Lisa Rivero M.A.

Facebook 101: Smart Social Media for College Students

How, not whether, to use Facebook and other social networking sites may be key to improving college students' emotional well-being.

How, not whether, to use Facebook and other social networking sites may be key to improving college students' emotional well-being.

Shame and Motivation to Change

We know the feeling only too well: Our pulse quickens. Our faces flush. The feeling is so bad that we want to escape at all costs. But is shame always bad?

We know the feeling only too well: Our pulse quickens. Our faces flush. The feeling is so bad that we want to escape at all costs. But is shame always bad?

Introvert, Know Thyself Above All

In this golden age for introverts, let's not forget the value and wonder of human complexity.

In this golden age for introverts, let's not forget the value and wonder of human complexity.

Want to Take Better Notes? Get the Lead Out

One of the modern challenges for classroom teachers, especially at the college level, is how to deal with student use of laptops and other personal technology in the classroom. A new study suggests that, even when used solely for notes, laptops may not always be the best choice.

One of the modern challenges for classroom teachers, especially at the college level, is how to deal with student use of laptops and other personal technology in the classroom. A new study suggests that, even when used solely for notes, laptops may not always be the best choice.

When It Comes to Creativity, Attitude Is Key

No creative problem solving exists free from any limitations. Rather than trying to eliminate constraints, we might want to engage with them more fully and to find reasons for doing so.

No creative problem solving exists free from any limitations. Rather than trying to eliminate constraints, we might want to engage with them more fully and to find reasons for doing so.

Shakespeare for Everyone

Poetry matters now more than ever, whether we read it, write it, or speak it, because it forces us to pay attention: to a word, a phrase, a line, an idea, or an object, if only for a few moments.

Poetry matters now more than ever, whether we read it, write it, or speak it, because it forces us to pay attention: to a word, a phrase, a line, an idea, or an object, if only for a few moments.