Nan Bahr's Blog
Imagine for a moment that you have something important to say. You want to choose your words carefully because you want people to understand your message, and as you wait for your moment to contribute to the conversation a three-year-old sneaks up behind and starts tugging at your trousers. At first, the tugging is just... Continue Reading →
The promotion: Part 1 Let's assume that you're doing well in your current teaching role. You have a hands-on approach to your work and have a direct impact on your students' success. The students love and respect you, and you are delighted with your professional relationships. In fact, you consider yourself to be an exemplary... Continue Reading →
Nan Bahr, April 21, 2021 This paper was presented as my keynote speech to open: International Conference on Applied Science, Technology, and Engineering (ICASTE) 2021 International Conference on Economics, Business, Social, and Humanities (ICEBSH) 2021 The virtual road to a new normal FINALDownload Nan Bahr Keynote speech The Virtual road toward a new normalDownload
Nan Bahr, April 20, 2021 Southern Cross University Abstract Kindness has been generally overlooked as a professional element in constellating a teacher's attributes and skills. This paper takes an Iterative Thematic Inquiry approach to expose and discuss perspectives on the relevance of professional kindness for contemporary teaching. This critical inquiry, in four stages, provides evidence... Continue Reading →
Nan Bahr, March 15, 2021 The wisdom of Pooh Not every student has a great time at school. School can be challenging and confronting in a myriad of ways. Pooh, Winnie the, captures the driving yet poignant sentiment for disengagement from school well: “I always get to where I’m going by walking away from where... Continue Reading →
Nan Bahr, November 26, 2020 Abstract Maintenance of an active lifestyle and engagement in coordinated physical activities such as ballroom dance, bowling, yoga, and tai chi have been reported by others to temporarily and partially relieve or delay the progression of symptoms for those with Parkinson’s Disease. However, available reports only consider relatively low impact,... Continue Reading →
Nan Bahr, November 12, 2020 Introduction In this paper, I reflect on the desperate need for a backbone, a framework, for attending to holistic student experience in higher education. This emerges from my observation that although various elements of a University community proudly proclaim that they attend to student experience, rarely do they connect beyond... Continue Reading →
Nan Bahr, September 8, 2020 Warning: this blog will be confronting for those who like setting exams or who believe examinations are an unavoidable necessity, I have come to the belief that examinations are an incredibly flawed approach to assessment. I can use my own experience as evidence. I call it the “cram and dump”... Continue Reading →
Nan Bahr, September 1, 2020 Twenty two weeks have now passed since I have spent more than a few hours at farther than 5 minutes from home. Twenty two weeks, or 154 days, edging up to half a year. Rather than dwell on the potential mental health crisis that may be looming for me, in... Continue Reading →
Nan Bahr, June 9, 2020 To be direct, generally not well. This is not because they are not familiar with online environments. Nor is it because they are necessarily uncomfortable with a sudden shift in mode for learning. It is because the quick turnaround has put the content presentation ahead of the design for learning.... Continue Reading →
Promoting Teacher Education 