Completed all Blue 2.0 assignments!!!! Woot woot!

Thank you for your hardwork, Patsy. I've enjoyed learning some new skills.

I'm all atwitter....

I know people use this often with cell phones. Unfortunately, I don't have unlimited texts with my plan. Very fun!

google docs

I think google docs is another useful tool, particularly, because it is free and accessible to everyone.

Social Networking

I initially started using Facebook at the suggestion of my students at a previous university. I used it to post class photos from group activities and students used it to contact me. Since that time many family members have also become users. I think it is a very useful tool and very fun.

University Student Retention Begins in High School

The following is from the American Youth Policy Forum. The study tracked 8th graders through university degree completion from 1988 to 2000. The results of the study can be found here.

Of particular interest to me were the recommendations, from the study.


The study recommends, for example, that high school students log on to college and community college websites and search for examples of the type of examinations and assignments that await them to avoid any “disconnect” when they arrive on campus.

Adelman says colleges should become more involved in secondary school curriculum preparation and provide concrete examples of college assignments, exams, and labs. High school teachers, guidance counselors, parents, and students should have access to this open display of content standards, and it should be included in all recruitment and promotional literature. Institutions should limit no-penalty course withdrawals and no-credit course repeats, creatively increase the use of summer terms, monitor gateway course participation, and report rates of persistence.

I think making this info available to guidance counselors and high school teachers would enhance connections between UKY admissions staff and high schools.