miscellaneous

Happy Holidays!

My, this year has flown. Although, I think I say that every year. Christmas is a few days away. (Are you finished with your shopping?) I’m buttoning up a few last-minute deadlines before heading out of town to visit our family in Maryland. I’m looking forward to a week away, though I’m going to miss …

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Continuing education

I recently completed two college-level courses on Coursera.org: Animal Behavior (with distinction – wahoo!) and Creativity, Innovation, and Change. I also completed an InDesign course through SkillShare. I think I’m addicted to taking classes! I taught writing at a community college and loved the atmosphere. I loved helping adult students overcome their fear of writing. I …

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Work these days

The end of the year is so funny. It’s always rush-rush-rush until you slam headfirst into the gap between Christmas and New Year’s. During this busy season, here’s what I’ve been working on: I’m working with a consulting company to button up their website. It’s an exciting project. I’m helping them communicate their efficiency and …

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The creative spark

I mentioned that I was taking a couple courses through the online portal Coursera.org. This week wrapped the Penn State course, Creativity, Innovation, & Change, and I wanted to share some thoughts about the synthesis of the course’s main topics. The course focused on three main protocols: Intelligent Fast Failure (IFF), Creative Diversity, and CENTER, …

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