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The Joy of Learning New Things

October 19, 2022 By D'Ann Mateer

Do you remember the joy of finally leaning to ride a bike without training wheels? Or swimming across the pool for the first time? Or learning to read and finding a whole new world of books?  We get to experience the joy of learning new things when we are young. But the older we get, the fewer things there are that drive us to master them.  Of course we often hear the call to “never … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: learning, social media, Video

Giveaways, a Video, and More

July 13, 2017 By Cara Putman

Today I thought I'd do something different and give you a little look into one of the other hats I wear. By day, I'm a full time lecturer at Purdue University, a job I absolutely adore. I feel most alive when I'm teaching and writing. So here's a video I made this week on Facebook that shares a bit about what I'm reading right now for that job. I didn't include the Corporate Governance textbook. … [Read more...]

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