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Undergraduates, stop before sending that email!
Even in the smallest, most elite universities, there are more students than professors in nearly every class. In my current biggest class there are 52 students. Imagine what it is like for me and my teaching assistants when students decide … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching, Undergraduates
Tagged Academic term, communication, email, professor, professors, syllabus, Teaching assistant, teaching assistants, undergraduates, Wikipedia
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If you don’t lecture, what do you do in class on the first day?
In a couple of hours my students will be forming their indelible first impressions of me and my wonderful teaching assistants. Studies show that their opinion after the first 10 minutes correla tes highly with their opinion at the end … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching, Uncategorized
Tagged class, cooperative learning, death by powerpoint, Education, lecture, Selfish Gene, Student, syllabus, teach, teacher, university, Wikipedia, YouTube
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Be welcoming to the students that may need disability accommodation
I have to confess I don’t like to be told what goes on my syllabus. After all, it is my class and I have a very good idea of how to teach and how to reach out to students. I … Continue reading
What not to do on your first day of class
Are you about to teach your first class of the semester? Is your syllabus ready? Have you picked just the right texts, balancing content with cost? Are you a few PowerPoints ahead? Have you thought about how this semester you … Continue reading
Posted in The joy of teaching
Tagged class, College, engagement, evaluations, exams, lecture, students, syllabus, teaching, university
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