Archive for the 'Teaching' Category

Doins

Monday, January 8th, 2007

I’ve reached the time in winter break when I think, “Jeez, where did the time go?” The temptation, of course, is for panic to set in: will I get my spring syllabi done? the double bill of essay revisions? the long runs? the editing for our collection? the T&P portfolio? the work on the house?
Of [...]

Policy

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006

WIU recently updated its policy regarding the academic accommodation statement included on course syllabi. Point 3 now reads:
In accordance with University policy and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), academic accommodations may be made for any student who notifies the instructor of the need for an accommodation. For the instructor to provide the proper [...]

1001 del.icio.uses

Thursday, October 19th, 2006

After a little more than 18 months, my del.icio.us is now 1001 links strong. Enjoy!
Using del.icio.us has changed the way I deal with students in a few interesting ways; I now suggest that folks poke around in my del.icio.us or point them to specific tags. (I need to ask some students if this is actually [...]

Cheapie iMac

Wednesday, July 5th, 2006

Apple deploys a cheap iMac: $900.

One classroom upgrade

Tuesday, June 13th, 2006

One classroom in Simpkins gets some upgrades

Odds and ends weekend

Saturday, March 4th, 2006

Papa’s stroke, garden prep, run 10K, 0:51:42 (8:15/mi)

Cluelessness

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

Kathy Sierra, cluelessness, and not English majors who don’t know how to use find-and-replace

Del.icio.us and teaching

Sunday, February 5th, 2006

How I used del.icio.us in my Fall 2005 course Computers & Writing

Odds and ends Wednesday

Wednesday, January 18th, 2006

Brewed porter, Mom and Dad arrive, and started teaching

Make your own beer, eat your own syllabus

Friday, January 13th, 2006

Brewed two batches of beer and the 180 syllabus