adventures in teaching and learning
I have spent the last three days at the annual conference of the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in Toronto. Wow, I have hit exhaustion. So many ideas. So many engaging conversations. Inspired. Overwhelmed. I can’t do Continue reading STLHE
What does an instructor do when there is no one around to instruct? What does a garden do when there is no sun? I’m learning the answers to both of those questions. The latter question is visually apparent to me Continue reading “summer” happenings
Today Sunaina and I had the pleasure of lunching with Russ Day, Senior Lecturer and head of the Intro Psych program at SFU. Of the many insightful ideas he shared with us, a few stand out for me in particular. Continue reading pearls of wisdom
My plans for working on revisions to a manuscript were derailed this morning by the news that our Student Evaluations of Teaching from last term were released. Reading these evaluations is an emotional event for me, and this is particularly Continue reading Course Evaluation Season Arrives!
Once again, my application to UBC to fund Psychology TA Development has been successful – yay! I apply annually for funding, which comes from the Office of the Provost and VP Academic: http://www.vpacademic.ubc.ca/tatraining/index.htm. Over the past three years, I am grateful Continue reading Success with TA Training Fund!