Started 6 days, 12 hours ago (2009-11-05 21:23:49)
by DivaProf
I haven't tried either of these, although they look so interesting!
How about a weekly household meeting? DH and I keep our own paper calendars, but we talk through the week every Sunday night at our household meeting.
Everybody brings their calendar to dinner and it's a time to talk through the week including who needs what, who has deadlines looming, whose
household
chores may be slacking ...
Started 1 week, 4 days ago (2009-10-31 17:10:09)
by radprof
Preliminary list of November goals....
Jen's letter of rec - Do on Tuesday 11/3
Letter of response to Editor - Do by Monday 11/2
Article on
deportees in JA - Go back to coding JA interviews to get it out before YSN needs attention - do by 11/20
(figure out steps for this project and come back and edit)
Contact ppl in Dom Rep - do that over the next two weeks - by 11/15
Get a hotel ...
Started 1 month, 2 weeks ago (2009-09-27 12:26:35)
by natradikal
This month, I have three writing goals: send out a recently revised
manuscript to another journal; complete a draft of another manuscript; and
complete an outline of my
career development grant.
Started 1 month, 1 week ago (2009-10-05 13:50:17)
by TNPratt
DP,
This question begs the question: Why aren't teaching evaluations as good as they need to be?
Problems with teaching evaluations could result from any number of issues such as:
-Graduate programs are notorius for not teaching their students how to teach. Consequently, one doesn't know
how to communicate ideas/concepts to a group
of students.
-As one of my good friends from grad...
Started 5 months, 3 weeks ago (2009-05-20 15:55:09)
by radprof
May
28 - August 6, 2009:
Jamaica - 30 interviews
June 6 to June 10:
- arrange volunteering at LOMB
- meet with R.A.
- meet with BH to discuss plans
June 16 to June 30:
- ten interviews
July 1 to July 31
- twenty interviews
- arrange interview
transcriptions
- daily writing - transnationalism,
fieldnotes ...
Started 3 weeks, 5 days ago (2009-10-16 22:21:15)
by radprof
Goodkarma,
Yes, sounds a bit tricky. But, I am wondering if it might help to think about this in practical terms. Instead of thinking of just pulling away, think about
pulling away from specific things.
For example, it is important that you have at least one departamental faculty mentor. Will that be him? Or, would you like someone else? Either way, you might
want to formalize this ...
Started 7 months, 3 weeks ago (2009-03-25 18:35:31)
by radprof
Yay ZenDoc!! You go!!
I also want to celebrate getting an article submitted . It was rejected in January. I revised it and sent it off to a different journal.
Fingers crossed!!
Started 1 month, 1 week ago (2009-10-05 13:59:01)
by radprof
I honestly have NEVER thought of teaching as including lecturing. This is because I remember my own experience in lectures as supremely boring. I often get
complaints from students that I don't lecture enough (!!!)
Here is my method, although I recognize it might not work for everyone.
- I begin class with
a brief overview of important information. Notably, I never have more than 15 ...
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