This entry is part 2 of 35 in the series Teaching TransparentlyOne of the reasons I love to teach is that I get to learn. Be it from my students or the people who come to our class… every semester I acquire new knowledge, ideas, and perspectives thanks to what happens in the classroom. As(…)
This entry is part 3 of 35 in the series Teaching TransparentlyLast summer I had the extraordinary good fortune to travel back in time. Okay not really, but in many ways it felt as if I had. For the first time in 30 years, I returned to Colombia. It dawned on me, as I mentioned(…)
This entry is part 4 of 35 in the series Teaching Transparently Readers of LLU might remember a series of blog posts I did entitled “Teaching What You Thought You Knew,” in which I chronicled my struggles with the realization that I was teaching my students what I knew about Colombia, a place that I(…)
This entry is part 5 of 35 in the series Teaching Transparently This semester I am teaching the second semester, second year language class for Spanish. You know the class… the one that has all of the gnarly bits of grammar that were left over from the first semester of the second year sequence. The(…)
This sign was on the door to my building the first week of class. I took the picture, I chuckled, and I stayed calm…I just forgot to post it here More to come.
This entry is part 21 of 35 in the series Teaching Transparently My job is a language center director first and foremost, but the opportunity to teach language classes gives me a perspective on teaching and learning that I would not get by just running the CILC. It also helps me do the job better.(…)
This entry is part 24 of 35 in the series Teaching TransparentlyI have thought a lot about HISP 205 since the semester ended last May. I think (often) about how I would like to do it differently the next time through. I make lists for myself, I read things, and I ponder. I wonder what(…)
This entry is part 32 of 35 in the series Teaching Transparently February 1, 2009:I have spent the day crafting a document that ended up being less of a step by step syllabus, and more of a “what we want the outcome of this class to be” treatise. The document is parked over here with(…)
This entry is part 33 of 35 in the series Teaching Transparently with thanks to Pisces Dreamer for the permission to use this Flickr picJanuary 31, 2009: It’s the Saturday night before the second semester begins and once again I am awash in panic. Well, I guess it is not as much panic as it(…)
(many thanks to George Brett for the lead via Twitter on this great collage generating tool) It has been far too quiet here, I know, and I am a wee bit ashamed to admit there are waaaay too many blogposts in the “draft” mode that I simply have not had time to tweak and publish.(…)
I am enjoying the wonderful free wireless at the Harrisburg PA airport (with ample availability of power outlets!!!) while awaiting my flight back home from a NITLE sponsored event on Enhancing Study Abroad using Web 2.0 tools. These events provide an opportunity to see some old friends but also a chance to see some folks(…)