Roger Malina

Interlinking generations and sustainable education and democracy through reverse mentoring and other techniques

In “Interlinking Generations and Sustainable Education and Democracy through Reverse Mentoring and Other Techniques,” Roger F Malina reflects on Pavel Cenkl and Pravar Petkar’s article, adding insights from UTDallas Off-Center for Emergence Studies. The text discusses shifting university demographics, noting the unexpected impacts of engaging retired academics and older students. It highlights how universities marginalize

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Book Review of “The Fold; From Your Body to the Cosmos” by Laura U. Marks

Duke University Press 2024. By Roger F. Malina with no AI assistance. I started reading this book because I have met and know, and have been influenced by, the author and Laura Marks’ prior work. This book, as the title indicates, is rather philosophical. However, as I read, I connected with many of the concepts

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OUPOPO poem about Fred Turners Bridge disasters by Fred the Heretic

And pontificating about the steppingstones across Bridges of Life Feb 8 2025 Fred the H says: I’ve revised the poem to include the names and brief biographies of individuals who perished in each bridge disaster. Let me know if you need any further refinements or additional details. To understand what we mean by OUPOPO read

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Hybrid Model of Teaching and Learning Emergence Analysis and Application

 Tina Q Chen , Roger F Malina 1 Bass School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication, University of Texas at Dallas Abstract We present experimental teaching work in seminars at the Off Center for Emergence Studies (OC4ES) at the University of Texas at Dallas.  OC4ES offers a Hybrid Model of teaching and learning including providing

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Call for Collaboration to Review “Disrupt Science” Book by Mihai Nadin

Roger F. Malina. Jan 25 2025 I have just started reading the new book “Disrupt Science: the Future Matters:”https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-43957-5 It is by my colleague Mihai Nadin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihai_Nadin So I have a bit of a conflict of interest. I thought co-writing a review would anticipate potential implicit biases I might have. If you are interested in

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