Baby boomer: 1946-1964 > Generation X
Bio of Bill Phillips
"I could not live without The Internet and Google. How did we all exist without the internet at our fingertips?"
Video QuickTime | RealPlayer
| Age | 53 |
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| Generation | Baby Boomer, 1946 thru 1964 |
| Major | Education, Curriculum and Instruction |
| Degree | EdD |
| Interests | Travel, RVing, fishing, hobbies |
| Responsibilities | Married, two great sons, Rob 22, and Corey, 20. Both attending college |
| Quirks | I hate a mess and disorganization! |
| Phrase | "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming 'WOO HOO what a ride!'" |
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| TV show | Seinfeld reruns |
| Music | Old Rock – Zepplin, Doors and of course my favorite Jimmy Buffet |
| Books | Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea or his short stories. |
| Video Game | Pacman, many years ago and Tetris |
| One thing the University could change for you - what would it be? | Provide a web component for each and every course. Add additional wireless capability across campus. Establish a formal mentor program to assist (Doctoral) students through their program. Build an on-campus football stadium! |
| Inclination to change | love change……at my pace. Don’t force it on me or change for poor reasons. |
Things I Want from Higher Ed
- Give me an online prescence in light of the fact that I have a full-time schedule. [24/7 Access]
- Make notes available online so that I can review it at my leisure. [Print vs. Online]
- Fund faculty development to help them use new technology to help them become better educators.
- Online can allow me to find those who have the same interests…I can learn new hobbies by communicating online. [Boston Whaler]
- Faculty need to understand their students; provide formative evaluations and use their suggestions to improve the class.
- Educational databases in the library are impossible to use…I need easy to use sites. [Google Scholars]
- Provide mentors, who can answer academic and administrative questions on more of a social level.
