August 2005
Monday 29 August 2005
- Silly Banter on the First Day - Fall classes began today at SHU. On this morning's docket: an Honor's section of Freshman Composition. The first day is always an exciting one, since you start off class with a "clean slate" and get to meet brand new people that you're going to get to know rather well in... (17:39 | 0 Trackbacks | 4 Comments)
Wednesday 24 August 2005
- Shifting the Paradigm: Transformative Learning Theory - This morning I read an article by Kelly McGonigal posted at Stanford's Center for Teaching and Learning, called "Teaching for Transformation: From Learning Theory to Teaching Strategies" [note: this link opens a PDF File]. McGonigal outlines "transformative learning theory" -- a concept developed by Jack Mezirow -- in order to... (10:36 | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments)
Tuesday 2 August 2005
- The Tenure Package - Today I submitted my tenure package: a three binder set of documents about my teaching, scholarship, and service over the past seven years at Seton Hill University. Though the process is difficult, it feels liberating to have it out of my hands...and the process of assembling the portfolios and reflecting... (01:05 | 0 Trackbacks | 9 Comments)