Last week, I was honored to lead a discussion with Yale University faculty on how to build an online classroom community. The discussion was sponsored by Yale’s Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning. The Center provides a host of resources to students and faculty. When Yale had to convert its classes to online learning last spring, the Center was instrumental …
Entrepreneurial Projects in the Time of COVID: Innovation at the Yale School of Music
The COVID pandemic has taken its toll on higher education, with many universities pivoting to the virtual realm. Notwithstanding the challenges of on-line education, the students in my graduate seminar at the Yale School of Music successfully designed and executed four innovative entrepreneurial projects. These projects addressed the problem of how to ensure the place of classical music in the …
The Innovation Process in the Time of COVID: Entrepreneurial Projects at the Yale School of Music
What a year this has been! With the COVID pandemic raging, our lives pivoted online, including my graduate seminar at the Yale School of Music entitled Collaboration, Creativity and Innovation. The focus of this year’s class was how to ensure the place of classical music at a time when COVID has shut down the performing arts sector. Our learning vehicle …
Energy Management During COVID: 3 Steps to Manage Your Stress
Stress and energy management during the COVID Pandemic are a challenge! We experience stress in many different ways. It can arise from major life stressors like the COVID pandemic, the passing of a loved one or the loss of a job. Our daily encounters can also give rise to stress. These include feeling overwhelmed with too much to do, facing …