The kids are still not alright. I wrote "the kids are not alright" in April to explain how COVID-19 would impact college students. At the time, I wrote: COVID-19 is different than any other type of traumatic event we’ve experienced because of its longevity... We’re ready to adjust, be resilient and return to normal, but the pandemic is still … [Read more...]
9 Things Professors Do that Annoy Students
Professors may be experts, but we’re certainly not perfect. Being vague about criteria for course success, using obnoxious fonts, playing favorites, and not acknowledging students are just some of the irritating things professors do. This is the flip side to 15 Ways to Tick Your Professors Off. Here are the nine things professors do that … [Read more...]
What I’m Into (August 2017 edition)
August was all about back to school, and I'm pretty into that. I'm not into the busyness that comes when the kids and I head back to school, but my nerdy self loves school supplies, meeting new students and all things learning. Here's what I was into in August. Family back to school As I mentioned above, we all went back to school this month. … [Read more...]
The 8 Best Apps for Students Who Want to Stay Informed
Apparently news quizzes are difficult. I wasn’t really aware of this until last academic year when I began giving weekly current events quizzes in my introductory public relations course. Some students did quite well on the quizzes and even said they looked forward to them. Other students struggled with the quizzes. I had heard other faculty … [Read more...]
The Class of 2018 Mindset, or How I’m Officially Old
I was sitting in the same classrooms, taking lectures from some of the same professors they would later meet when my new students were born. I was dancing my way through fraternity parties and living in my first apartment when they were learning to walk. Most of the freshman entering college this year were born in 1996. Perhaps this is why my … [Read more...]
7 Things Professors Do that Annoy Students
Professors may be experts, but we’re certainly not perfect. Being vague about criteria for course success, refusing to give As, wearing distracting clothing, and spitting on students while talking are just a few of the things professors do that irritate students. This post is the flip side to my post 12 Ways to Tick Off Your Professor. Straight … [Read more...]
12 Ways to Tick Off Your Professor
My stepfather used to say that anytime you get a new boss, you should ask what his or her greatest pet peeve is and then never do that thing. I’ve relayed the story to many students. I’ve even used it as a lead-in to discuss some of my own pet peeves, but it wasn’t until a few years ago that I thought about using it to help students succeed in my … [Read more...]