Miscellaneous …

• My Calculus students have taken to @WolframAlpha like ducks to water. #
• “Usually I go to an 8-hr workshop expectiing 15 minutes of useful info. Not sure what to do when I get 8 hours worth.” participant yesterday #
• Found a reason to like grading papers on a tablet (instead of on paper) … can erase red pen marks when necessary. #
• Why is it that doorframes are designed for the tallest, but gym towels are designed for the smallest? #
• RT @eLearnMag: eLearn Magazine welcomes @busynessgirl as higher education editor to its masthead! http://tinyurl.com/eLearnEds #
• Math teachers CALL TO ACTION: Please submit feedback on http://bit.ly/botOXY about why W|A’s graph of LN(x) is a pain for teachers. Thanks. #
• Improving Teaching Will Require Strategic Thinking http://bit.ly/aDz2fs (from my advisor … A. Beach) #
• Not entirely sure how, but I got one ticket to view the March 18 Space Shuttle launch. #
• RT @mrch0mp3rs I’m reading: Demo: Google Liquid Galaxy http://bit.ly/cjDdXC // this IS pretty cool. #
• This is my last weekend at home for six weeks. Trying to get ahead of myself. #

Need a Red Stamp …

• Grading calculus exams … #needaredstamp for “Your mistake made this problem WAY easier. Fatal error.” ##needaredstamp “Did you really think I was THIS mean?” (for students who do pages and pages of work for one problem) #
• #needaredstamp “Interesting how your ability to quickly do 100% correct homework does not correlate with your ability to do test problems.” #
• #needaredstamp “Bad bookkeeping: Distribute the negative please.” #
• #needaredstamp “It will take me more ink to explain what’s wrong than you used to do this problem in the first place.” #
• #needaredstamp What do you think of this? http://screencast.com/t/MWZjYjMyMj #
• #needaredstamp “You’ve mixed up the derivative and the integral.” #
• #needaredstamp “Your lack of notation is killing me … and your grade on this problem.” #
• RT @jbrtva There should be a complementary #needaredstamp for “Your mistake made this problem WAY harder than it was originally.” #

Dissertation Reports …

• Geezus! These HSIRB applications are like 20 pages long … time to make coffee. Sigh. Does this process ever get easier? #
• The minimum time I’ve been able to summarize my dissertation is one hour. Now I have to write a 1-page abstract. Sigh. #
• #drpt (hr 356): HSIRB Paperwork is MUCH lengthier than expected. This is a flaming educational hoop if I ever saw one. #
• #drpt (hr 357): Still working on HSIRB… confidentiality of data, recruitment of participants. Confused about who is “researcher” me or A? #
• #drpt (hr 358): Unsure whether it’s okay to force participants to answer all questions in order to enter the drawing. Will have to ask A. #
• #drpt (hr 359): I can’t even explain the whole study in an hour … how on earth am I supposed to write a one-page abstract? #
• #drpt (hr 360): Printing copies of EVERYTHING to take to my meeting with my committee in Kalamazoo. #
• #drpt (hr 361): Dissertation proposal officially blessed by committee. Ready to rumble! #
• #drpt (hr 362): Revisions of HSIRB proposals … hand-delivered to HSIRB office at WMU.

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