tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post7703814030685233883..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: A Friday Thirsty on Office Hours.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-10409105542973959142013-02-03T20:14:16.908-05:002013-02-03T20:14:16.908-05:00And now it looks like I may have one of the office...And now it looks like I may have one of the office-hours over-users this semester. A student in my online class wants to see me twice next week. Aargh. Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-11697670002785892242013-02-03T18:40:55.328-05:002013-02-03T18:40:55.328-05:00I'm required to keep a significant number of h...I'm required to keep a significant number of hours per week at LD3C. It's a total waste of my time. I'm lucky if I get one student per every three weeks or so. Really. I always schedule my office hours to provide the most opportunity for students to use them. They never come. <br /><br />In another institution, this might not be a bad thing as noted by others here. If I worked Great Lakes Gretahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101613060478193833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-50567757859928263712013-02-03T09:32:29.993-05:002013-02-03T09:32:29.993-05:00I've stopped worrying about the silence. I get...I've stopped worrying about the silence. I get some course prep done, make photocopies, catch up on quiz grading and BlackholeBoard stuff. We also meet face to face with advisees before they're cleared to register, so that makes things busier for a couple of weeks. I have probably two students each term who will take up half an hour each week.Polar Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09713477095763100821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-82790433452156249522013-02-02T22:01:10.576-05:002013-02-02T22:01:10.576-05:00Oh! I misunderstood. There is no way known to ma...Oh! I misunderstood. There is no way known to man that entices students into office hours. Sure, you can require them to show up and maybe a student stops by so that you can summarize the last three chapters so he can do well on tomorrow's exam but none of that results in anybody learning anything. There's nothing you can do.<br /><br />Except.<br /><br />Well, I don't guarantee Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-14234024290807114022013-02-02T15:37:52.174-05:002013-02-02T15:37:52.174-05:00I have to have six office hours per week, official...I have to have six office hours per week, officially. In reality I have 4 and no one has said anything to me.<br /><br />Sometimes students show up, other times they don't. I'm mostly alone, most of the time, but I love my office so I don't mind being there. It has all the comforts of home. StellafromSparksburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584701718285662953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-45738753536002667292013-02-02T13:16:24.175-05:002013-02-02T13:16:24.175-05:00I hold them, but, with the exception of a single o...I hold them, but, with the exception of a single over-eager/overdependent student who appears every few years and monopolizes my time (and who is usually registered for an online class), very few students come unless we have a scheduled conference (this, of course, magnifies the problem with the overdependent student, since there's no one to chase hir out). Once I have held scheduled Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-39396147845963865372013-02-02T09:54:46.874-05:002013-02-02T09:54:46.874-05:00My office hours are usually very busy. However, I...My office hours are usually very busy. However, I have about 400 students every semester. I also encourage them to come and not to feel embarrassed if they have questions because I would like to help them, so I think that plays a part too. I do this because I remember, when I was an undergrad, that I always felt intimidated going to ask a professor a question.The Naughty Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234624349205271144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-44960273329686270882013-02-02T09:53:03.527-05:002013-02-02T09:53:03.527-05:00Also, I'm not watching cat vids on YouTube, I&...Also, I'm not watching cat vids on YouTube, I'm watching stuff like the Universum series on Hulu: http://www.hulu.com/orf-universum-documentaries<br /><br />But your point is taken. Still, I work at home, and my office hours are for my availability for advisees and students. I would like to do a better job of getting them the help they need.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-51887165114830753952013-02-02T07:58:45.175-05:002013-02-02T07:58:45.175-05:00Thanks all!Thanks all!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-49473114813202452013-02-02T07:58:32.598-05:002013-02-02T07:58:32.598-05:00I appreciate it!I appreciate it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-73569669775084196152013-02-02T07:58:13.489-05:002013-02-02T07:58:13.489-05:00Ben,
Thank you for your response.
