tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post4296442563678411291..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Half Big Ass-Thirsty.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-80309209422038289122016-11-20T18:21:04.485-05:002016-11-20T18:21:04.485-05:00Why thank you kind sir! Feel free to adopt!Why thank you kind sir! Feel free to adopt!JaneBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779448611795379774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-48776495971826393702016-11-19T23:48:25.819-05:002016-11-19T23:48:25.819-05:00That is frickin' brilliant.
It's great ...That is frickin' brilliant. <br /> It's great because it's easy, and it also has some pedagogical value, unlike my usual go-to of saying wildly inappropriate things in an impromptu lecture. Prof Chiltepinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-22428592542372142002016-11-18T19:28:20.502-05:002016-11-18T19:28:20.502-05:00And what Cassandra said - print out some copies of...And what Cassandra said - print out some copies of a relevant article and have them analyse it in some way. That actually works REALLY well as a way of delivering content as long as I choose the paper well, in my science-which-has-connections-with-the-outside-world type classes.JaneBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779448611795379774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-4291116834228669062016-11-18T19:26:08.327-05:002016-11-18T19:26:08.327-05:00"Instant posters" (very popular for some..."Instant posters" (very popular for some reason).<br />You need A3 paper or even better flip chart paper. Some cheap flip chart pens or white board pens, a few colours for each group. Let them get into small groups mostly of their own choice (keeps 'em happy). Assign them the task of making a visual summary of something relevant to the day's topic. <br />Example briefs JaneBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779448611795379774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-49786547032470486272016-11-18T19:25:46.456-05:002016-11-18T19:25:46.456-05:00Assessment Support Activities are a good one - you...Assessment Support Activities are a good one - you don't cancel class, you actually can usefully review a lot of concepts, and prep is minimal - and you look terribly student supportive: I particularly like to do this when I only have half a class of stuff prepped, or just get the vibe that their brains are too full/they are too distracted by other stuff for the day's scheduled activity JaneBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779448611795379774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-35726589045664734542016-11-18T12:45:23.094-05:002016-11-18T12:45:23.094-05:00Good callback!
FabGood callback!<br /><br />FabCollege Miseryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371354682300032653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-61008937931611199812016-11-18T12:42:07.231-05:002016-11-18T12:42:07.231-05:00I remember reading that post - that's where I ...I remember reading that post - that's where I got the idea...Prof Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-73224000269703296402016-11-18T11:30:16.990-05:002016-11-18T11:30:16.990-05:00http://rateyourstudents.blogspot.com/2008/10/grad-...http://rateyourstudents.blogspot.com/2008/10/grad-student-greta-from-glendale-and_7784.html?m=1Eating Low Saltnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-89329763379603707682016-11-18T09:55:41.617-05:002016-11-18T09:55:41.617-05:00Start a discussion on Big-Ass Metaphysical Problem...Start a discussion on Big-Ass Metaphysical Problems. It's all new to them. :-)Ego in Arcadianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-86656170731015751252016-11-18T08:30:27.776-05:002016-11-18T08:30:27.776-05:00GattacaGattacaProf Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-6641352194862031392016-11-18T08:15:19.944-05:002016-11-18T08:15:19.944-05:00Blogger ate my longer comment,so here's the bu...Blogger ate my longer comment,so here's the bullet form: <br /><br />--apologize for being behind on grading/commenting (always how things get away from me), offer group feedback (possibly based more on past than present semester's work, but the common problems are nearly always the same), set them to work doing what we were scheduled to do (because complex, scaffolded assignments wait Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-54361392011764862342016-11-18T07:34:54.694-05:002016-11-18T07:34:54.694-05:00Yes! And these!
https://www.si.edu/Educators
http:...Yes! And these!<br />https://www.si.edu/Educators<br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/science<br />Ovreductdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13961540854552566493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-38603648396426756772016-11-18T06:02:32.247-05:002016-11-18T06:02:32.247-05:00I'm old, so I've amassed quite a bag of tr...I'm old, so I've amassed quite a bag of tricks for the November/April doldrums - usually repurposed from subject-relevant sites with lesson plans for high school teachers. New York Times and PBS have stuff like this for many different fields. There's others more relevant for the kind of hamster fur weaving I teach. I can pull in concepts we are learning about in class. Interestingly, DrAmeliahttp://amelia.ameliarox.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-70414922265117861582016-11-17T22:49:31.332-05:002016-11-17T22:49:31.332-05:00In the physical sciences, almost anything astronom...In the physical sciences, almost anything astronomy, especially the gee-whiz speculative stuff like dark energy, dark matter, gravitational waves, extrasolar planets. Nothing deep, just what I remember from keeping up with the popular science press, but to students who barely remember that it's the EARTH that revolves around the SUN, this can seem Cosmos-level entertainment. And there's Torquemada in Trainingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-79418568876126458672016-11-17T22:43:45.188-05:002016-11-17T22:43:45.188-05:00"History of Mullet Hairstyles from Mesopotami..."History of Mullet Hairstyles from Mesopotamia to Joe Dirt" (Powerpoint)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951943486830350351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-28127172069013682632016-11-17T21:56:03.727-05:002016-11-17T21:56:03.727-05:00Uhhh.. the next one?
The physical science of ba...Uhhh.. the next one? <br /><br />The physical science of basket weaving doesn't really permit drop-ins, so we have to keep plugging away. If things are badly off the rails, I'll cancel the class (something I've done maybe once or twice in eight years, usually due to illness of somekind).Three Sigmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10822893039310439770noreply@blogger.com