” by Catherine Lacey on my must read list. An excerpt of […]