organization

Student Emails Can Drive You Crazy: LMAO (NOT)

By Lance Eaton “yo prof what’s homework for today —me” (typical email received 10 minutes before class at least five times per semester from different students) Email is the great communication tool and the giant headache for the Freeway Flyer. More so than other adjuncts,...

Gatorade and Bathroom Breaks: Common Sense Freeway Flying

By Jenny Ortiz There isn't a training course for being a Freeway Flyer. When I began teaching at three colleges, I had to learn things the hard way. Keeping Hydrated:.

Clean up In Aisle Five

In my teaching philosophy, the student is embedded within a context, an environment, that can either help or hinder learning. Today I want to talk about an unsung aspect of.

Geek Life: Getting Students Organized

Despite the many social and demographic changes that have resulted in colleges and universities welcoming a wider variety of non-traditional students (from returning women to life-long learners) the biggest chunk of our students will likely be relatively fresh out of high school, and still in...

Is the Organized Instructor the Effective Instructor? It Helps!

Organization is important for all college instructors, and is especially important for the Freeway Flyer. There are tricks that you can use that may simplify your professional life and make.

The Freeway Flyer Survival Kit You Didn’t Even Know You Needed

By Jenny Ortiz Remember the high school locker and how convenient it was? Books and jackets were left behind and locked up tight. My locker, although messy, was notorious for.

Avoiding Freeway Flyer Burn Out

By Jenny Ortiz Too often recently, I've been pushing aside my work load in order to simply sit still. Mornings, I find myself wondering whether I should grade papers or stare up at my ceiling? At first I thought it was the weather. Yesterday, however, I...