Reflections on Teaching

Well, as I predicted, the competition smoked my entry in Dy/Dan’s Four Slide Competition,. After I woke up from a night of valium and martinis to drown my sorrows, I could console myself that at least I wasn’t a winner. The ending was almost as messy as an election in Florida, with the winner pulling [...]

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This slinky visual number:
[slideshare id=87011&doc=pp-about-me1100&w=425]
A few thoughts…
First, I didn’t realize it at the time, but it is very derivative of the Meet Henry slideshow that got a lot of kudos in the SlideShare contest this spring. For those who haven’t seen it, here it is:
[slideshare id=35461&doc=meet-henry-13821&w=425]
I’m impressed that even though it is a total of [...]

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So I was reading Glenn Moses blog, and when he isn’t having delusions of Mosesdom, he does neat things like this project where he did a video to introduce himself to his students. It got me thinking about the Dy/Dan contest. What if we only had four slides to introduce ourselves to our students? Here’s [...]

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Well, Dy/Dan has decided to hold a PowerPoint contest. Following the UCGSB limitations, only four slides with no sound or animation.
Like the girl unable to pick which dress to wear to the dance, I can decide between the one in yesterday’s basic text only post:
[slideshare id=86532&doc=my-elevator-speech-about-me4444&w=425]
and this slinky visual number:
[slideshare id=87011&doc=pp-about-me1100&w=425]
Please help me decide! My [...]

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