Images speak in a very quiet voice. For a long time, the various parts of me have felt separate. I am both an academic and a creative, deeply passionate about teaching and learning as well as creativity and the arts. Over time, I’ve come to realize that my mission is to bridge these two worlds….
I recently read The Authentic Dissertation by Trent Jacobs, a thought-provoking book on alternative approaches to doctoral dissertations. It explores using art, fiction, dialogues, indigenous ways of knowing, and other creative methods to complete Ph.D. work. The book made me reflect on my own dissertation experience—one that couldn’t have been further from anything “experimental.” My…
Discovering the Power of Imagination Through Lynda Barry’s What It Is I’m absolutely loving Lynda Barry’s book What It Is. It’s a profound exploration of creativity, imagination, and the wonder of seeing the world through a child’s eyes. Barry’s writing and illustrations invite us to reconnect with that magical space where art, play, and the…
“Try as we may, we cannot make insights with reason or will, ‘something imaginative is needed.’” —James Hillman, The Myth of Analysis Hillman’s words are so true to me. My biggest breakthroughs haven’t come from planning or thinking harder—they’ve come in those quiet, unexpected moments when my imagination had space to take over. Whether it’s…
I’ve always been fascinated by how adults learn in life. Even before earning my Ph.D. in Adult Learning from the University of Chicago, I spent years working in Artificial Intelligence, studying how experts learned so I could program computers to do the same. But no matter where my research has taken me, I’ve always returned…
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