This site is my professional site at Lee University. It entails information about myself, such as my areas or research interest, my curriculum vita, work in the CTE, family and courses that I teach at Lee. Many times my students get to know me before they have met me just by visiting my site. Student or otherwise, please take your time and check out my site. Enjoy !
11th January | No Comments | posted by C. Michael Sturgeon | in Learning
Well, here we are at the brink of yet another semester at Lee. The Christmas break was good for all; I especially found it to be a good opportunity to rethink my teaching and work plans. As for the teaching, I am only teaching one course this semester (spring 2012). The web design course that [...]
26th May | No Comments | posted by C. Michael Sturgeon | in Uncategorized
As I see opportunities, I find myslelf intentionally avoiding them. I think before I act…this leads to the avoidance behavior.
So, what kind of opportunities am I avoding? You ask! Every day…
18th April | 2 Comments | posted by C. Michael Sturgeon | in Learning, Research
Dana Goldstein‘s piece in the American Prospect, “The Test Generation,” presents a fascinating and disturbing juxtaposition. On one side is Harrison School District 2, a Colorado Springs-area district of about 17,000 students. School officials there recently set up a pay-for-performance scheme where “performance” means improved test scores, even for subjects like art and P.E. Godstein [...]
18th April | No Comments | posted by C. Michael Sturgeon | in Learning
Adobe has announced Adobe Photoshop Touch SDK & Apps! What does it mean to us? It means the power and precision of Photoshop on one hand and the fun on devices on the other hand.Adobe have just released free Adobe Photoshop Touch Software Development Kit SDK to communicate between mobile devices and Photoshop CS5. It [...]
20th February | No Comments | posted by C. Michael Sturgeon | in Learning, Teaching Exercises
Offering students exercises of various types that are fun and help them learn concepts, theories etc are a favorite avenue for me. Recently I offered to start class every week with a fun learning exercise. The following was the first exercise and my students thoroughly enjoyed it.
