By Seth Odell. Design and creative work are often valued simply for their aesthetics, but their functionality runs much deeper than art. Many now value persuasion as the primary function of communication, and any expression of imagery or language impresses upon its audience a particular message. More...
By Michael Stoner. We have data about the value of liberal arts education. What we need now are powerful stories that helps people understand and relate to its personal and societal benefits. More...
By Kristi Eaves-McLennan. Increasingly, colleges and universities are developing and launching branding campaigns to stand out in a crowded marketplace, change perceptions, and ultimately, attract more resources to the institution. A 2015 survey of marketing leaders indicated that three quarters had recently overseen a brand strategy project. More...
By Deborah Maue. If you’re like me, you’ve already broken most or all of your personal New Year’s resolutions.
Fear not, all is not lost. There’s still plenty of time to make, and stick to, your professional New Year’s resolutions. Here are mine. More...
By Rosemarie Emanuele. “Here at NASA”--“We all pee the same color,” states the indignant Kevin Costner after he discovers that his top ‘computer’ mathematician, Katherine Goble Johnson, has to walk twenty minutes to find a “colored women’s bathroom” on NASA’s campus in Hampton, Virginia, 1961. Read more...
By Rosemarie Emanuele. I am very intrigued by the infinity of numbers between any two values on a number line. While “two minus one” is indeed “one,” there is also an infinity of numbers between those two values; some rational and some irrational. I thought of this recently when I learned of a new scientific discovery. Read more...
By Rosemarie Emanuele. There is a function in Math called “the greatest integer function,” which finds the greatest integer that is less than or equal to a given number. Read more...
By Eric Stoller. We're moving to a new apartment in London. The reason is quite simple. Our current one bedroom flat isn't big enough for the Stoller Stroller Project. Read more...
By Eric Stoller. All Aboard is a digital skills/knowledge/capability project for Irish higher education. The stated goals/topics for the initiative include: digital skills, resource development, digital badges, and increasing participation. Read more...
By Kenneth C. Green. What appears to be the largest fake news scam of the fall election was perpetrated by a recent graduate of a “good” liberal arts college. Read more.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
