So, as you can clearly tell, I "took a break" from this teaching blog. Deliberately, you ask? Well, not quite... Though I'd like to think it was a conscious decision. I'm going to restart it, though, because I'm teaching several new courses this term and I want to have a place where I can keep …
New Classes, Old Classes, Reimagined Classes
Classes resume on the 11th of January for us here at Marymount, and I have to admit, last term was a bit of a supersonic blur--and the holiday "break" was anything but, given our trip to Philadelphia for a serious several days of interviews. Syllabi are due on the 4th (er, that would be today!), …
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Overcoming the First Day Syllabus Blues
I'm determined, this term, to not fall into either the 1.) going-over-the-syllabus-the-first-day cop-out or the 2.) jump-right-in-to-lecture cop-out, both of which so often become standards (usually because we're so busy prepping courses, finishing syllabi, or participating in the pipe-dream of having all the basic course plans for the entire rest of the term in some …
Fall 2009 courses
This fall, I'm teaching three courses: DSC101, EN203, and EN/HU501. DSC 101 is a first-year seminar organized around the analysis of popular horror films, which I'm very eager to get started on. As an introduction to college coursework, the course seeks to make analysis, close reading, and research a little more interesting; as an introduction …
A new term and…a clean desk?
The Fall 2009 term is just about to begin, and I've been madly prepping, trying to get as much done as possible before classes overwhelm me. Unfortunately, I've found myself spending a lot of time experimenting with new technologies, putting together research tutorials for posting to the web, and cleaning out my office, which is …
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