I recorded grades and the end is near. The last day of class was May 4, 2010. Teaching is over for me, for now. The…
Poet Ponders the Digital
Category: Teaching
Pedagogy and general teaching with (or without) modern technology.
Visalia Direct: Virtual Valley April 2010 Issue March 1, 2010 The New Job Hunt: Searches Begin Online My university students are predominantly juniors and seniors.…
Visalia Direct: Virtual Valley March 2010 Issue January 23, 2010 Will Textbooks Go Digital… and Free? California schools spend nearly $500 million each year on…
Visalia Direct: Virtual Valley September 2009 Issue July 27, 2009 Facebook, YouTube and… You, Unemployed For the past few years, I have told my students…
I attended Computers and Writing 2009 earlier this month and returned with mixed emotions. First, the negatives — so I can end on the positives of…
I am completing an online portfolio, which is always a good process for self-evaluation as an instructor. Because I ask my students to create online…
I spent the day preparing the course I am teaching. It’s a hybrid, with online content constituting half the course. That is a positive thing,…
My first week of teaching this year was frustrating. The initial classroom was unfinished, lacking electrical outlets and the standard overhead LCD projector. This killed…
Visalia Direct: Virtual Valley June 2008 Issue May 12, 2008 Time to Require Pen and Paper Again? When I was a student at Golden West…
My students have been using Wikibooks, a LEGO CAD application, and various DTP tools. I think their skills will translate much better to the workplace…