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College professor and psychologist at Keene State College
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With a few exceptions I'm buying books for friends and family this year. It's no secret that our "smart phones" are grabbing too much of our attention and making us dumber. My fantasy: Folks I know and care about will... Continue reading
Posted Dec 21, 2014 at Asperger's Conversations
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Thought for the day: Life is fleeting
Thanks to Lee Faver for sending me this from today's NY Times. I love this excerpt: "Radiation is a potent allegory for human life. Everything is always, inevitably falling apart; we are all in arrested decay. Our greatest achievements may... Continue reading
Posted Dec 8, 2014 at Asperger's Conversations
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Time to give (again)!
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Posted Dec 1, 2014 at Asperger's Conversations
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Interesting Infographic on Childhood Obesity and Shyness (but need to check references)
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Posted Nov 17, 2014 at Asperger's Conversations
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Our Disengaged College Students: What to do?
When I ask my students what they are stressed about they provide a litany of complaints: High student loan debt, the need to work many hours and attend school, costly housing, social pressures, and an uncertain future. When I ask... Continue reading
Posted Nov 2, 2014 at Asperger's Conversations
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MOOC's and SOOC's at Instructurecon
I will be joining Michael Goudzwaard of Dartmouth University (formerly of Keene State College) to present on our experience teaching the first MOOC (massive online open source course) out of New Hampshire. Our talk, "Insider/Outsider Dilemma: Mixing MOOC with Campus... Continue reading
Posted Jun 17, 2014 at Asperger's Conversations
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Sensory Struggles: My Kid Makes Kombucha
Posted Mar 29, 2014 at Asperger's Conversations
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Puzzling Internet Failure: People Still Lack a Say
I started blogging in the early days of blogging on Radio Userland and tapped in to the excitement many of us felt about our new found freedom of expression. I wrote often about how the net via blogging now afforded... Continue reading
Posted Mar 23, 2014 at Asperger's Conversations
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College Choice and Social Capital
I had lunch not too long ago with a recently retired college president with whom I was discussing my own kid's plans on applying to college. After telling him about the various schools my kid was thinking of attending, he... Continue reading
Posted Mar 21, 2014 at Asperger's Conversations
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Executive Functioning, Philosophy, what Professors waste time arguing about
I recently received an email sent to a group of profs using a particular room on campus reminding us (scolding?) to put chairs and tables back in rows and columns before leaving. The message was prompted by an angry prof... Continue reading
Posted Feb 18, 2014 at Asperger's Conversations
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I'm pausing to think about Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger was an important person for the world and for me personally. His music and his life inspired so many to do good for the planet and for each other. My personal connection is through my mother, Joan Welkowitz's... Continue reading
Posted Jan 28, 2014 at Asperger's Conversations
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Recording Sugarman at Andreas's Today: Fun!
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Posted Dec 7, 2013 at Asperger's Conversations
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Last Day of Class: Message to My Students
I've had the privilege of teaching small "seminar size" classes this semester which has allowed me to get to know all of my students pretty well. I've been teaching Psychology at Keene State since '96 and I always end the... Continue reading
Posted Dec 6, 2013 at Asperger's Conversations
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Time to Give to NH Special Olympics Penguin Plunge!
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Posted Nov 11, 2013 at Asperger's Conversations
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My teenager kid's view of "a lot of people"
My daughter posted a guide on "how to make paper" on a site called snapguide the other day and showed it to me today. She remarked that only a five or six hundred people had looked at it. So I... Continue reading
Posted Oct 24, 2013 at Asperger's Conversations
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Trail Running, Decisions.
Posted Sep 30, 2013 at Asperger's Conversations
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Old Man Take a Look...Whiffle Ball Season Never Dies
The end of summer means the end of another New Hampshire-Vermont clash on the whiffle ball field. We squeeked by this year, but Mick "the Quick" and Joe "the Toe" will surely be back next year: Speaks Silences Stars In... Continue reading
Posted Sep 22, 2013 at Asperger's Conversations
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MOOC Land
Having taught the first MOOC (massive open source course) in the state of New Hampshire (ok no big deal we are a small state but we do have a state university system with multiple campuses and a number of private... Continue reading
Posted Sep 12, 2013 at Asperger's Conversations
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Permanent Vacation!
A lot of people in our little town of Keene, NH are talking about the problem of a growing group of young people who are hanging out in the Square just off Main Street. Local store keepers and restaurant owners... Continue reading
Posted Aug 21, 2013 at Asperger's Conversations
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Just thinking...about "blended learning" vs. "online."
It's becoming very PC on campus to say that "blended learning" (a mix of online and face-t0-face teaching) might be ok, but that fully online teaching may not. So if you are someone like me who has dabbled in online... Continue reading
Posted Aug 21, 2013 at Asperger's Conversations
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Learning Online North Shore Kauai
While visiting my old friend Larry Loganbill in Moloaa on Kauai the conversation naturally turns to education. Now retired from Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu where he made educational films and watched their early education programs grow, Larry keeps up his... Continue reading
Posted Jul 6, 2013 at Asperger's Conversations
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Sounds like my Dad...especially the numbering of his points! Cheers!
-Larry
Commented Jun 30, 2013 on In memory of my Dad, Walter Welkowitz at Asperger's Conversations
In memory of my Dad, Walter Welkowitz
My dad died yesterday. His life was all about work and family. A great guy who supported his kids (three of us) and grandchildren unconditionally. He was once said to me with regards to choosing a life path: "Do something that you find fun." I uncovered an interview with him from years back w...
Larry Welkowitz is now following Skip Williams
Jun 29, 2013
Got Education? My day at Monadnock Waldorf High School Graduation
Posted Jun 16, 2013 at Asperger's Conversations
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Joseph Cornell and the MOOC (massive open source online course)
Posted Jun 11, 2013 at Asperger's Conversations
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