Ellen Ensher
The Zoom chat function during class is great. It allows students to interact with the professor and each other professionally without disrupting the flow of…
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Dear students, Here’s the thing. Just because we can’t smell your vape through the Zoom room, doesn’t mean we can’t see it. Please don’t vape…
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Don’t zoom into class while in bed. Early classes are not ideal. For anybody. During our pre-corona world, an 8 a.m. class meant both students…
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Ellen Ensher, Ph.D. As the professor of a Management class that helps undergrads discover their calling, I see many students who are unsure of which…
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The age-old distraction of looking out the window has now been overshadowed by countless new ways to threaten a student’s engagement during virtual class. There’s…
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Across the country, we are engaging in crucial conversations about race and privilege with the goal of increasing awareness and causing permanent change in our…
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“What’s your calling?” This is a question many of us are asked and if we don’t yet know the answer… well, picture a red alert,…
read moreDon’t Take Selfies I’m picturing it now. I log into my first online class this fall and watch as my students pour into the Zoom…
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The path of our professional lives is driven by several really powerful moments of decision. In these turbulent pandemic times, you may be grappling with…
read moreAs teaching online becomes a reality for many professors and learning and development professionals, many of us are beginning to reflect on how we can…
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Our “new normal” brought about by the global coronavirus pandemic has made the ways we connect with each other a little bit different. Communication, however,…
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By Evan Velastegui I have always appreciated kids for their authenticity and emotional transparency. At Mar Vista, the after-school center at which I volunteer, the…
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