Articles by Kate Everson
Cheating in E-Learning
It seems like every month there’s a new academic dishonesty scandal. Since its major cheating scandal in 2012, Harvard University has seen a three-fold spike in dishonesty cases. In March, nine Air Force commanders were fired for cheating on nuclear missile exams in a case involving more than 100 airmen. Then the Navy had its own issues involving a fifth of the trainers at its nuclear reactor school in South Carolina. Even third-graders in Ohio are cheating on their reading tests.
‘Be Abnormal’ and Other Leadership Lessons From the Pittsburgh Pirates
Bill Treasurer, author of “Leaders Open Doors” and chief encouragement officer of Giant Leap Consulting, spent two days with the Pittsburgh Pirates during spring training. Although he was hired to help them with their leadership, he came away with fi...
Four Learning Lessons From “Captain America: Winter Soldier”
Last weekend, $96.2 million-worth of moviegoers (including me) piled into their local cineplex to see “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.” The film is the first of several superhero blockbusters flying, swinging and rocketing into theaters in the n...
Binge Learning for the Netflix Generation
This weekend, I have one thing scheduled: cramming four months' worth of "Walking Dead" episodes I missed into a single lazy Sunday. Thanks to the advent of DVRs and streaming sites such as Netflix and Hulu Plus, it's possible to squeeze entire seaso...