A student recently asked me what my favourite things were about my job and what were the worst. Great question! I can certainly say there are way more positives than negatives and after reflecting on the question, this is what
FollowOkay, well I don’t think I’ve ever prepared AND given a perfect lecture but I have certainly had lectures go well and I have also had lectures go horribly. There are the lectures that feel great when I’m done and
I go through an ardous process every year of setting up students in various research labs for their senior research project. This year, I have a colleague to split the tasks. We ask students to email with whom they would
I write a lot of letters of reference. A lot is an understatement. I also get asked to write many more letters of reference of which I can’t always say yes. To increase your chances of getting a professor (or
Although I love my tech, I need to have an old fashioned whiteboard kicking around. I have always used whiteboards for studying (both in high school and University), organizing my work day, and for teaching impromptu in my office. I
It is day 3 of school and already I am concerned about the volume of email I am getting on a day to day basis. However, I have been able to kind of keep my head above water. I have