Offices are important. An office is the college instructor's home away from home; in fact, the instructor often spends more time at the office than at home. Offices can indicate the status of the owner, in terms of size, location, windows, and amenities. The adjunct...
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I was out walking with a friend last week and the conversation turned, as it often does, to school. She'd just finished her college-level writing class and was sharing her.
Working at multiple colleges and campuses provides opportunities to teach students of many different backgrounds, needs, and interests. Here are some of the student population types you may encounter: The.
There are days when I wonder why I even got out of bed. In teaching, these days can sneak up on you when you aren't ready for them. For me, they are especially acute when I've taken extra time with a lecture or assignment and...
I had planned to write this week about how to avoid burning bridges with colleges if someone has to turn down a class. Then, the phone rang at 8:30 this.
In this blog, I plan to cover teaching from a holistic stand-point. That is, I want to look at how we teach from the position of the whole person, much.
When I was in graduate school I was pulled towards two different realities. On one hand, the faculty encouraged scholarship. More than once I was essentially told that to be a real academic, I had to publish. In some cases, I was told this quite...
At our house, summer is always somewhat hectic. The kids have summer camps, and I try to squeeze in time to work in between their entreaties that I come out.
In this week's Chronicle of Higher Education, there is an article written by David Glenn and headlined "Keep Adjuncts Away From Intro Courses, Report Says." The editor of The Chronicle.
by Neelam Kher Humor is a valuable teaching tool for establishing a classroom climate conducive to learning. This article identifies opportunities for incorporating humor in the college classroom, reviews the impact of humor on learning outcomes, and suggests guidelines for the appropriate use of humor....
