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Latest Posts
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- Choosing Hope: Leadership Lessons from Life’s ChaosA reflective poem about peace, chaos, and leadership—reminding us to look for the glimmers, keep choosing hope, and let peace find us again.
- Finding Your Voice in a Noisy World: How Humans (and AI) Learn to SpeakOur voices are more than sound. They reflect what we take in, believe, and choose to express. This essay explores how humans and AI learn to speak, why intention matters, and how being mindful about what we consume can help us find and refine our unique voice.
- Using AI Wisely: Lessons from Voice-to-TextDiscover what voice-to-text can teach us about using generative AI responsibly—and why protecting your own voice matters more than ever.
- Engaging Online Discussions: A Faculty GuideTired of checkbox-style online discussions? This faculty guide offers practical strategies and creative optional prompts to spark authentic student engagement. Learn how to move beyond predictable “post and reply” routines, purposefully foster community, and show up in the conversation to help make learning more meaningful.
- Transformative Course Design: Lessons from Covey’s 7 HabitsA practical approach to 8-week course design using storytelling, clear pacing, and Covey’s 7 Habits as a guiding framework. Framed through the metaphor of a flipbook, it explores how intentional structure can support student focus, reduce cognitive load, and create a more connected learning experience.
- Social Presence in Online CoursesWhat does it mean to be present in an online course? This post explores the idea of social presence and offers practical, sustainable ways to help students feel seen, heard, and supported—without burning out. Includes a free handout with strategies you can try and share.
- Podcast Insights: Yavapai College Business Program BenefitsI had the honor of being featured on the YC & You podcast, where I discussed the innovative aspects of Yavapai College’s Bachelor of Science in Business program. This was… Read more: Podcast Insights: Yavapai College Business Program Benefits
- The Future Is Full of PossibilityWho is the most confident person you know? The most confident person I know was my daughter at age two or three. She was completely her own person, comfortable in… Read more: The Future Is Full of Possibility
- Cloaking Oursevelves With GratitudeWhat strategies do you use to cope with negative feelings? Negativity has a sneaky way of creeping into our thoughts and lives. It might start with a single negative thought.… Read more: Cloaking Oursevelves With Gratitude
- Getting Lost and Being FoundWhat activities do you lose yourself in? As I considered how to answer this question, I found myself getting lost in thought. It wasn’t necessarily the question itself that caused… Read more: Getting Lost and Being Found
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Dr. Megan Hanna 