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This digital home is the place where you can get inside the mind of a higher educator who has been designing and teaching online courses for an early childhood education program, full-time since 2004. Supporting you in becoming the most extraordinary online course designer and higher educator is my heart’s desire. I look forward to connecting with you.
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Happy Sunday, HEO! Today is a wonderful day to talk about HOPE and to investigate where you stand when it comes to your level of hope. After reflecting on so many areas via the nine prompts in the journal, this new series focuses on bonus sections in The Professor’s Week
Hi, HEO! Can you believe that it is September 1st, already? It seems like time is passing so quickly. Labor Day Weekend is here which means there are only four more months left in 2023. So, let me ask you a question. What role does gratitude play in your life? 
Hi, HEO! Welcome to today’s post! I hope you are doing well and living a fulfilling life. I am excited to share this Write with Me session with you because it is the icing on the cake. The session requires you to go back through each prompt, as if you
Hi, HEO! I am thrilled that you are taking the time to read my blog. Today’s post focuses on your concerns via the sixth prompt in The Professor’s Week in Review: A Journal for Weekly Reflections on the Higher Ed Experience. This prompt asks, “What bothered you this week? Let
Hi, HEO! Today is the day that I challenge you to collect data on your students for 16 weeks in a row (if your institution uses semester scheduling). If you do not teach by semesters, then, but mini-terms or sessions that last eight weeks, you can still collect data for
Hi, HEO! Welcome to another exciting semester of higher education! It is almost about that time for most colleges and universities in the country. The month of August is a national “back to school” month, so to speak. This year,  I challenge you to be intentional about your personal development. 
Hello, HEO! I hope your week has started off well and you are ready to write with me. This week, we are focusing on our facilitation skills and I am thrilled about it. One of the things that consumes me when I teach is making learning easy or easier. That
Hello, HEO! How is your summer going? I hope that you are being rejuvenated, replenished, and refreshed this summer. I am super excited about the “Write with Me” sessions I am having each Saturday at 12:30 p.m. on YouTube. I hope that you have been joining me, however, if not,
Hello HEO, I have a dream. My dream is that one day, all colleges and universities will cultivate professional learning environments where faculty bond, let go, and truly exemplify teamwork and collaboration—not only for the benefit of the students or the university, but also for their own peace of mind,
Hello, HEO! If you are not aware, that is my acronym for those of us who teach college courses online. It stands for Higher Educator Online. Yes, distance learning is an aspect of higher education that is here to stay and is never going away. No matter how you felt
It is late on this Monday night and I am sitting here trying to figure out where the semester went. For some reason it seems like it went by so fast. Can you believe that the end of another semester has come? I was reviewing my journal, and preparing to
Five Key Traits You Need to Thrive as a Higher Educator Welcome to this week’s audio blog! I am excited to share five key traits you must possess to thrive as a higher educator. Before you press play, Grab two sheets of paper. Create five columns on one sheet and
Imagine waking up so excited about the day ahead because you realize it is Wednesday, the day that you meet with your favorite online class for two hours. A huge grin spreads across your face from the east to the west because you can already envision how the session will
One of the most fascinating things to me lately is memory. Since I could remember, I have had such a vivid memory. No, I mean incredibly vivid. I am that person who hears a song and can tell you the year it came out, how old I was, what I
Today, I simply want to share another testimonial for my course, the F.A.C.E. Method: 4 Keys to Mastering the Art of Teaching Online. I am extremely proud of the fact that faculty who teach STEM courses online have found value in this course. Yesterday, I shared Dr. Jessye Talley’s testimony.

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