January 2008
Tuesday 29 January 2008
- Productivity Hampered by Technology - I saw myself reflected in the frustrations posted by high school math tacher Amber Arizpe in a recent 43Folders post: "Teacher's Productivity Hampered by Technology.". Arizpe (aka salindger) describes an interesting process: During class, I write out notes on the Elmo. Plain ol’ paper and pen on a notepad. I... (22:47 | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments)
Monday 28 January 2008
- Humor in Genre Writing - During my sabbatical, I had the opportunity to be a guest writer for a weekend at the Odyssey Fantasy Writing Workshop -- an outstanding workshop for writers of science fiction, fantasy and horror literature, run each summer out of St. Anselm college in New Hampshire (a place you may recognize... (08:57 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Sunday 27 January 2008
- Behind the Scenes of Rate My Professor - As I mentioned in my first entry after returning from hiatus, RateMyProfessors.com has grown since I first looked at it a few years ago, particularly in the ways in which professors can interact and respond to the student comments. Inspired by the video responses from teachers, I decided to join... (11:35 | 0 Trackbacks | 3 Comments)
Monday 21 January 2008
- Friday Shout-Out + Other Forms of Noise - This morning I read about an interesting classroom activity called the "Friday Shout-Out" on music professor Coyotebanjo's great edublog series called In the Trenches, which chronicles the reality of his work in the classroom. The Friday Shout-Out technique addresses the student exhaustion over a week of tough classes and their... (09:51 | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments)
Sunday 20 January 2008
- Professors Strike Back - And...scene! I'm back. Have been returned to campus after sabbatical, actually, for about six months so far -- I just haven't been blogging, and I apologize, but I've been rather busy. I will likely talk more about sabbatical and such later on. But for now, here's something fun that I... (15:41 | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments)