by brholland | Jan 12, 2021 | All Topics, Future Learning, Research
In the fall of 2016, the topic of the upcoming election emerged during a conversation with my dissertation advisor, Dr. Henry Smith. I will never forget his response: if Trump wins, it will be a sign of the utter failure of the American public school system....
by brholland | Oct 30, 2020 | All Topics, Blended Learning, Innovation, Research
I had the privilege of giving this talk at the National Women’s Leadership Consortium’s Virtual Symposium on October 30, 2020. Good Afternoon! I want to thank Valerie Truesdale for inviting me to join all of you today. It is a great honor to be here. When we...
by brholland | Dec 30, 2019 | All Topics, Future Learning, Higher Ed, Innovation, Research
A few weeks ago, a colleague asked if I was going to write an end-of-year article. Last year, I wrote about The Year of Learning. Two years ago, while in a bit of a funk and having recently gone to see Star Wars, I wrote that It’s Always Darkest Before the Dawn,...
by brholland | Nov 18, 2019 | All Topics, Blended Learning, Research
Audrey Watters, scholar and author at Hack Education, once told me that if an email response requires more than 500 words, hit PUBLISH. So here I am… Thing is, I’m not quite sure if I’m answering the right question. That should bother me, but it...
by brholland | Apr 19, 2019 | All Topics
Last night, we had pizza and wings for dinner. The night before, my husband and I each ate six, fresh-baked, chocolate chip cookies. Not fresh-baked in that we actually made the dough, but at least all hot and melty because we put the pre-cut dough balls on a cookie...