My reviews on ratemyprofessor.com have been pretty good, but some of the comments have been bewildering and contradictory, but it could be worse – considering a response another teacher got (courtesy Huffington Post). The student was wicked clever and brutally…
Grading papers
I don’t enjoy figuring grades. I’m a score keeper – I don’t “give grades,” but the truth is I want people to get good grades. I can not reward those who ignore the assignment prompt though, and it’s hard not…
On finals
Here is a link to the finals schedule for all classes at JCCC. Read it. I’m following the college determined final schedule. I’m most of the way thru the iSearch papers. Next year we will make a bigger deal about…
What New Students Need to Know.
One of my groups did a project on “Important things students should know before their first day of college” and they published originally to Facebook on May 8th, and it was republished in a local high school paper for the…
End of Semester Classroom Assessment: SP 2010
In multiple conversations, class discussions and journal writings, classes have provided me with valuable feedback on teaching this semester. Concurrent Assignments: Several students voiced frustration with working on a deadline for paper, and before that deadline is reached – having…