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Tuesdays are for teaching
I try to do all my teaching on Tuesdays. It took me a while to come to this little strategy, so I thought I would share it in case it is of any use to others. My courses usually have a lab component and, since our lab holds 32 students, and my courses have several lab sessions per week, it’s…
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Making time for service
I recently read a great blog post by ProfHacker called On Being Busy that essentially says we faculty members should try to make time to serve on various committees, and not rely on the old excuse of being “too busy”. He argues that participating in university governance is really of service to both the university and ourselves. Coincidentally,…
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Starting a conversation on GIS and teaching
I have been thinking about starting a blog for a long time and have finally taken the plunge. Why? I’m sure like many other bloggers, I have gotten to a point where I feel like I might have something useful to say, and want to reach out to others who have similar interests. What interests,…