Tag Archives: Teaching

New Teacher Binder

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Alyson Indrunas

I promised I would blog my response to a question in a week to share all of the things that I didn’t get to say when I had the privilege of speaking to Todd Conaway’s learning community. First, let me … Continue reading →

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Ça Depend

Posted on April 25, 2020 by Alyson Indrunas

We all carry trace fossil’s within us–the marks that the dead and the missed leave behind. Handwriting on the envelope, the wear on a wooden step left by footfall; the memory of a familiar gesture by someone gone, repeated so … Continue reading →

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Photos & A Thousand Words

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Alyson Indrunas

I’ve been noodling on whether or not to post this, and I’m waking up this morning to the feeling that this post is nothing compared to the everyday challenges I faced as a writing teacher. I’ve been going through old … Continue reading →

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Progression Doesn’t Have To Be Painful

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Alyson Indrunas

My blog title could very well describe the work that I do. You? More on that idea another day. Let’s talk bikes! My title is really a direct quote from Angi Weston’s new website. And look, ya’ll, see where her incredible … Continue reading →

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Coaching The Nope Girl

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Alyson Indrunas

“Stay young in the theatre of your mind.” ~Mary Oliver  It’s Open Education Week, and it’s been awhile since I’ve published a post. In honor of this week of sharing, I’m going to take a minute to tell you about … Continue reading →

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Robot Tasks & Creative Brains

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Alyson Indrunas

When I first started teaching online, I kept an on-going document of my most common responses to students. At the time, I felt like the worst teacher ever. My inner writer wanted to personalize every single message to students to … Continue reading →

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Learning As A Community

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Alyson Indrunas

  When I started graduate school again in 2010 as an education major, I was pretty unsure of what the future would hold for me and higher education. Learning communities were all the rage from about 2004-2009 at the community colleges … Continue reading →

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Too New To Be Named

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Alyson Indrunas

“A lot of kids just trying to waste time creatively, I guess” ~quoting Peter Buck prior to the description of “So. Central Rain” as a song too new to be named on David Letterman, 1983. Last week I was among the … Continue reading →

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I See A Thousand People Just Like Me

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Alyson Indrunas

If I read one more report about how online education is failing at community colleges, I’m going to jump on the ranty rant bloggy blog train until it derails. But right now, I’m in a fantastic mood because I spent … Continue reading →

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Humanities Lecture 2015: Book Nerd, Meet Tech Geek

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Alyson Indrunas

Back in the halcyon days of my undergraduate years, I took several classes from a William Blake scholar, and my favorite class was titled The Word and The Image. We talked quite a bit about this plate from Blake, and I … Continue reading →

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