Critical Takes are posts which address problematic power structures and advocate for more equitable frameworks
This post is co-authored between Ali Pavlicek (she/they) academic advisor in UM-D’s START office and Autumm Caines (she/her) instructional designer at UM-D’s Hub for Teaching and Learning Resources. The hardest part about writing this blog… Read More »Can we talk about learning styles? Perspectives from student advising and faculty development
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes This post is cross-posted from the Feminist Pedagogy for Teaching Online blog where it was originally published on March 15, 2022 The best of intentions When I put together the… Read More »Complicating “flexibility” in online learning from a feminist perspective
On February 15th Bonnie Stewart gave the closing keynote presentation for our Digital Education Days – a collaboration between University of Michigan – Dearborn, University of Michigan – Flint, and Henry Ford College. I had… Read More »Recording Available: Bonnie Stewart Keynote
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes Note: This post is part of our recently initiated Digital Detox series, which is designed to be in conversation with the Digital Detox resources at Middlebury College and Thompson Rivers… Read More »Digital Detox 3: Harm reduction and abstinence with Canvas analytics
Estimated reading time 3 minutes 45 seconds. In the weeks since the outcome of the US presidential election, there has been a lot of rhetoric around healing and coming together. We are, as a society… Read More »Restorative gestures in higher education
Read time: 4min 50seconds So the digital detoxes have kicked off at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) and Middlebury and they have my wheels turning. If you missed it, I proposed a digital detox here at… Read More »Digital Detox 2: How To and Recap
The new year is traditionally a time of renewal and rejuvenation with resolutions abound, complete with goals and intentions. A few years ago I was struck by the digital detox initiatives out of Middlebury College… Read More »Digital Detox 2021 – The Digital Learning Community in a Pandemic