The Gradapocolypse/ Gradearmageddeon approaches and while cleaning my office (part of the process) and looking at how I will carry the papers, I realize it’s time to retire a well worn folder. It’s covered with thoughts on assessment and wisdom…
Reflection on TBL Ad Campaign FA18
This year our “product” was civic engagement and we tied our Team Based Learning inquiry learning project to the mid-term elections. No one endorsed or campaigned for any candidate, but students were enouraged to research issues while focusing on a…
My first name ain’t Mister; it’s professor, Dr D if you’re nasty.
My first boss required me to go by “Professor Dixon” with my students. I was in my mid twenties and looked quite young for my age. He reasoned that this would help my students respect me and help discipline in…
Advice for students from Comp 1 Profs: part 2
Dave Davis, veteran Prof, provides this advice.
Advice for students in comp -from other profs part 1
Prof. Mathew Schmeer writes: A Few Important Notes About This Class & How I Teach It You are required to do every last iota of the reading and writing assigned, exactly in the format requested in this syllabus, and it…
Andragogy boost from Twitter
We need to write revisions to the natural narratives to see stories from other point of view. I’ve had students do this in the past, but have fallen out of the practice. I recently read on Twitter, “We write from…
RateMyProfessor: Marketing, Assessment and Reliability.
A student journalist contacted me yesterday and asked about my feelings on the accuracy of feedback on a popular crowd sourced website. They approached me because I had the highest number of student evaluations (206 at this moment). My feelings…
teaching mistake (?)
In a discussion of literacy, the question was asked, “People who can read and write are smarter than those who cannot. True or False?” It brought to mind a story I heard from a priest, but it touched on NSFW…
Is it Funny, and why?
I try to share my andragogy (teaching theory) with students early and often. Today I came across an article in the Onion that made me think, made me smile, and made me wonder if students know it is a parody…
consequences of war and environmental assault.
Found a recommendation for a free documentary online: The deadly legacy of open air burn pits (2014)-A look into the ‘burn pits’ the US military and defense contractors used to destroy toxic debris in Iraq. These pits are responsible for…