October 15, 2005

Teaching Carnival II is here!

Doodles of a fifteenth-century student, University of Aberdeen Library (link from Derek Hughes on C18-L)

Can one start a carnival by referring to another carnival? Jenny D. posted week 36 of The Carnival of Education three days ago. While the focus seems largely on K-12 education, there is much here to interest other educators as well. And, here is week 35, at The Education Wonks.

How we teach in class:

Anbruch offers seminar techniques. Manorama writes about being a facilitator. The Little Professor comments on "easy" texts.

Timothy Burke contemplates short-term collaborative exercises in the classroom.

Scot Barnett recommends playing with our anxiety.

NegativeCapability prepares for class .

Dennis G. Jerz role plays.

Geeky Mom and Mr. Geeky tag team.

Caleb McDaniel teaches students how to skim.

Timna just wants them to read.

Scot at I Know What I Know sings praises to his students (and offers a useful model for course design).

New Kid reassures that even the best of us ...

Rex, a Jedi master, goes for the burn.

How we teach with technology:

More and more of us are using teaching blogs. Here is Scott Eric Kaufman's Literary Journalism blog, and here are his musings on it, old and new.

Cheeky Prof describes a "'fun' experiential assignment in which students blog to experience part of internet community." Or not. Scot Barnett asks, what can we do with blogging? A lot, as it turns out. Weez gets them blogging .

Adjunct Kate discusses the merits of the virtual classroom, offers tips, and seeks volunteers among those "who have taught some form of online communication (like BLOGGING)" to participate in her Intro. to Communication class. She promises to reveal her secret identity to any takers.

Steven D. Kraus checks out eCollege and wonders when technology is too much. The writing is on the wall ...

What we teach:

Doctor Free-Ride at Adventures in Ethics and Science takes a shot in the dark and teaches scientific reasoning.

TF at Quod She asks how much cultural and social history is necessary in a literature class; Manorama ponders a similar question.

Clancy's "Talking points in the teaching of composition."

Michael Arnzen interrogates teaching literary theory, returns to taxonomy, and advocates "the difficulty paper."

Jason B. Jones is against the "application" of literary theory.

Ancarett asks, should she dump the Renaissance?

Scrivenings describes reading essays on the wilderness and ecocriticsm with his class.

Lucy Tartan has the Carry On Gang do The Alchemist, and a good time was had by all.

How we evaluate:

"On Grading Essays" at Thanks for Not Being a Zombie. Another Damned Medievalist and Caleb McDaniel respond. New Kid on "gradingspeak."

Jason B. Jones has a "mini-productivity breakthrough" with grading. The Little Professor comments on students' drafts. A Delicate Boy tries to curtail the comments after he gets carried away with New Kid's suggestion. A grading dilemma at AlmostBloodyDone.

On students:

Harry Brighouse advises graduate students on publication.

Laura at 11A on ways to retain smart students with poor to moderate family incomes, students who are often the first in their families to go to university.

Ryan M. Claycomb contemplates student retention; Moebius Stripper contemplates students' preparedness.

RussianViolets writes her students a mash note.

Jim at decorabilia gets down with hobbits.

Dr. C. reads the riot act.

At Red Bird Rising: students not always as conservative as one might think.

Ianqui negotiates the name game and recommends a "crisis policy." La Lecturess sticks to her late policy.

She Falters to Rise: why we should stick to our guns with pre-med students.

And, writes xom, students mumble .

Finally, how many students does it take to turn on a light-bulb?

Being teachers:

Ryan M. Claycomb asks, "How entertaining a teacher are you?" Dr. Crazy answers, "Very!" New Kid's hearty persona.

Chuck Tryon posts "Teaching Times": pacing a seminar, pacing a term, negotiating the marking crunch. Laura at Geeky Mom posts about pacing yourself in "You know you love it."

Mel discusses setting personal policies, such as participation in extracurricular events.

A Delicate Boy cries, "Catch Me I'm Falling..." and describes the sort of teacher he wants to be.

Andrew Purvis on being a freeway flyer. And Klingon Pain Sticks.

Arete asks, "What was your worst semester of graduate school?"

What Now?: teaching as a marathon. Kathleen Fitzpatrick tells us what to do with 72 hours at home. Profgrrrrl asks for a reading week for professors .

BitchPhD warns that the wages of too much coffee and late-night grading is the death of reason.

The academy:

Timothy Burke considers teaching within the whole package, in light of the Daniel Drezner's denial of tenure.

Steven D. Krause contemplates grade inflation, the market-driven academy, assessments, and the ranking of institutions.

If you missed the innaugural Teaching Carnival last month, you can visit it here. If you would like to tag your posts for future carnivals, find out how here. If I have left anyone out, I'm very sorry; once I started looking I found an overwhelming number of interesting posts and conversations. But not to worry: more teaching carnivals are in the works. Check out Scrivenings on November 15.

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