Technology has college students in a chokehold. They use technology for every class, every assignment, and (thanks to Covid) almost every assessment. Even when college students need a brain break, they consume entertainment on technology as well. It’s safe to say that the digital age has made its impact on college campuses, but this wasn’t…Continue Reading What are We, in the Dark Ages?
Elementary, My Dear Sam: An Early-grade Educator’s Use of Technology Inside and Out of the Classroom
My roommate Sam, a friend of mine for over a decade, sits on the couch of our living room, her laptop on her legs. Though her too-large tee shirt is wrinkled, and the dark arches under her eyes indicate weariness, her voice is triumphant: “Look at the website I made for my classroom! I got…Continue Reading Elementary, My Dear Sam: An Early-grade Educator’s Use of Technology Inside and Out of the Classroom
Most Important Tips for Joining the Writing Workforce
“It is challenging to have to be so flexible at work. But isn’t that just every job?” Mrs. Garcia writes. Her job shows the importance of writing jobs. A significant job many don’t often think about is a legal writer. As a legal writer perhaps even those in the technical writing field, have a skill…Continue Reading Most Important Tips for Joining the Writing Workforce
The Future Looks Like Blue-Light
An HR representative sits in the passenger seat of her powder blue Nissan Leaf, her laptop resting precariously on one knee. With her phone in one hand and one hand free to use the laptop, she’s in the middle of a video-interview, which she has muted in order to glance over the potential candidates resume. She…Continue Reading The Future Looks Like Blue-Light
Digital Literacy: It Takes a Village
Joe Giannino starts his morning off with a large cup of coffee, preferably from Dunkin Donuts, opens the door to his bedroom, and begins his busy workday as the general manager of the White Face Lodge. Yes, Joe does live at his job and no, it’s definitely not easy. From the minute he wakes up it’s…Continue Reading Digital Literacy: It Takes a Village
The Digital Journey of a Homeschool Teacher
In 2019, Amy Powell walked into her empty art classroom for the last time. She surveyed the classroom, making sure she got everything she wanted to take with her. Departing from her much loved Northwoods Academy was not an easy move to make. Now it was time to use her teaching skills in a different…Continue Reading The Digital Journey of a Homeschool Teacher
Build a Company or Have a Job

His wedding was weeks away, his U.S. work visa was soon to expire, and now he was fired from his job. His fiancée—coming from a long line of family wealth and the daughter of a successful doctor—was also established and successful in the medical field. He had navigated his life’s plans as systematically as he…Continue Reading Build a Company or Have a Job
How to Make Data Analytics A Less Miserable Job
Matthew’s father handed him the envelope that read, “Happy Birthday Love, Dad” with a warm smile on his face, signaling a surprise. After opening up the slip and pulling out the paper, he admired the two tickets to see the Foo Fighters perform live at The Capital One Arena in DC. “This is going to…Continue Reading How to Make Data Analytics A Less Miserable Job
Why Collaborative Work Is Worth the Effort
The common room is an unusual balance between a college dorm and home: a diffuser and decorative blankets offsetting the string lights and The Office posters. The folding banquet table-turned coffee table is covered with laptops, notebooks, pens, mugs of tea, and this semester’s favorite snack—Tostitos chips and various Trader Joe’s dips. Scattered on the…Continue Reading Why Collaborative Work Is Worth the Effort
Digging Into Hidden Literacy
She takes a sip of the coffee that lies in a blue mug stenciled with the words “you can do it”. She opens the computer sitting in front of her on the grey desk she just built last week. As she scrolls through her emails, replying at rapid speed, she pauses to look at her phone with an…Continue Reading Digging Into Hidden Literacy