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A Whirlwind Start!

Posted on September 16, 2009 | Comments Off on A Whirlwind Start!

I’m thoroughly enjoying all of my classes — I feel the content is important and valuable, and I feel an engaged energy from my (700+!) students. From the moment I stepped into my first class this term my love of teaching students about psychology has been reaffirmed! And I’m loving the instant feedback and engagement that clickers are offering! It’s an exhilarating way to teach. But, I’m absolutely swamped… another lesson awaits!

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Beginning Fall 2009

Posted on September 3, 2009 | Comments Off on Beginning Fall 2009

September is upon us! Events are moving right along… yesterday was TA Development Day, during which PhD student Lara Aknin and I led a full day of events for our new and returning TAs. The focus was on basic skill development, including ways to promote a smooth semester for oneself, students, and the instructor; dealing with critical incidents professionally; developing grading rubrics;using course-related technologies (e.g., WebCT Vista, Turnitin.com, the library website, &the Scantron machine); and becoming familiar with relevant policies. Thanks to everyone who helped out on the organizing team, and for everyone who came and participated.

Tuesday brings the start of the semester… welcome (back)! We’ll be kicking off the year with Imagine UBC, including Psychology-specific events (check out the details here). Classes will begin on Tuesday evening. I’m excited and a bit nervous for the first days of classes, but I have many plans in place to make this semester an enjoyable & educational one for all of us. See you in class!

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adventures in home buying

Posted on June 5, 2009 | Comments Off on adventures in home buying

We’ve decided to take the plunge into the real estate market. There’s nothing like meeting with a realtor to induce both fear and excitement. Over the past week we have basically started from close-to-zero knowledge about real estate to having a sense of what’s out there, what we can technically afford, and what that could look like. There are so many websites to navigate, so much information to process, that I get overwhelmed sometimes. My cognitive resources eventually get used up — in short, I get depleted. Fortunately, I can recognize when I’m feeling depleted and take a break before I, say, start an argument over some minutia. I wonder under what conditions it would take more self-control resources to keep looking at real estate websites and numbers, versus making the choice to stop?

Next step: Pre-approval.

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