
Packback - Where Will Your Curiosity Lead You?
Founded in 2012 at Illinois State University, Packback has long been committed to helping students get as much value as possible out of...

A Brief Thought: Big Data within Higher Education and Corporate Training
The Hypothesis: Quite often, higher education and corporate training are not very different in terms of their responsiveness to turn...

Preparing Students for the Workforce with Video Presentations
From an early age, students are taught to write in order to demonstrate understanding, engage their imagination, and express their unique...

One Door Closes - Another Opens
It's hard to believe that it was fourteen years ago this month, the name "SLATE" was first offered as the moniker for a group that has...

Continuing to Build Community
(originally posted November 13, 2014) Just a few short weeks ago, we completed the 2014 SLATE Conference - the 12th Annual SLATE...

Impacting Teaching & Learning Through a Community of Practice
(originally posted July 27th, 2012) In February of 2002 I experienced two firsts in my life; the first time I visited Washington D.C.,...