February 2010
7 posts
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BLACKBOARD
I had my first wonderful experience putting grades onto Blackboard. Emily Cohen scared me by saying it was not too fun, but I didn’t find it that bad! The worst part was definitely putting the papers in alpha order, especially when a) there’s 144 students in the class and b) apparently boys are still terrible at writing legibly. Luckily, I have a fantastic roommate who loves the...
First presentation!
I had my first presentation today. I showed the class my final project for New Shoes and gave a brief explanation of what we did (of course, without giving away too much strategy), what our shoe was like, and what I learned from the experience. I really loved New Shoes and my wonderful team, Cobalt Jaguar, and I hope I communicated my enthusiasm for the project. I especially stressed reading...
“Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is...”
– Sophia Loren. Some inspiration for the day!
Quick Update: Organization
Note to self: being organized is essential to peer teaching! Forming the New Shoes groups was quite the task. While most of the students signed up for their own groups with friends, some of the groups had to be switched around (too many members, not enough members, repeats, etc). Also, there were about 30 students who weren’t in a group at all. For these students, I looked at their...
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First Office Hours
Today from 2-3 I held office hours for the first time in Jazzman’s Cafe. No one came, although I wasn’t suprised. It’s actually an eye opener; it makes me want to attend my professor’s office hours. I wouldn’t have minded even if students just came to talk about their majors or career paths, or college in general. Hopefully in the next few weeks more students feel...
