25 Dec Yes, you can learn and teach playfully in higher ed!
Performance and Play: Pioneering a New Method of Learning in Lloyd International Honors College Read about it! ...
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01 May Can You Improvise in Higher Education?
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If you’ve ever taught or been a student (that's everyone, isn't it?), “Yes, and” as Teaching-Learning Methodology is a must read. It’s written by two University of North Carolina at Greensboro professors— Omar H. Ali, Dean of Lloyd International Honors College and Nadja B. Cech, Professor of Chemistry. In the article,...
10 Oct Play is Movement
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I had a wonderful time this past weekend at the 2016 North Carolina Honors Association Conference in Greensboro North Carolina. It was a privilege to be the keynote speaker at the opening banquet, especially since the conference theme was "Innovations in Pedagogy, Research, and Learning: Using Play, Performance and Improvisation."...
03 Dec We Can Stop Playing the Blame Game
In The City Beat, an essay by Omar Ali, the 2016 Carnegie Foundation North Carolina Professor of the Year and interim dean of Lloyd International Honors College at University of North Carolina at Greensboro on the origins of the blame game and how to stop playing it! Here's an excerpt: The philosopher...