Faculty Focus

MARCH 9, 2025

Ive tried a few different techniques for class discussions over the years, some that Ive written about previously in Faculty Focus. In recent years, Ive dialed in a 3-step process for discussion in my face-to-face classes, which has helped me create an engaged classroom climate. Its Think-Pair-Share (TPS), with some upgrades. I refined my TPS process after attending Jeremy Rentzs workshop Put Your Hammer Down (detailed in the Best of the 2021 Teaching Professor Conference ).

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Lecturing Teaching Assistants Discussions Activities 95

Edtech IRL

MARCH 9, 2025

(Just FYI - I know resume is really supposed to be résumé but I do not have the patience to add accented e’s all over this article.) Introduction A few months back, I had a realization. After over 5 years of working in IT and being interested in tech all of my life, I have never made a website. Sure, I’ve made webpages with HTML, but I’ve never actually made a website and hosted one myself.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 9, 2025

Ive tried a few different techniques for class discussions over the years, some that Ive written about previously in Faculty Focus. In recent years, Ive dialed in a 3-step process for discussion in my face-to-face classes, which has helped me create an engaged classroom climate. Its Think-Pair-Share (TPS), with some upgrades. I refined my TPS process after attending Jeremy Rentzs workshop Put Your Hammer Down (detailed in the Best of the 2021 Teaching Professor Conference ).

Lecturing 80

Lecturing Teaching Assistants Discussions Activities 80

The Life of a Conflicted Teacher

MARCH 9, 2025

… this could be the start of an amazing joke! #dotell Hush. Actually, it’s what was on CBS Sunday Morning. A little back story, we move slowly on Sunday. We tend to get up 7:30ish (we stayed up late last night drinking my first attempt at winemaking (a little dry, but surprising fresh) and playing Scrabble), make coffee, and then settle in for CBS Sunday morning.

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