Lots of folks say they love “teaching,” but, in reality, they love telling. That’s mostly because they love the attention and praise that comes from telling. Telling, teaching, and training are three […]
Teaching
Negotiating Your Starting Salary: The Importance of That Extra Few Grand
One thing that many academics hitting the job market overlook is the importance of negotiating the initial offer made by the interested institutions. (Historically, women and people of color are much less […]
Lifehack: Advice for Students: 10 Steps Toward Better Writing
Dustin over at Lifehack wrote a nice post for students on how to improve their writing. Last night I was going through the first round of this with my students as well. […]
The Value of Not Accepting Late Work
I had an amazing thing happen this semester: every student turned in every assignment on time. I don’t think that happened due to the caliber of students or the time I was […]
Teaching Students to Write: Dealing with the Perennial Problem of the Pile of Crap
I’m currently designing my next course and I am faced with a problem that gets me every semester: what’s the best way to teach students how to write well while balancing that […]