All is quiet on the (More With) Les front

Please excuse my absence, but I am in full summer mode for a few days. It’s nice to have some down time. In addition to some much-needed rest, I am focused on the IABC World Conference in San Francisco June 7-10, 2009. I will present on strategic communication planning and management on Sunday, June 7. [...]

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Where’s the curiosity among today’s students?

I’ve noticed that among my Millennial students, there is a disturbing lack of curiosity. I wonder if I am the only person who feels this way. This concerns me because it has employment implications. A lack of curiosity may well hurt graduates’ hiring prospects. The Washington Post reported May 17, 2009, that after contacting eight to [...]

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Spring semester ends as careers begin for graduates

But for now, instructors like me grade and grade and grade. The stacks are piled high. So much effort by so many students. So many end-of-semester projects. Now, the assessment. The halls are mostly quiet. A few classes still meet for final exams. Many students are gone already. Professors hide away behind stacks of ungraded [...]

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It’s time for a change

Welcome to my new look. I’ve been writing in my old theme since I created More With Les, and I decided it was about time to freshen the look. It is amazing how hard the decision was to change themes. I guess we all become creatures of habit. I certainly do. The old theme was, [...]

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Who needs waterboarding when we’ve got final exams

It’s the calm before the storm. Next week, my 75 students in four classes will be toiling away at the ubiquitous end-of-semester assessment instrument, the final exam. It’s like waterboarding, but without the water and the board. But finals do serve the same stated purpose, that is, to extract the truth. I hope that while I [...]

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