Teaching in Pajamas

Who’s Staring Back? “Picture of Girl With Skunk”

By Rich Russell In Blackboard there is a Roster tool, where students (and the professor) can post pictures of themselves, and I encourage (but do not require) students to also do this during the first week, in addition to their written introductions. I qualify, "Please...

First Impressions Online

This first week of the semester in my online classes, students are required to post an introduction of themselves. Some students write lyric, Dickensian accounts of their lives up to.

The Final Straw

I have defended ABC College many times on this blog, despite the fact that many of my colleagues have been unhappy with them. I have never before felt micromanaged and.

Waiting for the Fallout

I missed a deadline last week. I teach at ABC College, a proprietary school that is well-known for strict faculty grading deadlines, and I missed one. I was aware of what I was doing and was willing to accept the consequences. I had 48 hours...

Getting to Know You

My first experience with online learning was in July 2003 as a student. This was before the emergence of online social networking as we know it today. We were not.

Digital Bilingualism: I’m a Mac, and a PC…

I am one of those people, I use a Mac. My schools and online students do not know this, as I am mainstream about most things loaded on it. I.

If It Isn't Broken, Don't Fix It

One of the schools I teach for originally had a canned curriculum from which all instructors taught . The content was good overall and obviously written by professionals. There were a few assignments that seemed to always cause confusion, but I quickly learned to just...

I Gave Him My Number. Will He Call?

by Jodi Menees I have a friend who teaches online at over 10 institutions and I was shocked when she told me that she does not give out her phone.

In Fond Remembrance of Spring Break

I teach at a brick and mortar University one night a week and all the buzz in the break room has been about what everyone is doing for Spring Break.

Should You Accept Every Online Teaching Assignment That Comes Your Way?

When we were students, we spent time researching the schools we wanted to attend. We looked at the reputation, ranking, degree choices, cost and alignment to our personal goals. We shopped around and we found the school that fit best. I chose traditional schools with...