Don’t let young people trick you into believing they are digital experts because they are so adept at texting, taking photos, and incessantly tinkering with their smartphones. My experience teaching college students suggests that they are consumers of everything digital, with little understanding of how the digital world works or how it affects them. Since students are […]
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The more I learn about the higher education portions of the recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), the more I like it. But recognizing that we tend to fall into information bubbles, I do try to seek out opposing views. So, I was pleased that Inside Higher Ed ran an op-ed by Rachel […]
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This year marks my ninth year coaching students on their college essays. It also marks my first year coaching ChatGPT. Passionate about the transformative power of writing, I signed up to teach three high school students how to outline and draft their college essays back in 2017. After studying countless Ivy League college application files […]
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