http://www.otherlobe.com A Blog About Experiential Education, Social Media, and the Brain... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:09:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en View from a special experiential scholarship program Valerie De Jianne NU ’05 and Jim Stellar Valerie was in the first group of students at Northeastern University when I was Dean to win a 21st Century Scholarship.  She and her peers were selected from the best students in the Freshman class and were ... http://www.otherlobe.com/2010/03/view-from-a-special-experiential-scholarship-program/ Albanian to American in higher education   Enkelejda Demika NU ‘09 and Jim Stellar   I first met Enkelejda at a high school science fair and immediately noticed a combination of the classic education hunger of an immigrant to US with that kind of intelligence that is at once academic and instinctive (e.g. otherlobe).  ... http://www.otherlobe.com/2010/02/albanian-to-american-in-higher-education/ Jim Stellar is tweeting   I decided to try the experiment about which Ashley Stempel and I wrote about in a post in late December.  Follow me on Twitter at ProvostStellar. The idea is to talk about Experiential Education and particularly about ideas for implementing it at a great public university, CUNY ... http://www.otherlobe.com/2010/02/jim-stellar-is-tweeting/ Riding high on horse-human communication   Susan Salk and Jim Stellar   Susan is a professional writer and we became friends at our previous jobs.  Recently, we began talking about the blog and how interesting it is that animals and humans seem to be able to communicate well. People think you are talking about ... http://www.otherlobe.com/2010/02/riding-high-on-horse-human-communication/ Inspiration is key to students from underrepresented groups   Tamara Buchanan NU’07 and Jim Stellar   When I was Dean at Northeastern, Tamara worked a little in my research laboratory but came to me with a proposition.  She noted that one of the Universities goals was to encourage diversity and accomplishment, particularly in pursuit ... http://www.otherlobe.com/2010/02/inspiration-is-key-to-students-from-underrepresented-groups/ Re-entry from Abroad Programs – Culture Shock and What it Means   Ruth Wyshogrod (NU ’10) and Jim Stellar   On January 3, I posted an e-mail that Ruth wrote from Israel about her coop abroad program experience and how deep it impacted her.  Well now she is back and ... http://www.otherlobe.com/2010/02/re-entry-from-abroad-programs-%e2%80%93-culture-shock-and-what-it-means/ Exploring Two Worlds   Ute Wenkemann NU’11 and Jim Stellar   What happens when a student from Germany comes to an American university that features a cooperative education program?  Both are cultural adjustments, first from the home country and then from the home university.  Ute did just that.  We met over an administrative matter ... http://www.otherlobe.com/2010/02/exploring-two-worlds/ We have been TACEd   Jim Stellar and Rick Porter   TACE is the Thailand Association of Cooperative Education.  It aims to spread co-op throughout Thailand and is doing a pretty good job.  We just finished a 4 day in-country Institute with them, working practically 24/7 with 40 dedicated professionals in Bangkok and are ... http://www.otherlobe.com/2010/01/we-have-been-taced/ Math, Molecules, and Woman   Rimma Pivovarov NU ’10 and Jim Stellar   I first met Rimma when she was a prospective student interested in mathematics and I was Dean of the College at Northeastern University.  Now she is about to graduate and has developed a second interest in biology.  She is seeking admission ... http://www.otherlobe.com/2010/01/math-molecules-and-woman/ Undergraduate research - introduction achieved. Now what? Ashley Pira NU’12 and Jim Stellar As a Freshman, Ashley wrote a post on March 25th that attracted a good deal of comment back to me about how students approach professors and the trepidation they feel while at the same time making the point that ... http://www.otherlobe.com/2010/01/undergraduate-research-introduction-achieved-now-what/