Teaching and Learning

Oct 6
3 min

For...

What do you do it for? This week, please think about your reasons for doing the work that brings you joy, the play that makes you smile,...

Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD

Apr 21
2 min

Listen, Evaluate, and Respond

How do you want students to feel? If it's important for you to hear their voices, then you must ask and answer questions. Listen with...

Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD

Apr 7
2 min

Back to Instructional Design

Is there anything in your life that you need to revisit? After Brandon Johnson's historic election to Chicago's mayoral office, I feel...

Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD

Mar 24
3 min

Black Boy

Have you ever read a book, placed it on your shelf, allowed it to collect dust, and picked it up again years later? You’re a reader, so...

Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD

Feb 10
3 min

A Marley Monday in Medical School

Did you know that Bob Marley would have turned 78 this week? Unfortunately, cancer cut his life short at 36. When I started dreadlocks...

Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD

Oct 14, 2022
3 min

Anxiety Advising

You have a big report due at work. It’s on a topic you’re familiar with, but you don’t feel confident presenting in front of your...

Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD

Oct 7, 2022
3 min

Teaching and Theatrics

With individual or pooled resources, you can get blackboards, white smartboards, desks, chairs, laptops, or iPads. Add virtual and...

Sweat and Appreciative Advising in the Caribbean Sun

Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD

Sep 2, 2022
4 min

Sweat and Appreciative Advising in the Caribbean Sun

I arrived at the campus before 8:00 AM. The August sun hit me with the full force of its rays. Before I made it through the security...

Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD

Jul 22, 2022
2 min

Reflecting and Improving

How do you feel about professional development? Have you ever attended a conference and left with multiple strategies applicable to...

Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD

Apr 22, 2022
2 min

Clarity

Heavy thoughts in light words support balance in essays. Using simple language to articulate complex ideas helps the writer reach the...

Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD

Oct 15, 2021
3 min

Two Words

How were you raised? That’s a broad question, but today I want you to think about some of the home teachings you received as a child. I...

Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD

Sep 3, 2021
3 min

Team Vaccine, IDK, or Nah?

It's back to school time, and mandatory vaccinations are on the table. For some parents, covid vaccines are like the stale leftovers that...

SOS - Anxiety and Positive Self-awareness

Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD

Aug 13, 2021
3 min

SOS - Anxiety and Positive Self-awareness

Do you experience anxiety? That may sound like a foolish question, with the multiple challenges of our current day. Yes, many of us...

Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD

May 21, 2021
5 min

Teach, Serve, Research - #goals

What are your teaching, research, and service goals? Last week, a colleague asked me that question, and I didn't have a response.

Tedious Taxes, Tumultuous Teaching, and Tragic Tasers

Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD

Apr 16, 2021
4 min

Tedious Taxes, Tumultuous Teaching, and Tragic Tasers

Living on a Caribbean island is beautiful, but I experience stress like anyone else. This week I felt a tension in my neck while...

COVID Vaccine Injections and Sacrificial Teaching Obligations

Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD

Mar 19, 2021
4 min

COVID Vaccine Injections and Sacrificial Teaching Obligations

Teachers, students, conspiracy theorists, and critical thinkers, how do you feel about the vaccine? Yes, you have several options,...

Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD

Feb 19, 2021
5 min

Remote Learning Chaos

How are things in your community? My sisters, living in Chicago, are experiencing a winter storm during this week of Valentines and Black...

Holidays, Goals, and Instructional Design

Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD

Dec 18, 2020
4 min

Holidays, Goals, and Instructional Design

How will you use the time you have this month? The winter season is when academic courses end and for some holiday celebrations begin. I...

Teaching Capoeira and Learning Strategies by Instructional Design

Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD

Nov 20, 2020
5 min

Teaching Capoeira and Learning Strategies by Instructional Design

How much time do you spend thinking about and working to improve your teaching practices?...

Managing Midterms and Implementing Powerful PowerPoints

Vernon C. Lindsay, PhD

Oct 16, 2020
5 min

Managing Midterms and Implementing Powerful PowerPoints

At some universities, this week begins the distribution of midterm exams and the collection of writing assignments.

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