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…
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…
Concurrent assignments.
I promised my comp 2 (122) students I’d survey other teachers on an issue. In class I outline the major papers and provide written assignment prompts with the syllabus on the first day of class. I also provide a “grade…
A Rose for Emily
In addition to traditional discussions of race, gender and sexual orientation, classes today broached the topic of domestic abuse and potential incest. The 11 am class also speculated that today Emily would be diagnosed agoraphobic. The 12:30 class discussed race…
Teabonics
I’m hijacking images from a post from Boing Boing ( since I use links – it’s legal).How do these images apply to our discussion of students’ right to their own language?
Venn Diagram defines terms: geeks, nerds, dorks, etc.
This excellent example of a Venn diagram was produced by The Great White Snark and recommended by Boing Boing. For image url double click on image, or http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z167/Great_WhiteSnark/Nerd_Dork_Geek_Venn_Diagram.jpg
RePost: the interwebs – relevant analogies.
The following appeared on my original blog. Intellectual intercourse requires maturity and an understanding of consequences. A recent NPR report presents several cautionary tales on cyber security / responsible online behavior. Scroll down to the “Excerpt: ‘The Future of Reputation,’”…
on texting ettiquette
With any new social phenomena, we adjust and rules and manners evolve. Texting in inappropriate situations is a contentious issue for people of just about all ages. Texting’s turned out to be more dangerous when driving that drinking, and spring…