12
Jan
Recommended reads #120
Start the first day of class by telling your students an engaging story.
The Biology Department of San Francisco State
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Newsletter
08
Jan
Door Language
If you keep your door open, do your students know that this means that you’re available for a conversation?
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01
Jan
Preparing for the challenge of 2018
At this writing, I’m halfway through a break to rest and recharge. It’s been quite pleasant.
I’ve
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25
Dec
Small Pond Science’s Greatest Hits of 2017
Happy Christmas! I hope you’re having a pleasant break.
This is the 90th post of 2017. It’s been
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22
Dec
Recommended reads #119
Here is a Digital Studies 101 lab, to guide students in a direct exploration of the Dark Web.
This three-part
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20
Dec
Skype A Scientist (Skype a Classroom!)
It is time to sign up for skypeascientist. This is a program connecting scientists with classrooms. It gives students and
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18
Dec
Academia selects against community ties
Academics tend to harbor a conceit that our job is really different from other jobs.
This might not be as
3 min read
11
Dec
Sending campus exchanges the other way
There’s a bunch of funding from federal agencies to send faculty at teaching institutions to leave their own labs,
5 min read
08
Dec
Recommended reads #118
What I wish I knew before becoming a professor
The accidental citizen science of security cameras
The futile resistance to
6 min read
04
Dec
Is grading an effective teaching practice?
Grading is a necessary evil.
At least, that’s what I said about four years ago. I’ve updated on
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