on early mornings and long afternoons
I’m finding it’s taking me a little longer than expected to get into the rhythm of teaching this semester. I have really long days Mondays and Wednesdays (7:30 am to 6:00 pm or so) and long evenings...
View Articleon choosing book lists
It’s a bit of a Sophie’s Choice every time I have to put together a book list for a course. On one hand, it’s the very best part of my job — I get to choose my favourite texts and teach students how...
View Articleit’s that time of year
With the drop date approaching, it’s time to have a series of difficult conversations with students, ranging from “you need to pick things up a little if you want to do well” to “you can’t possibly...
View Articleon non-teaching time
Do you ever find you have to actively decompress after a lecture? Or after a day of lecturing? Or a week? I’ve found this semester that I live for Thursday night — it’s the only night of the week I...
View Articleon winging it
I have one section this semester with a group of students who work so diligently and responsibly that lately I’ve been trying to “wing it” with them to a greater or lesser extent. Well, I’m a control...
View Articlenew course development
Oh man, choosing texts is such sweet agony. I’m very happily developing a Children’sLit class for the summer (two sections), and have absolutely agonized over deciding on the final booklist. I’m...
View Articleend of term reflection
There’s a lot to reflect on with this first year under my belt, and I’m sure a larger reflection will take the whole summer and beyond to really develop. I’ve found that my days have really been...
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get yer game on: the pros and cons of gamification
I’m thinking a lot about the good and bad things about gamification. I’m planning to gamify my first-year classes in the fall, and I know I tend to be a bit starry-eyed about the possibilities the...
View Articlebetter late than never
A bit behind schedule on the Monday post this week — apologies. I’ve been thinking a lot about this ProfHacker post about teaching evening classes when you are not yourself a night person. My classes...
View Articlewhere have I been hiding?
… under a pile of work, mostly. I hope everyone’s fall semester is going swimmingly. I have a lot of preps this semester — two all new, one reinvention — so that is absorbing a lot of time. As per...
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