http://leahmacvie.com Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:20:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 http://leahmacvie.com/2013/06/what-specific-actions-can-a-transformational-leader-make-to-model-the-type-of-outcome-they-wish-to-see-in-their-followers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-specific-actions-can-a-transformational-leader-make-to-model-the-type-of-outcome-they-wish-to-see-in-their-followers http://leahmacvie.com/2013/06/what-specific-actions-can-a-transformational-leader-make-to-model-the-type-of-outcome-they-wish-to-see-in-their-followers/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:27:34 +0000 Leah http://leahmacvie.com/?p=2919 This was my seminar paper for my Foundations in Leadership course this semester. Photo by USDAgovBernard M. Bass (1999) wrote, “the transformational leader inspires, intellectually stimulates, and is individually considerate of [followers]” (p. 9). Like Bass (1999), many have researched the topic of transformational leadership and its effects on followers. Transformational leaders are known for [...]]]> http://leahmacvie.com/2013/06/what-specific-actions-can-a-transformational-leader-make-to-model-the-type-of-outcome-they-wish-to-see-in-their-followers/feed/ 0 http://leahmacvie.com/2013/06/what-does-your-personal-philosophy-look-like/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-does-your-personal-philosophy-look-like http://leahmacvie.com/2013/06/what-does-your-personal-philosophy-look-like/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:16:10 +0000 Leah http://leahmacvie.com/?p=2906 Every since I started school again last year, I have been reading A LOT! Each class has us reading at least 50 journal articles and introduces us to a wide variety of topics within that subject area. In going through my class materials, I often find topics that really interest me- topics that I find [...]]]> http://leahmacvie.com/2013/06/what-does-your-personal-philosophy-look-like/feed/ 0 http://leahmacvie.com/2013/05/untainted-educations-roles-in-the-basic-human-functional-capabilities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=untainted-educations-roles-in-the-basic-human-functional-capabilities http://leahmacvie.com/2013/05/untainted-educations-roles-in-the-basic-human-functional-capabilities/#comments Sun, 26 May 2013 23:29:54 +0000 Leah http://leahmacvie.com/?p=2901 According to UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization), sixty-one million children around the world “of primary school age” were out of school in 2010. These primary and secondary years are formative in a child’s education when children not only obtain literacy and numeracy skills, but also information literacy skills to learn more about [...]]]> http://leahmacvie.com/2013/05/untainted-educations-roles-in-the-basic-human-functional-capabilities/feed/ 0 http://leahmacvie.com/2013/05/gamification-in-socially-conscious-higher-education-institutions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gamification-in-socially-conscious-higher-education-institutions http://leahmacvie.com/2013/05/gamification-in-socially-conscious-higher-education-institutions/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 21:31:58 +0000 Leah http://leahmacvie.com/?p=2873 Photo by jpdefillippo138I recently completed a MOOC on Gamification, taught by the delightful Kevin Werbach, Associate Professor at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. I must admit that I had a hard time keeping up with this MOOC- poor timing at the end of my own semester, end of the semester at [...]]]> http://leahmacvie.com/2013/05/gamification-in-socially-conscious-higher-education-institutions/feed/ 0 http://leahmacvie.com/2013/04/displaying-the-badges-youve-earned-on-your-blog-or-site/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=displaying-the-badges-youve-earned-on-your-blog-or-site http://leahmacvie.com/2013/04/displaying-the-badges-youve-earned-on-your-blog-or-site/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:25:00 +0000 Leah http://leahmacvie.com/?p=2685 Once you’ve earned some badges, you may be looking for ways to display these badges on your blog or Web site. This can be beneficial for those who wish to let their followers know what they are up to or if they are using badges as credit for employment. Don’t fret about having to learn [...]]]> http://leahmacvie.com/2013/04/displaying-the-badges-youve-earned-on-your-blog-or-site/feed/ 0 http://leahmacvie.com/2013/03/how-should-universities-approach-digital-humanities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-should-universities-approach-digital-humanities http://leahmacvie.com/2013/03/how-should-universities-approach-digital-humanities/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:29:51 +0000 Leah http://leahmacvie.com/?p=2825 Photo by OpenEditionI am starting to realize I am not the typical Ph.D. student. Besides not stemming from a family of academics, being rooted in either STEM or English, or hoping to land a full-time professorship in the end, I also can’t stand the idea of writing a book-length article that goes out of date [...]]]> http://leahmacvie.com/2013/03/how-should-universities-approach-digital-humanities/feed/ 0 http://leahmacvie.com/2013/03/moocs-vs-higher-ed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moocs-vs-higher-ed http://leahmacvie.com/2013/03/moocs-vs-higher-ed/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:35:22 +0000 Leah http://leahmacvie.com/?p=2817 I’ve noticed something over the past few months. Almost every day, Inside HigherEd features an article with the word “MOOC” in the title. And every time I click on it! I can’t be alone. Clearly other people in higher ed are interested in MOOCs. There have been conferences popping up all over the world for [...]]]> http://leahmacvie.com/2013/03/moocs-vs-higher-ed/feed/ 2 http://leahmacvie.com/2013/02/livescribe-pen-tutorial/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=livescribe-pen-tutorial http://leahmacvie.com/2013/02/livescribe-pen-tutorial/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:28:02 +0000 Leah http://leahmacvie.com/?p=2773 I got my hands on a Livescribe pen for my residency. I absolutely loved using it and loved how after residency I could go back and review my notes along with the recording. Here’s a little overview of the pen. I highly recommend it for folks (probably middle school and up) attending face-to-face classes or [...]]]> http://leahmacvie.com/2013/02/livescribe-pen-tutorial/feed/ 0 http://leahmacvie.com/2013/01/what-is-leadership/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-leadership http://leahmacvie.com/2013/01/what-is-leadership/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:27:22 +0000 Leah http://leahmacvie.com/?p=2771 I was asked to discuss ‘leadership’ for one of my classes. My concise definition of leadership is someone who coordinates others to achieve a mutual, positive goal. There are still some gaps that I need to fill in my mind about leadership. First, I am interested in helping to define ‘digital leadership’? In our globalized world, [...]]]> http://leahmacvie.com/2013/01/what-is-leadership/feed/ 0 http://leahmacvie.com/2013/01/school-of-badges-progress-101-revision/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=school-of-badges-progress-101-revision http://leahmacvie.com/2013/01/school-of-badges-progress-101-revision/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:29:33 +0000 Leah http://leahmacvie.com/?p=2755 I have been trying my best trying to balance everything- school, Grad Assistantship, work, and P2PU progress! Well, needless to say, P2PU progress is going a little slower than I’d have hoped.  I will continue to keep truck along- little by little, when I have time. Today I wanted to share with you some of [...]]]> http://leahmacvie.com/2013/01/school-of-badges-progress-101-revision/feed/ 0