Category: Lifelong Learning

Hottest New Accessory for Health? Your Microbiome — University of Virginia Health System – Live Red

Hottest New Accessory for Health? Your Microbiome By Katherine Basbaum, MS, RD It may not be as cute as a teacup Pomeranian, but it weighs about the same. Inside your gut is a unique collection of organisms or “microbiota” … Continue reading … Hottest New Accessory for Health? Your Microbiome — University of Virginia Health…

January 15, 2014
Looking forward to UVa Coursera: The Modern World: Global History since 1760

After just the first two lectures, I am hooked! This is going to be a great course. As usual, I will be writing occasional reflections on this UVa MOOC. The course just started today so there is plenty of time to sign up at Coursera. Hope you will join me! This is a survey of…

January 14, 2014
Simple changes for a good new year -The Architecture of Resilience | Dorrie K. Fontaine

It is not too late for New Year’s resolutions! The suggestions in the article quoted below are so simple and so easy for all ages. This blog constitutes my reflective writing and helps me stay focused on what I consider most important in my life. It has changed a great deal over the last five…

January 8, 2014
Great Decisions 2014 – Senior Center – Free & Open To All – Starts January 22

Great Decisions 2014 Wednesday, January 22, 2014 from 10:30am-11:30am Prof. William Quandt – Islamic Awakening – Free and Open to all. Great Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs. The name is shared by a national civic-education program, briefing book and television series administered and produced by the Foreign Policy Association. The program highlights eight of…

December 18, 2013
Why haven’t more US kids been interested in learning CS?

I have been giving this question some thought as I have been having fun with Hour of Code drawing and animation on Khan Academy as well as starting with the very beginning of html coding at Codecademy. I had been teaching Web

December 11, 2013
Happy Holidays, Everyone!

Hour of Code at Khan Academy Everyone should have a job that feels more like a hobby! I have really

December 10, 2013