10th September, 2009 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
Recently, a faculty member posed this situation and its accompanying questions: One of the things I find it hardest to handle as a boss is giving negative feedback. What I mean by that is the need to tell students or other employees that they are not performing to par. I have a crew of three – » Read More
5th August, 2009 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
Over the past several decades, a number of researchers have theorized that students vary significantly in how they process new and difficult information, and that each has a distinct, definable learning style. While much of that research has focused on children, several models are viewed, by many, as applicable to the learning styles of college » Read More
2nd August, 2009 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
There are many reasons that toxic academic work environments get started. In this article, we will examine four of those sources (Note: These sources are not mutually exclusive). A single individual Several individuals Peers Management/administration Since one of my beliefs is that you can explain the world with a Venn diagram, you could start drawing a Venn diagram as you » Read More
30th July, 2009 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
To create powerful units of study for your students, you will invest a great deal of thought and energy. Your energy is not wasted, however, when you see your students learning and growing because of your efforts. One of the earliest steps when creating a unit is to write your learning objectives. When you are writing » Read More
29th July, 2009 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
When you are creating units of study for your classroom, you will want to think about all the resources that you can bring in for your students. It’s smart to have a section in your Unit Resource Notebook (or wherever you keep your unit materials) that is labeled “Teacher/Student Resources.” This component is the place where » Read More
28th July, 2009 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
I’m a word lover. My doctorate is in literacy and linguistics. I am fascinated by words, their definitions, and their Greek and Latin word roots – since it is a way of further exploring a concept. When thinking about ‘toxic’ work environments and exploring the word, it was interesting to find that ‘poison’ is the » Read More
19th July, 2009 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
Toxic academic work environment – that just sounds dreadful, doesn’t it? And it is dreadful – not only to the individuals who work there, but to everyone around them, including their academic communities, their local, state, or province, as well as to the larger world. In this article, we aren’t thinking of toxicity as it relates » Read More
18th July, 2009 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
Can you be damaged by working in a toxic academic environment? As you’re answering this question, know that by toxic, I don’t mean chemicals, asbestos, and the like. Toxic, as we will use it in this article, is defined as hostile, stress-filled, mean-spirited, cold, exclusionary places. If you have never been to a college or » Read More
10th July, 2009 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
Creating engaging, worthwhile, and compelling units for your classroom takes a great deal of thought and energy – and it’s worth it when you see your students learning (let alone when they are INTERESTED while they are learning!) The first step of creating a unit is to develop your Content Outline. Consider the following questions and » Read More
29th May, 2009 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
There are five phases to helping yourself get things under control: capturing, collecting, culling, consciously ordering, and then carrying out. This article focuses on phase 3, culling. During this phase you make decisions on the items that you have – and it’s the decision-making process that’s the key to being organized and productive. ‘Cull’ is a » Read More
