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It’s Not Just the Students Who Multitask
I started reading the Chronicle piece entitled “You’re Distracted. This Professor Can Help” feeling very smug and superior. Those foolish students — why do they not realize that their constant response to electronic devices is counterproductive (and it is). Checking … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Students, Technology
Tagged email, meditation, multitasking, Teaching, Technology
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Do I need to make classroom attendance more important?
In a previous blog posting, I outlined my use of a tablet PC in the classroom. One of the ways I use the tablet is to screencast my lecture, recording both the visual output (my notes and PowerPoint) and my … Continue reading
Teaching Lessons from Project Runway
Today’s New York Times has a piece reflecting on Project Runway’s Tim Gunn as a model mentor. His tag line — “Make it Work” — can also ‘work’ for faculty members giving students feedback. In fact, a Tumblr feed called … Continue reading
An Example of Teaching with Technology
I’ve been fortunate to be a part of the new Teaching with Technology Faculty Learning Community (FLC). The nine members of the group bring different perspectives to the application of technology in teaching. Even from reading the various entries in … Continue reading
Chasing Sparks
I was recently asked what my favorite part about being a teacher was. I thought this was an interesting question as being a teacher is a complex job and involves a lot of disparate activities. Who loves serving on boards … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Students, Uncategorized
Tagged students, Teaching, understanding
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Math and English Meet in the Classroom: Discuss
The Chronicle has published the first in a three-part series narrating the experience of an English professor (who is also dramaturg at the Folger Theatre) and a math professor in co-teaching a First Year seminar called “Mathematics and What it … Continue reading
Posted in Interdisciplinary Teaching, Teaching Methods
Tagged english, interdiscipinary, math, multi-disciplinary, Seminar, Shakespeare, Syllabus, Teaching, Team Teaching, Writing
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Spotlight on Teaching: DeTemple & Kuenzi Shine in Minute Lectures
What a challenge: talk for just one minute about an engaging topic within your discipline that is clear, thought-provoking, and might interest students in exploring courses in your department. The Hilltop Scholars Program is hosting a Sixty Second Lecture Series, … Continue reading
Posted in Students, Teaching Methods
Tagged Daily Campus, DeTemple, dorms, Hilltop Scholars, Kuenzi, Teaching
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Office Hour Blues: Alone Again, Naturally
One really rewarding teaching experience can be the one-on-one conversations that happen when a student comes to office hours. The conversation might clear up the student’s confusion; it might allow an exploration of the course’s big themes; it might give … Continue reading
