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End of the semester blues…

By ~LS~ On November 13, 2009 · Add Comment · In I have to work?, Pedagogy and tagged Tagged With: BRCC, Pedagogy, Teaching, Teaching Activities

The end of the semester is drawing near and I’m blue about it. I can’t identify why, either. This semester started in such chaos with all the campus changes. Perhaps I’m just drained from it. I hope that I can re-energize after Rome this Christmas (a little under a month away). I hope that I can start the new semester fresh and psyched, unlike this August. I have excellent students this semester, which really carries me through the weekly grind. There are some definite changes I am making next semester, however. So, in random order:

1. I am adding a service learning component to the interpersonal class. There is a new “conversational partners” program on campus to help international students learn English. I am going to create a service learning project around the program. To that end, I joined this semester. I have a great partner. She’s Chinese and she’s [...]

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Public Speaking

By ~LS~ On October 13, 2009 · Add Comment · In Pedagogy and tagged Tagged With: Public Speaking, Teaching Speech, Technoculture

I’ve been surfing youtube in hope of finding some sample public speeches delivered by students that I can show to my public speaking class. I’m looking for examples that don’t have that polished, produced look common to publishers’ supplementary materials. There are an amazing amount of student speeches on youtube. Unfortunately, most of them seem to be videos of students delivering their speeches to their sofas. This depresses me. Clearly this is the product of online public speaking classes, something I have very mixed feelings about. Ever since I taught an Intro to Women’s Studies class through distance learning about fifteen years ago, I’ve been wary of online teaching.

There’s an MSN Money article going around about whether or not the web will kill colleges. There’s also dispute about what and how students learn in online learning environments. The article makes some interesting points [...]

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Public Speaking Epic Fail

By ~LS~ On October 8, 2009 · Add Comment · In I have to work?, Pedagogy and tagged Tagged With: BRCC, Speech, Teaching, Teaching Speech

It is that time of the semester when I complain about BRCC students. I -love- my classes this semester. My students are a complete blast. I haven’t had this much fun teaching since I taught Women’s Studies at USF. I’m not sure what’s happening or why the chemistry is there. Maybe I’ve just finally hit my stride. So, yay me!

Ok, why am I bitching then?

I have one class that I just don’t understand. I mean, there are some curious dynamics in that class and I’ve discussed those dynamics openly with the students. I’m trying to regroup and change the class culture so that it is more positive. The class is quite chaotic; consequently, students are not -hearing- what they need to in order to master the material.

I’ve just posted midterm grades and out of 24 students, I posted NINE F’s. Yes, 9. Many of these F’s are [...]

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A good day!

By ~LS~ On September 15, 2009 · Add Comment · In I have to work?, Pedagogy and tagged Tagged With: BRCC, Gratitudes, Teaching, Threes

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The Culture of Student Learning at BRCC

By ~LS~ On June 13, 2009 · Add Comment · In I have to work?, Pedagogy and tagged Tagged With: BRCC, Generations, Pedagogy, Teaching

Maymester is almost over. I will turn grades in on Monday. I had a great class. The students were very dynamic and engaged. I had only one or two students who struggled with the material. This summer, as last summer, I noticed that the students are stronger. They always seem to be that way during the summer. Several students are not actual BRCC students, but four-year students who are picking up credits during the summer. Even during my experience at universities, summer students always seemed more committed, probably because they are aware that they have to work harder in a compressed time. I am sure I’ve written about this before.

Summer, though, reinforces my confidence that I’m a good teacher and doing things the right way. It’s harder during the school year to feel that. It’s not the workload. I manage that just fine. It’s the student culture at BRCC. [...]

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Students’ sense of entitlement

By ~LS~ On November 10, 2008 · 2 Comments · In Generations, Pedagogy and tagged Tagged With: Pedagogy

An article about contemporary students’ sense of entitlement is all over the Canadian papers today. It cites a UC Irvine study published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence. The article discusses how entitled today’s students feel. Here are some stats from the article:

The study asked approximately 400 undergraduates aged 18 to 25 whether they agreed with these statements:

If I have explained to my professor that I am trying hard, I think he/she should give me some consideration with respect to my course grade – 66.2 per cent agree
If I have completed most of the reading for a class, I deserve a B in that course – 40.7 per cent
If I have attended most of the classes for a course, I deserve at least a grade of B – 34.1 per cent
Teachers often give me lower grades than I deserve on [...]

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