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Category Archives: Teaching Skills
Is the beginning of term chaos over yet?
I was talking to a client the other day and she was feeling a bit like she’d been hit by a truck. She’s teaching a class for the first time. Even though it is directly in her area of expertise,she’s … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Skills, Work Habits
Tagged beginning of semester, beginning of term, exhaustion, first week of term, overwhelm
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Which student are you writing this syllabus for?
In the online biz world standard advice about writing a blog post is that you should write to one reader. I’m not sure I always succeed, but it is sensible advice. Thinking back to the days when I planned courses, … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Skills
Tagged assessment, athletes, course planning, effort, grading, graduate school, learning objectives, marking, passion, politics
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Why should students attend your class?
Your goal is for students to learn things. Is giving marks for attendance really going to help you achieve that goal? Or is your course designed so the benefit of attending and participating is clear? Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Skills
Tagged attendance, consequences, grading, learning, lectures, marking, online forum, partcipation, practice problems, seminars
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What is the purpose of your marking scheme?
Are you just assessing what students have learned? Or is part of your marking scheme really a behaviour modification scheme? Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Skills
Tagged assessment, attendance, behaviour modification, grading, marking, participation
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