Now that I’ve been blogging for several weeks, I’m starting to get a feel for what works and what doesn’t. I can sum up what I’ve learned so far in just a few points:
• Blogs have to be about something. So far, mine is about nothing in particular. I thought when I started that I [...]
(Thanks to Darren Rowse’s Top 5 Group Writing Project for inspiring this post.)
Today I had to say goodbye to a valued colleague. She has taught at my university for two years, as an adjunct professor (that’s a year-to-year contract), so she’s been on uncertain ground since day one. We were conducting searches for [...]
I’m giving my two final exams tomorrow, and in the four days since I was last on campus, I’ve been getting hit with desperate e-mails from students. Some of it is justified. I e-mailed my classes with their grades to date, without the final exam, and muffed a few of the grades. [...]
Classes at the university wrapped up this week, and I don’t give finals until Monday. I caught up on my grading yesterday, and supervised some projects that are still being completed (I gave extensions to several groups).
Today, I treated myself by staying home and playing golf. I’m pleased to report that I raised the level [...]
