by Micah Horner These days, getting a great personal website up-and-running is incredibly easy. The question is, why should you create your own website, and what should you write about? Defining Your Purpose Create your website with purpose. Personally, I define my website as the online, visual representation of who I am. I showcase my [...]

by Rowan Hartin Rowan Hartin is an alternative education guide and DIY learning geek out of Austin, Texas. She helps young adults who are exploring alternatives to college, and considers herself a “bad” influence professionally. She offers coaching and workshops through The Bureau of Angst Management. The tens of thousands of dollars that many pay [...]

by Alex Clifford Deciding to pursue an unconventional education for yourself can be only half the battle. Chances are you’ll be surrounded by well-meaning people who think that you’re doing the wrong thing. They’ll try to persuade you to go to college, instead of encouraging you to do what is right for you. Here’s a [...]

By Matthew Manning We all have things that we say we want to do—read more, become bilingual, or finally pick up that instrument—yet none of us do them.  It’s not that we lack the motivation, or that we need to “try harder”.  We have to realize that willpower is limited.  Without a backbone of systems, [...]

By Steven Hoover Steven Hoover is a Senior Assistant Librarian in the Learning Commons of Syracuse University’s Bird Library.  His areas of research and scholarship include information literacy, instructional design, assessment, and graphic novels.  At the time of this posting, he is holding on for dear life in Prof. Eric Lander’s edX course, Introduction to [...]