I'm writing this article because I recently caught myself writing a somewhat nasty message to a student at the end of a long academic year. I had sent the message, did some reading, and later...
Tag: Rant
With yet another school year in the books, I wanted to take a moment to talk about one of the worst parts of being an educator: grading. More specifically, I want to talk about how grading gets in...
Student evaluations of teaching are a norm across college campuses, but just about every ounce of research on their use has shown negative outcomes. No more is this true than in my place of work,...
Many of you have probably already heard about Jonathan Shewchuk's recent misogynistic comments, but I couldn't help but share my own take on the whole thing.
Top Reasons Why You Don’t Need to Take Attendance (And Why I Do It Anyway)
Throughout my paternity leave, my substitute has been working hard to track attendance for me. It's not something I personally care about, and I decided to reflect on why. Here are some of my top...
When you work in the tech space, you are guaranteed to be surrounded by AI and its fan club. While the technology itself has some wonderful applications, I see it as no more than a gimmick, at best,...