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Tapping Into the Spectrum of Motivation

I Need to Motivate My Team!Have you ever delivered important information to a disinterested audience, wondering why they weren’t more invested? Have you ever offered people opportunities in their best interest, only for the opportunities to be ignored? Have you ever thought, “I wish I could just motivate these people!”? Everyone is Already MotivatedWhen it […]

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Indoctrinating the Fear of Lofty Goals: The Myth of Icarus’s Forgotten Warning

Don’t Fly Too Close to the Sun: In the myth of Icarus, the skilled craftsman Daedalus and his son Icarus sought to escape their imprisonment by fashioning wings made of feathers and wax. Daedalus warned Icarus not to fly too low, where the sea’s moisture could dampen his wings, or too high, where the sun’s

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The Art of Teaching: Why You Need to Incorporate Design into Your Teaching Materials

Teaching is an art, and just like any art form, it requires careful consideration of aesthetics and presentation. While the content and pedagogical strategies are crucial, the design of teaching materials should not be overlooked. Incorporating thoughtful design elements can enhance the learning experience, engage students, and improve their understanding and retention of the subject

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WIP – Orville Peck as the Lone Rider in “Queen of the Rodeo”

It’s work in progress (WIP) time! For the music video of Orville Peck as the Lone Rider in “Queen of the Rodeo”, I decided to use a green screen technique. A green screen, also known as chroma keying, is a technique used in filmmaking to replace the solid green background with any desired image or

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John Romita Sr. and the Punisher’s Secret Skull Sauce

Today we mourn the passing of comic book legend John Romita Sr. As a Marvel Comics artist, he played a pivotal role in defining the visual style of characters like Spider-Man and Wolverine, bringing a dynamic and expressive quality to their illustrations. He served as an influential editor at Marvel Comics, where he guided the

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Completed Syllabus and the Generous Choice of “Shipping”

The syllabus for my Psychology of Learning is complete (P325 Syllabus Summer 2023). It doesn’t look like a typical syllabus. It will let any student know immediately that the course they signed up for is something different. It took a look of extra time and effort. However, now comes the hard part… choosing to ship

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Creative Serendipity (or What Happens When You Throw Out the Roadmap)

One of the greatest upsides of infusing art into your work is what I like to call “creative serendipity”. Now, infusing art into your work, whatever your work is, doesn’t mean that you add fancy designs to your work, trying to make it visually appealing. Rather, it is “human act, a generous contribution, something that

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