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Category Archives: Reflections

Advice for Choosing Grad Programs

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Catherine Rawn

A former student of mine just emailed me asking for advice about how to go about finding graduate programs to apply to for a particular topic area. Here’s what I wrote. What do you think? What would you add/change/delete? ***** Continue reading Advice for Choosing Grad Programs→

Posted in from life experiences | Tagged advice, advising, grad school

To post or not to post?

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Catherine Rawn

A colleague recently asked me what my thoughts were on posting slides before class, after class, or at all. Here was my response, in case it’s helpful. Colleagues, Students: What do you think? I don’t post them until after class Continue reading To post or not to post?→

Posted in from the classroom | Tagged learning objectives, PowerPoint

2015/2016 Student Evaluations Response Part 1: Intro Psych

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Catherine Rawn

Thank you to each of my students who took the time to complete a student evaluation of teaching. I value hearing from each of you, and every year your feedback helps me to become a better teacher. Each year, I Continue reading 2015/2016 Student Evaluations Response Part 1: Intro Psych→

Posted in from the classroom, on course design | Tagged Intro, student evaluations of teaching

STLHE Handout

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Catherine Rawn

Hello! Hope to see you at our STLHE conference presentation today: “Contributions and experiences of teaching focused faculty in Canada: Results from a national survey” (CON1.11a at 11:10am in McCain 2116, Dalhousie University). Here’s our handout: STLHE 2017 Conference Handout Continue reading STLHE Handout→

Posted in from professional development activities | Tagged conferences

About the new banner image

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Catherine Rawn

Update: Added image on 19 May 2026, when I changed the banner image. While on sabbatical. Suddenly it dawned on me… my website is woefully out of date. Time for a renovation! I’ll try not to let it get so Continue reading About the new banner image→

Posted in from life experiences, Uncategorized | Tagged courage, gratitude, renewal, the big picture

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