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The Tricky Business of Grading Participation

By On June 13, 2012 · 7 Comments

In our teaching roles as graduate students, we often are called on to assess students’ participation in classroom activities like discussion; often, this evaluation assumes the form of assigning an actual grade to such effort.

As I look back on my graduate school career (yes, I successfully defended my dissertation last month!), one constant stands [...]

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Powering through the Spring Slump

By On April 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment

At my institution, spring break is now a good three weeks behind us.  As the academic year lets out its last gasp of life, the natural world is teeming. At least, it is here in southern Indiana, where we’ve been blessed—er, cursed, depending on your tolerance to tree pollen—with an extremely early spring.

As [...]

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First Day of Class Rituals

By On January 4, 2012 · 6 Comments

Because many of us are approaching a new semester, I’d like to reflect on “first day” rituals. As a section leader, instructor of record, or professor, how do you begin the first day of class, and why? This year, I’m the section leader and grader for an introductory American Studies course. Prior to this appointment, [...]

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