A book chapter I wrote, ‘Personalized Learning in Higher Education’, has just been published in the text Implementing Transformative Student-Centered Pedagogies in the Neoliberal Academy: Constraints and Opportunities. SEE here for more information on this text. The book is part of the Educational Innovations Series and includes research output, practitioner perspectives, and reflections on current pertinent paradigms […]
It’s early October and you’re looking at a sizeable pile of seasoned logs, pre-sawn to 12-15″ lengths. Your chore is to render the logs into serviceable firewood with winter approaching. You have a choice: you could do another round of sawing the logs into shorter lengths or you can balance individual logs on a flat surface […]
My latest column, an Interview with inmate-and-math-mentor Paul Sambursky, has been published in the spring 2026 issue of the Prison Mathematics Project newsletter. This remarkable (free) newsletter is available in paper and pdf form to male and female inmates and staff of American prisons. My column offers insights and strategies for inmates hoping to re-engage with mathematics while […]
A new paper of mine, Learning-as-Corresponding: An important new way to conceptualize learning’ has been published in the Fall 2025 issue of the Holistic Education Review. In this paper, I extend the subjective character of human learning I advanced in my PhD dissertation (2023) with the help of anthropologist Timothy Ingold‘s insights about corresponding / […]
My latest column, Taking the Sting out of Math Anxiety, has been published in the summer-fall 2025 issue of the Prison Mathematics Project newsletter. This remarkable (free) newsletter is available in paper and pdf form to male and female inmates and staff of American prisons. My column offers insights and strategies for inmates hoping to re-engage […]
I was saddened to hear of the passing earlier this week of renowned primate researcher and conservation advocate, Jane Goodall, at 91. Renowned primate researcher Jane Goodall with chimpanzee companion I saw and heard a presentation she gave many years ago at a youth conference in Vancouver, BC, during which she enthralled the audience with […]
I’m happy to again be teaching ‘Introduction to SelfDesign’ (FDN 5001) to the new cohort of the Individualized Masters (IMA) program of Antioch University (online), in the coming Fall term. This course covers a scope of research issues and activities designed to spark student interest in qualitative research with autobiographical leanings. The IMA is a […]
I am completing a proposal for a book (working title = Genius in the Hood) illuminating and expanding the notion of human ‘genius.’ Below is the overview: THE TERM ‘GENIUS’ conjures up Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac Newton, Thomas Edison, Marie Currie, Albert Einstein, Charlie Chaplin, Martha Graham, Steve Jobs and other individuals considered brilliant for […]
My latest column, Taming Math Dragons (ii), has been published in the spring 2025 issue of the Prison Mathematics Project newsletter. This remarkable (free) newsletter is available in paper and pdf form. My column offers insights and strategies for inmates hoping to re-engage with mathematics as students. In this column, I pick up from my previous […]
(Update: March 20th: per the story below, I traveled to Washington Corrections Centre a week ago to attend the Pi Day event and give a 30-minute presentation to the 60 or so inmates who attended. There were three other presentations besides mine and they were thoughtful and engaging. For my presentation I shared five points […]
Michael’s book, Learn Your Way! SelfDesigning the Life You Really Want, Starting Now is an ERAC-approved middle and high school textbook for career planning and health education courses (British Columbia), and it has received many endorsements. Contact Michael directly to obtain a pdf copy of the book.
