Building a Project with Mezzanine
Please note that these tutorials apply to an earlier version of Mezzanine (2013-14). Most of the material will still apply, but some of the files will be in different places.In the first Mezzanine...
View ArticleWhat Learners Want
Recently I spent a full day with learners talking about the kinds of learning environments and experiences that work best for them. Our group consisted of roughly 20 university learners from various...
View ArticleCustomizing Mezzanine
Please note that these tutorials apply to an earlier version of Mezzanine (2013-14). Most of the material will still apply, but some of the files will be in different places.In the first and second...
View ArticleThe University and the Myth of Decline
Myths are the most truthful stories we tell. They reach beyond fact and argument to the essence and authentic nature of who we are. Myths are the collected repositories of human wisdom. And every world...
View ArticleCreative Process Exercises
The following creative process exercises are designed to be facilitated in group or individual settings in which partner arrangements are appropriate. The exercises work best with participants who...
View ArticleOn Homelessness and Compassion
Typically I don’t get fired up about online conversations. I’m busy (aren’t we all?), I have actual conversations to attend to, and I prefer not to be drawn too far down the infinitely deep well of...
View ArticleContainment and Protection for Difficult Situations
I've received several inquiries lately from people searching for a visualization exercise that once appeared on my site but was removed during one of the more recent updates. It's an exercise that has...
View ArticleService and Reciprocity
Many years ago I made a commitment to service. The shape of that service has changed over the years: first it was to people suffering from pain and disability; later it took the form of addictions and...
View ArticleCome to the Amazon with IDEA!
Visit the Amazon Rainforest of Colombia in June with IDEA. Experience first-hand the Calanoa Project which is working toward a model of sustainable living in the Amazon forest. Participate in a...
View ArticleMy Philosophy of Education
My educational work arises from my own core values and practices. Here they are, grouped under the headings of my three core values:Self-awarenessDeveloping a path of self-assessment, self-regulation,...
View ArticleIntelligence of the Heart
I spend a great deal of time with two kinds of people: teachers and students. In some ways, these two groups are at opposite ends of the continuum of learning. Sure, teachers and students co-create and...
View ArticleFor Parents: Working with an Addicted Child
After a public presentation on addictions, a mother approached me, in that familiar way — hushed, conspiratorial, a sliver of shame buried in the hopefulness of her manner — and asked me what she can...
View ArticleBuilding Education from Scratch
Educators have spent a good deal of time over the past few years thinking about (and wringing their hands over) the future of schools and education. We’ve focused mostly on technology, on the...
View ArticleBack from the Amazon
I've just returned from this year's IDEA field school in the Amazon. The trip was, once again, an extraordinary adventure: canoeing through the submerged jungle, hiking into the rainforest wilderness,...
View ArticleThe Future of Education
The landscape of education is changing rapidly. New technologies challenge established norms. Emerging practices promise new modes and methods. Cultural, economic, and social changes encourage (and...
View ArticleBeyond Textbooks
Educators have begun the great migration toward digital communities and content. We're dismantling our traditional notions of what a textbook is and how it might be used, and we've started to use...
View ArticleUnderstanding and Working with Addictions
Addictions are pervasive. They are perhaps the most common human frailty. My work involves helping people navigate the complex landscape of addictions, helping them find pathways forward by finding...
View ArticleStorytelling and Addictions Recovery
Stories are maps, repositories of collected wisdom, ciphers and guides for making sense of the human journey. Whether archaic, prosaic, or postmodern, stories illuminate the paths undertaken by all...
View ArticleStorming the Ivory Tower
The landscape of post-secondary education is in the midst of turbulent transformations. New technologies challenge established traditions and norms. Emerging practices promise new modes and methods....
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Big Problems: Small Wonder
Got a minute?Try this small but illuminating experiment. Below is an image of the Milky Way Galaxy. Focus your attention on this image for one minute. Don’t do anything other than look at the image. I...
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