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by Christopher Hanusa on February 24th, 2016 Abstract: I discuss the rationale for changing the name of our lunch discussion group. Join us March 22nd!
For a couple years now I have been moderating lunch discussions about teaching and learning on campus here at Queens College. I had been doing so under the guise of the Experiential Learning Group started back in […]
by Christopher Hanusa on February 23rd, 2016 Abstract: In the first six days of my pencil puzzles class, my students have had to think deeply about solving and creating Battleships puzzles. This post discusses the day-to-day class mechanics and assignments.
Now I’ll talk about the first few days of my pencil puzzles class. (Previous post setting the stage.) I started the first […]
by Christopher Hanusa on February 22nd, 2016 This semester I am teaching Math 555: Games and Puzzles for the first time. The class does not serve as a prerequisite for any other class and it does not fulfill any degree requirements more than miscellaneous math credits, which means that I have a free hand to teach the content I want to teach. […]
by gtomasulo on February 20th, 2016 Unlike some other colleges at which I teach, Queens College does not penalize students for failing to attend classes. Students seem to be unaware of this policy. I always begin classes by taking attendance, but little do they know, I use roll call as a mnemonic aid; my classes meet once a week, and with […]
by gtomasulo on February 18th, 2016 For those of you teaching writing-intensive (W) courses: every so often Writing at Queens holds workshops for instructors and professors. I recently joined one led by Karina Attar, which will meet six times this semester. Topics include: designing a W syllabus; developing a course vocabulary; scaffolding assignments; introducing students to theory and criticism; integrating grammar […]
by gtomasulo on February 13th, 2016 This is the last semester I will be adjuncting while working on a dissertation. By April, hopefully, I will have defended. Which leads me to wonder: what impact will dissertation completion have on my teaching? Has being an ABD hindered or helped my performance?
Being immersed in such an arduous project has taught me a […]
by gtomasulo on February 10th, 2016 Though the prospect of a free mini Ipad is enough of an incentive for me to continue blogging, I have discovered that I really enjoy it. In this post I want to reflect on why that is: what is it about blogging that makes it more fun and dynamic than other types of writing? For […]
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