I have been reading up on theories about social needs, and my favorite one so far is Baumeister and Leary’s 1995 article” The Need to Belong: Desire for Interpersonal Attachments as a Fundamental Human Motivation.” It is a tad long, so be forewarned. What Baumeister and Leary do in this article is to survey the… Continue reading Social Needs and Learning
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Using the iPad to hack the grad school workflow
I am lucky to be a member of the inaugural cohort of the hybrid Phd in Ed Psych/Ed Tech at Michigan State University. Not only do we do the majority of our coursework online, but we were lent an iPad to assist in our studies. As I’ve gotten to know said iPad, I’ve discovered a… Continue reading Using the iPad to hack the grad school workflow
What am I doing again? PhD update
photo © 2008 Stephanie Hawver | more info (via: Wylio) There are two questions I hear most about my recent undertaking of a doctoral program: 1) What’s it like? and 2) What are you going to do with that? First, in case you haven’t known me for very long, a bit about my personality. I’ve… Continue reading What am I doing again? PhD update
