November - 2017

Thought Leaders Blog

We are grateful to all of the individuals that contributed to the TLC Thought Leaders Blog. In these blogs, contributors offer their take on sessions beginning with the 2017 TLC. Click on "Read More" below to view the full content of each blog.

Inclusive Excellence 3.0: Inclusive Equitable Excellence

Dr. Yolanda Harper

Nov 9, 20173 min

Inclusive Excellence 3.0: Inclusive Equitable Excellence

A shout out to everyone who had a part in bringing Dr. Carlos E. Cortés to Ashford! His session, “Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity:...

Tony Sgarlatti

Nov 9, 20172 min

An approach to plagiarism

This session was presented by Jeff Meyerholz and Lynn Olson that started with a few statistics about our typical student body that...

Dr. Judy Donovan

Nov 9, 20173 min

Thoughts from our Deans

The Deans shared information in several areas: New Programs, courses and course development 17 new programs launching as soon as January...

Dr. William Woods

Nov 9, 20171 min

Diversity is our responsibility

The opening day of the TLC Conference was very encouraging. The opening session had a deep focus on being equity minded. The presentation...

Dr. Michael Kolodziej

Nov 9, 20171 min

The Medici Effect at TLC

Each year the TLC conference gets better and better, and this year is no exception! Yesterday I had the opportunity to attend a...

Dr. Judy Donovan

Nov 9, 20172 min

TLC theme of Diversity and Equity

The session titled Brand Building Through Diversity and Inclusion included a wealth of information about the student and faculty...

Dr. Andrew Shean

Nov 9, 20172 min

Great Teaching Trumps Innovation

To steal a phrase from Dr. Craig Swenson’s keynote, “Time is out of joint” (Hamlet), we live in a world where we see increasing...

Dr. Newton Miller

Nov 8, 20173 min

Ashford is all about the Student

I had the opportunity to attend three sessions and listen to a keynote speaker during the first day of the TLC 2017 here at Ashford...

I still miss the face-to-face connections of an on-ground university

Dr. Jim Hardy

Nov 7, 20172 min

I still miss the face-to-face connections of an on-ground university

I really enjoyed this morning at TLC. The first three sessions I chose, along with the morning keynote, had me thinking about students...

We should be proud of our efforts at Ashford to promote equity, but we can do better.

Dr. Katie Bojakowski

Nov 7, 20172 min

We should be proud of our efforts at Ashford to promote equity, but we can do better.

In many ways, the online modality is a more intimate and a far more rewarding learning environment than the traditional brick and mortar...

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