If you’ve been a reader of this teaching blog, you know that I think the first day of class is one of the most important. On the first day you set the tone for your course and establish what kind … Continue reading →
Author Archives: Kathleen Susman
New Year’s Resolutions
A new academic year is (nearly) begun! Let the celebrations begin. New faces, new readings, new assignments, new committee work. It’s also the time to make some new academic year resolutions
Final papers written under stress
You have several large stacks of student papers to grade, one for each class. These are final projects; culminating experiences that your students probably stayed up all night finishing. For some of these projects, your students probably had to find … Continue reading →
The Light at the End of the Tunnel
This has been one of the craziest semesters I have experienced in years. It’s a combination of things. I’m teaching a new laboratory course in a subject I haven’t taught for decades
Polling your class at the midpoint
Most Colleges and Universities have their faculty members hand out some kind of course evaluation form at the end of the term in order to get student feedback about the class they just took and the professor’s teaching of that … Continue reading →