School starts in 5 days. AHHHHHH! I am not ready for this year. I don’t think I ever feel ready but this year seems more intense than most. Today I met a lot of lovely new first year students. Chatty,
FollowEmail is my job. Actually, teaching is my job but the number of emails I get on a daily basis makes the task of answering each in a timely fashion the most pressure in my line of work. Responding to
As I was walking through my favourite tech store I realized how many more options there are for technology purchases today than when I was a student just 15 years ago. I wasn’t faced with the option of even purchasing
One of the most common issues I deal with during my office hours is studying issues. The conversation with students usually goes like this: Me: So tell me, how do you study? Student: I write down everything you say in
As I have been counselling students this summer, a lot of conversation has come up from students over what course to take based on the professor who was teaching. They seem to really care about who the professor is and
I had my first prank in lecture at the end of the school year. A savvy student (or group of conspirators) placed a smart phone inside my podium timed to go off with a song, ten minutes into lecture. I