m2h blogs by Marcia Hansen

I learned via my server logs that Corri Wells is now at Arizona State University. I hope she is doing well. I had Corri as an instructor when I was an undergraduate at UTA. She is a fabulous instructor. ASU is lucky to have her on board.

Mark Pearson compares a threaded discussion board, weblog, and wiki to show the pedagogical advantages and disadvantages of each tool.
I like his “Street Level Science” project in which students perform a drama, conduct a street experiment, or create a poster.

I stumbled across this book at Amazon tonight and wanted to post a quick link to it. I think it might be useful to review at some point during next next semester when I take Theory and Practice. The reviews are glowing at Amazon. One college prof notes in his review that [...]

Ok, so my teaching day did not go so well. No one wanted to talk and I had to resort to calling on people. Compound this with forgetting my notebook with all of my examples and it’s not difficult for you to imagine the awkward scene that transpired.
Next time (and, yes, he is [...]

Ok, so tomorrow is my first teaching day. I’m a litle nervous. I know that I’ve been out in the business world and have made many presentations to different work groups, but I’ve still got a few butterflies.
Here’s my lesson plan.
10:00
1. Ask them to rearrange desks in a circle. Leave the [...]

In my American Literature class, Dr. Andrew Hoberek, requires grad students to teach a day of class instead of taking the weekly quizes. My proposal for my teaching day was approved. I am on the schedule for next Wednesday, 9/22, and my proposal is below.
The idea for reading notes originally came [...]

I have to say that working in the writing center as a tutor is such a gratifying experience. Students come in feeling uncertain about their papers and leave feeling so appreciative of the time that we spend with them.
Before I started tutoring, I questioned my ability to help them. Sure, I knew that [...]

Today was my first day on campus at MU. I attended a conference given by the Program for Excellence in Teaching. I felt a little nervous beforehand, but the butterflies quickly went away after I arrived with plenty of time to find the building and find the room. I did have to [...]

I am co-facilitating a women and leadership meeting at SMU tomorrow morning. Our topic is women and mentoring. The women at the meeting will be from SMU’s Operations and Communications Management Department.
Agenda for Meeting
1. Mentoring Intro and Discussion – based on article below
2. Mentoring Triads – the concept and the plan
3. Small Group [...]

To many, I’m weird; I read grammar books for fun.
The last such book I purchased was The Pen Commandments. Now Lynne Truss has published, Eats, Shoots & Leaves (see review at mediabistro.com) via Punctuation Patrol article at Worthwhile.