Sadly, I don’t remember all my students. I’ve taught for almost twenty years, and I don’t recall all my students’ names and who was in which class. Oddly enough, I remember A’s ukulele songs, B’s favourite cheese, and C’s nickname. … Continue reading
As an undergraduate student, I dreaded reading week. Reading week means assignments and tests were coming or were already here. As an instructor, reading week cannot come fast enough. Reading week allows me to catch up on emails, content creation, … Continue reading
The Online Learning and Teaching Student and Instructor Survey conducted by the University of Victoria (UVic) between late October and November 2020 reveal five convergent themes: workload, adapting to online, course quality, engaged learning experiences, and mental and physical health … Continue reading
As Ontario enters another state of emergency and a new stay-at-home order, many students and instructors experience heightened stress and anxiety in adapting to this new normal. How do we navigate time and care for our minds from day-to-day? Time … Continue reading
Time is relative. Time stands still and then slips away without notice. I am continually negotiating time: time for work, time for family, time for me. The best gift is time. I am ecstatic when meetings end early or are … Continue reading
New year, new semester, new courses, new students. Same me. For me, the excitement of a new semester is accompanied by the same anxieties that I had as a student. What do my professors expect of me? How many readings … Continue reading
Congratulations, you’ve received an offer to teach an online course! How many hours does it take to develop an online course? There is no set number per se, but I can share some research and my experience to help you … Continue reading
I take great comfort that every Wednesday morning, without fail, the garbage collectors (or sanitation engineers/waste management professionals) whisk my bins away. The collectors remove evidence of my clumsiness (the time when I dropped and spilled multiple family-size bottles of … Continue reading