One of the least favourite parts of my job is when cheating and lying happens. As midterm season wraps up and I’ve just finished with catching and dealing with a number of those who have cheated I am reminded why
FollowAs a graduate student, I loved collecting data. I couldn’t wait for experiments to finish so that I could start analyzing (even better if I could analyze in the evening with a cup of coffee in hand….ah perfection). NERD!! Yes,
It’s already that time of year to write exam questions. In the majority of the courses I teach, the format is multiple choice questions. When I first started teaching, the extent of training I had in the arena of writing
I pride myself in the details. Making sure every slide is perfect, every lecture is content balanced with times built in for student engagement and a level of performance to keep attention. I am nit-picky when it comes to writing
I have had some interesting exchanges with students over the last few days. The word that seems to link these interactions lately has been TRUST. Can I trust my professor? Let me explain. In one of the courses I manage,
I have been pondering my energy focus in my job. As a professor I do have a lot of freedom within my job. I am still tasked with teaching certain courses and a number of lectures, but the rest of