The Year of the COVID-19 pandemic, along with its related mandates for quarantine and isolation, have disrupted our lives for a calendar year. That along with economic downturn, political and societal unrest, and one of…
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Keys to Success in HyFlex classes: Maximizing Learning During a Pandemic
The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has led into drastic changes in higher education. Many courses are now offered online instead, or in addition to, face-to-face. Courses can now be taken face-to-face in the classroom, following the…
March: Competere Madness
In the world of collegiate sports, March is a very exciting month due to the NCAA Division 1 basketball tournament, also known as the March Madness tournament. The “madness” of March begins with the identification…
Inquiring Minds
Successful students come to college with inquiring minds. They are naturally curious about the world and hungry for the information that will propel them toward fruitful careers and productive lives. Certainly, UMHB is the kind…
Coping with Anxiety
We are living in historic times. A worldwide pandemic has engulfed our lives. People are hungry and without jobs. Our government is in disarray. We are somewhat isolated from each other. It is only normal…
My Father, My Daughter, and MLK
January 18, 2021, beyond being Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, was the eight-year anniversary of my father’s untimely passing. Both the holiday and the anniversary snuck up on me this year. My wife, daughter and…
Teaching tools for connected learning
Teaching is difficult anytime. Throw in a pandemic, and we have to consider efficient ways to teach and learn. We must apply our 21st century teaching and learning skills. Twenty-first century learning has been a…
Concerns, Control, and Influence
There are few times more frightening than when we feel that matters of great concern are completely out of our control. During the past year, when the world turned upside down by a global pandemic…
What I Learned from Teaching During COVID
I have recently completed teaching a course during the Fall Semester of 2020, the infamous COVID-19 semester. It was very stressful on all involved, faculty, staff and students. But now that’s over, I have some…
Practical Philosophy
When was the last time you got really excited about a book? For me, it was a couple of weeks ago. I saw a review of a book called The Socrates Express: In Search of…
I’m not mad. You’re mad.
Have you been in a situation where you have seen a significant other, a family member, your roommate, or yourself hide their feelings, but you can tell something is wrong? This morning, I told my…