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Michael Barata

Michael Barata

Educa$ion

I want education to be more than a class, a semester, a degree, a job, a career.

Nov 25, 2015

Educa$ion

Nov 25, 2015

Michael Barata

The Scheduler v. The Advisor v. The Listener

Students may not understand college. Students may not understand education. Students may not understand responsibility.

Nov 10, 2015

The Scheduler v. The Advisor v. The Listener

Nov 10, 2015

Michael Barata

Get Your Think On

Oct 15, 2015

Oct 15, 2015

Michael Barata

Opportunity Instead Of Obedience

I teach FYE (First Year Experience), which is meant to help accilmate new students to the college experience. The accompanying textbook and…

Sep 15, 2015

Opportunity Instead Of Obedience

Sep 15, 2015

Michael Barata

You Don’t Know v. You Can’t Learn

“Explaining” to a kid is like nailing jello to a wall. It doesn’t work.”

Jun 9, 2015

You Don’t Know v. You Can’t Learn

Jun 9, 2015

Michael Barata

Change Takes A Village

I have a HUGE passion for workplace culture. Well, I actually have a driving passion to help create culture change. Not easy, but when it…

Jun 2, 2015

Change Takes A Village

Jun 2, 2015

Michael Barata

Raw Inight From a Student = Educational Truth

I ask my students, as part of their final, to submit a written observation of their view(s) of the semester. I ask them: Did your…

May 11, 2015

May 11, 2015

Michael Barata

Education As Part Of A Story

As another semester winds down for mw, I again realize something pretty awesome about my educational experience. Maybe it’s nothing new to…

May 8, 2015

Education As Part Of A Story

May 8, 2015

Michael Barata

Learning = Was + If

I was a student. I am an instructor. That’s how society labels me. However, I see things differently. I’m a student who instructs and I…

Apr 27, 2015

Learning = Was + If

Apr 27, 2015

Michael Barata

Change The Purpose

The approach to delivering education needs to change, but so does the purpose.

Apr 15, 2015

Change The Purpose

Apr 15, 2015

Michael Barata

Michael Barata

social change enthusiast / psychology instructor / workplace culture change facilitator / public speaker / blogger/vlogger

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