sue borchardt

ulrich the alien

Administrator — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:23:00 +0000

doodlebreak

Administrator — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:12:15 +0000

Franz at 50. Franz finds flow.

Administrator — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:21:57 +0000

Links for more information on Mastery and Flow…

Franz at 50 (II)… Franz gets happy

Administrator — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:16:51 +0000

A new episode of Franz at 50.

Click the following link to see episode II of Franz at 50. Note that this is a flash presentation with no pre-loader. This means that once you click on the link, you will see a blank white screen while your browser loads the presentation. The time it takes to load will depend on your internet connection. In other words — BE PATIENT, might take up to 30 seconds to load.

Franz at 50

mr huynh

Administrator — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 04:31:18 +0000

Franz at 50

Administrator — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 01:34:51 +0000

Click the following link to see Franz at 50. Note that this is a flash presentation with no pre-loader. This means that once you click on the link, you will see a blank white screen while your browser loads the presentation. The time it takes to load will depend on your internet connection. In other words — BE PATIENT, might take up to 30 seconds to load.

Franz at 50

cutout tissue may basket

Administrator — Sun, 09 May 2010 22:02:31 +0000

Organic Chemistry Tutorials

Administrator — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:17:28 +0000

Lately, I’ve been working with my old orgo professor to develop some tutorials for her class. It’s still a work in progress. Forgive the glitches. They’ll be fixed soon.

Orgo Tutorials

These tutorials were developed in keynote – apple’s answer to powerpoint – and exported to flash. There are some challenges to this development platform but it beats the hell out of learning and programming the whole thing in flash which i just didn’t have time to do. Tricks to know: you’ll need to write a flash pre-loader, don’t use any opacity in keynote, slide transitions are not preserved in the export to flash, and frame rate needs to be upped if you create a preloader.

not that many other weirdos in consciousness studies

Administrator — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:43:37 +0000

So yesterday I had my first meeting with my fellow weirdos in the Consciousness Studies group in the Individualized Master of Arts (IMA) group at Goddard. Turns out there are not that many other folks in my concentration: Belle who is in her last semester and Tasha who might transfer out. There are a few IMA students without concentrations that might transfer in but it still looks to be a rare breed interested in the interdisciplinary study of consciousness. Here at Goddard that includes studies in four areas: Neuroscience, Arts & Humanities, Social, and Transpersonal. While many people have interests in three of those, few are interested in all four.

I’ve started wrestling with my study plan for the semester but still have no idea how much to carve out and which things to focus on first. Since I plan to do a lit review on scientific articles on meditation, I’ve decided that I need to get a handle on functional neuroanatomy this first semester. Without a basic understanding of brain regions, much of the discussion of fMRI data in these papers is flying over my head.

The rest is up for grabs. I might include sensation, perception, and cognition on the science end as well as some work in non-dual philosophical traditions (advaita, zen, taoism). Also plan to include a silent retreat (my third) and a follow-up phenomenological paper on the experience of it.

The week is flying by and there’s a lot to nail down yet. Before I leave Goddard on friday I need to have my semester study plan complete specifying the contents of 5 work packets.

living the question

Administrator — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:00:57 +0000

There are some phrases that seem to keep coming up around this place, for instance, Living the Question and Trusting the Process. These are not new ideas for me but it their prevalence in an academic environment is quite refreshing. While most institutions of higher learning place high value on knowing and articulating what it is you wish to study, here at Goddard we are more likely to be reminded to deeply listen and honor the inherent rerouting created by the process of asking deep questions. One day three, most of us are running around in a state of knowing less about what we wanted to focus on that when we started… and it’s all just fine. What a great place to be, in a community of committed scholars devoted to holding the space for us to explore.

Today is commencement weekend for the Goddard graduates. Over the past several days the graduates have been presenting their theses, mostly in the form of experiential events. Attending these presentations has been marvelously inspiring and encouraging – in other words, at the end of this organic and free process, there is the potential for amazing fruits.

I wish I was able to attend more of these presentations but my body, aching and complaining in more ways I thought possible, has demanded that I close my eyes for far more time than seems reasonable. I’m happy to notice that today the complaints are fewer and quieter and am able to take in more of what’s going on all around me.

I just had a second meeting with my adviser and she continues to be right there with me, asking the right questions while fueling my fire. This afternoon, I meet with my concentration group for the first time – all the other weirdos who have chosen to get a Master’s in Consciousness Studies. Needless to say, I can’t wait!