I like to wor...Ben,<br /><br />Thank you for your response. <br /><br />I like to work at home. I'm required by the college to spend hours in a room that is inhospitable. I inquired to see if some folks could offer some suggestions to fill my office space with bouncing snowflakes to help kill some of that time in my office so that I don't eat a revolver one day.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-42320430806146736192013-02-02T02:00:07.795-05:002013-02-02T02:00:07.795-05:00But you can watch "Kin-Dza-Dza" on the M...But you can watch "Kin-Dza-Dza" on the Mosfilm channel of YouTube!Strelnikovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660962615198939441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-82712129415953295042013-02-02T00:26:49.734-05:002013-02-02T00:26:49.734-05:00I don't have office hour requirements, but the...I don't have office hour requirements, but the expectation is about 2h/wk for a 3h/wk class; I also take appointments. I'm in my office most of the time anyway, so if nobody comes I work on other stuff.<br /><br />Basically the only time I get customers is the day before homework is due. They want "help getting started on a problem", which means they want the key idea, the same Peter Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754472537710161295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-13858475334718914522013-02-01T23:03:35.281-05:002013-02-01T23:03:35.281-05:00I very rarely have students show up. I just view t...I very rarely have students show up. I just view the office hours I have set as "grading and lecture preparation" time.<br /><br />Garnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00708117591028699227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-78046233576764289582013-02-01T21:40:03.456-05:002013-02-01T21:40:03.456-05:00I once worked at a CC where the dean strolled arou...I once worked at a CC where the dean strolled around campus making sure faculty were in their offices during their posted times. Once I was in the bathroom when he came by and I received an email message saying I had been negligent of my duties by leaving my desk unattended. <br /><br />I do my required office hours between my other classes, so it's during a time when I'd likely be in my The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-60345198878193241432013-02-01T21:04:09.378-05:002013-02-01T21:04:09.378-05:00Exactly. No one shows up = book finished!Exactly. No one shows up = book finished!Untenured Ursulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107788326951579690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-90485258148305840452013-02-01T21:02:34.767-05:002013-02-01T21:02:34.767-05:00Get some god damn work done. If you want to piss ...Get some god damn work done. If you want to piss away your time watching youtube, that's your problem. If the students don't show up, that's there problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-29514706147886817072013-02-01T20:46:28.153-05:002013-02-01T20:46:28.153-05:00I'll say this for office hours: I got most con...I'll say this for office hours: I got most conference papers and journal articles written while waiting for students who never showed up.Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-28922258502916192632013-02-01T20:45:22.889-05:002013-02-01T20:45:22.889-05:00Honestly, this has barely come up. I usually have ...Honestly, this has barely come up. I usually have empty hours, then a student, maybe two at a time. When it does, though, I find it's really easy to check in with multiple students while the others are typing out questions or rethinking exactly what they want to say. And if you wait a minute to reply, they just think you're thinking about their question, or typing and proof-reading a Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-6575330722248370992013-02-01T18:08:36.685-05:002013-02-01T18:08:36.685-05:00I like office hours. It's quiet time to work ...I like office hours. It's quiet time to work on class prep and grading so I can go home and read for fun. If students come in, they usually learn something. If they don't come in, I get my work done. Win/win. <br /><br />I tend to have fairly busy office hours, though, because I force every single student in my classes to come to my office once in the first couple weeks of classes. Professor Chiltepinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087270705989845484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-32715790268111585342013-02-01T17:27:57.846-05:002013-02-01T17:27:57.846-05:00My system requires two office hours per course tau...My system requires two office hours per course taught. With permission, we can do half our hours online, but they want us on campus so they can see us. Because you know, seeing us with our butts in a seat grading papers proves to them that we are actually doing something, and we would never grade papers if left to our own devices to do so anywhere other than within 20 yards of an administrator. EnglishDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12046114978214062491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-44515042279325399132013-02-01T17:21:29.237-05:002013-02-01T17:21:29.237-05:00You are a saint. I hope someone notices that you&#...You are a saint. I hope someone notices that you're going WAY out of your way to serve students.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-80008535119354505882013-02-01T17:20:14.708-05:002013-02-01T17:20:14.708-05:00I like this idea a lot, but I'm curious: what ...I like this idea a lot, but I'm curious: what happens at busy times when you have multiple students IMing you? And what if a student has a private concern and wants to phone you at that time? Do you have to stay available to other students on the IM system while you talk to that one student?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-64033238091388427092013-02-01T17:13:23.227-05:002013-02-01T17:13:23.227-05:001. Cal, I don't care which day of the week we ...1. Cal, I don't care which day of the week we get the fucking thirsty.<br /><br />2. Yes, I'm required to keep four office hours per week, and often I use them to eat a late lunch at my desk, grade papers, deal with email, or update my PowerPoints and Prezis. When students don't visit (about half the time), office hours aren't a "dead spot" but a much-appreciated respiteAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-56930560443506347902013-02-01T16:59:42.621-05:002013-02-01T16:59:42.621-05:00I'm actually with CIT. I mean, don't get m...I'm actually with CIT. I mean, don't get me wrong--I don't mind if a student or two pop by unexpectedly during office hour time if they want to talk about something involving their coursework or research--but I certainly don't mind having an hour twice a week in which I'm <i>forced</i> to sit in my office and either do other work or twiddle my thumbs when they don't. It&#Jae/Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14607520034520271802noreply@blogger.com