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Monthly Archive for April, 2009

During the last few weeks since the Ann Arbor News announced their general demise set for this July I have been wondering about how I will be able to get information out to the Saline community.  We still have the Saline Reporter, the school website, notes home with students, etc.  However, how am I going [...]

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Podcast vs. Lecture

A recent study compared the performance of students who attended a lecture in person and those who viewed a podcast of the lecture.  It was conducted at a university in an introductory psychology course – the final score…. Podcast 71, Lecture 62.  According to the researchers, note taking had the biggest impact. The podcast students [...]

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Multitasking or Distracted?

It should not come as a surprise to you that I am very comfortable in front of a laptop.  I spend much of my day communicating on a computer or cell phone (iPhone) to both staff and community members.  I write and answer emails, post information on our website, link messages to Twitter, prepare presentations, [...]

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Last week I was at a meeting that included a presentation from Tony VanDerworp, the Director of Washtenaw County Planning & Environment.  He was discussing the project underway called, Ann Arbor Region Success. This project is led by various leaders in Washtenaw County and is focused on developing the Ann Arbor region as a hub [...]

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