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At the beginning of every class this semester, I ask my students to answer two questions. First, I ask them how much “flippin’” work they did to prepare for class. To get a “3” (out of 5), they have to…
Now, that was unexpected. One of my “high maintenance” students – mentioned in the last blog installment – has been continuing to be an issue for me. Her exam scores have averaged 30%. She always has an excuse. “When you…
I’m on week five of my 16 week semester. It is 11:30pm and I haven’t yet solidified the activities I will do in class tomorrow…in just 9 hours. I could probably benefit from using that 9 hours to sleep…but sleep…
As some of you probably know, I got a little bit fired up about the External Brain as presented by Jon Runyon (Go Ducks) at the annual conference in Vegas this year. I have incorporated the External Brain into my…
“Can you set up the practical for me next week? I’m just not ready for it this week.” I slowly unclench my fingers from the mouse as I read this email from a student the evening before our first lab…
One of my biggest goals in my flipped class this semester was to improve the quality of the in-class activities that took place during “lecture”. This goal guided the workshops I attended at the annual conference in May, and I…
Microscopy…Arrgh! It can be a bane for many students. However, it can also be a gateway for many of them to truly understanding the material if I can only figure out how to help them reach through the fear and…
These past two and a half months as HAPS president have been keeping me busy. I am in the midst of planning our mid-year meeting for the Board and Steering committee, assisting the Jacksonville committee for the HAPS 2014 planning,…
One of the best things about HAPS (in my opinion) is the priority it places on TEACHING and LEARNING. I was a first-timer at the annual conference in May and I felt a powerful sense of community among a diverse…
Yesterday, September 6, was Flip Your Classroom Day: A Global Initiative. The event was sponsored by the Flipped Learning Network. Educators worldwide pledged to flip a class yesterday (or any day). In honor of Flipped Day, I decided to start my new…