What Blended Learning Has Taught Me About Engagement and Empathy
When my university first announced a shift to blended learning, I approached it with skepticism. After fifteen years of teaching face-to-face, I worried about losing the personal connections that made my classroom effective. What began as reluctant experimentation, however, revealed surprising insights about student engagement and empathy that transformed my teaching across all formats. Seeing […]
How Women in Academia Can Lead with Confidence
In academic environments where confidence is often misconstrued as competence and assertiveness in women can be misinterpreted as aggression, developing authentic leadership confidence becomes both strategic and necessary. Throughout my career in academia, I’ve observed that confident women leaders transcend the limitations of existing systems—they architect new institutional realities and forge pathways for future generations. […]
Reimagining Leadership in Higher Ed: My Top 3 Strategies
Reimagining Leadership in Higher Ed: My Top 3 Strategies After years in various leadership positions across higher education, I’ve witnessed firsthand how effective leadership continues to evolve in our academic institutions. Observing recent graduates—their growth from uncertain beginners to confident professionals—has reinforced which leadership approaches truly make a difference in educational environments. Strategic leadership in […]
Digital Tools I Actually Use in My Teaching
After trying dozens of tech platforms that promised classroom miracles but delivered mostly frustration, I’ve become selective about what earns space on my courses. Here are the digital tools that survived my real-world classroom testing—the ones that genuinely improved student learning rather than just digitizing old methods. My students once read assigned texts in isolation, […]
Technology & Education
Technology has changed the way we live. It has affected all facets of human life and redefined living as we know it. As technology is involved in every aspect of life, it is only certain that its impact be seen and felt in the changes across all fields, from industry to education. Technology touches almost […]
Ethical Leadership
To get things done, leadership is essential. However, leadership is also situational. It depends on a specific time, place, position, and situation. A good leader is someone who unlocks potential, whether individual potential or that of a group. Effective leadership is not about telling people what to do; it is inspiring them to envision what […]
