If you think that's a weird title for a blog entry, let me tell you...no way. Those of you that don't have the pleasure of knowing my wife will need a little background. She received her undergraduate degree from a small catholic college in Wisconsin called Viterbo. She then went on to get her masters degree in health sciences at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania. Yea, yea....she got a 4.0 in grad school and I never did....let's just move on...shall we?  
 
So...back to the point. She's a registered dietician and has been teaching on and off at Bowling Green State University for some years now. About a month ago, BGSU called again and they asked her if she wanted to teach fall semester. They gave her two choices- a traditional face to face class, or a distance education class. I convinced her to try the distance education class and promised to help her.  
 
Long story short, she's currently in the other room with her MacBook using GarageBand to record her second podcast for the course. She received an email the other day from one of her students. "I've never had a distance learning class before where the teacher recorded spoken word lectures. This was really cool. Thank you!" 
 
Here is someone teaching in the college of family and consumer sciences that is not only teaching distance education classes, but she is using her laptop to record and publish podcasts that enhance the presentation slides she has uploaded to the school's course management system. Who says you have to be a tech geek to use technology to enhance your curriculum? Bah! 
 
I'm really proud of my wife.  
 
I shouldn't be surprised though. She DID get a 4.0 in grad school. : ) 
 
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