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Emailing Your Professors
Emailing Your Professors
I usually put in my course outline “Treat an email to your Professor as a professional communication”. Here I expand on that a little, to…
Andrew Robinson
Sep 12, 2018
Strike At Carleton: Personal Statement
Strike At Carleton: Personal Statement
We are now three weeks into the strike by CUPE 2424 workers at Carleton University. They provide utterly essential support work for…
Andrew Robinson
Mar 24, 2018
I Am Not Your Boss: I Teach You
I Am Not Your Boss: I Teach You
There was a tweet yesterday from the CEO of a private company that runs charter schools in the USA. The tweet reveals several…
Andrew Robinson
Sep 17, 2017
Physics 1003 Manifesto
Physics 1003 Manifesto
For the last few years, I have taught a Physics course for first year engineers, called Physics 1003. It is an introductory physics course…
Andrew Robinson
Aug 19, 2017
Kindness, Generosity and Compassion
Kindness, Generosity and Compassion
How to treat our students
Andrew Robinson
Jun 23, 2017
Leaving That High School Psychology
Leaving That High School Psychology
The Transition From High School
Andrew Robinson
Jun 22, 2017
Using PowerPoint Properly
Using PowerPoint Properly
Yes, it can be done
Andrew Robinson
May 24, 2017
The Screwtape Teaching Evaluations
The Screwtape Teaching Evaluations
It’s that time of the year when instructors find student teaching evaluations popping up like an unwanted utility bill. Inevitable, yet…
Andrew Robinson
May 15, 2017
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Practice Makes Perfect
Practice Makes Perfect
Once again, I am teaching the Introductory Physics summer course, and this year I decided to add some extra practice exercises online for…
Andrew Robinson
May 7, 2017
Irritations in Introductory Physics:
Irritations in Introductory Physics:
The Pulley Problem
Andrew Robinson
Apr 11, 2017
What Got Me Interested In Science?
What Got Me Interested In Science?
Recently, I saw a quote from Bill Nye, a very well known science communicator in the US, that he believed that most people who became…
Andrew Robinson
Apr 10, 2017
Even More Laptops In The Classroom
Even More Laptops In The Classroom
Once More Unto The Breach, Dear Friends
Andrew Robinson
Apr 5, 2017
Praise The Humanities
Praise The Humanities
A Tale of Two Reginalds
Andrew Robinson
Apr 2, 2017
Exam Time
Exam Time
It’s exam time coming up at Canadian Universities. A few days ago, we had an email directed to all teaching staff circulated. It was about…
Andrew Robinson
Apr 1, 2017
First Year Students
First Year Students
On Twitter, in response to one of the many “Jaded and Cynical Academics” accounts out there. First year courses, in my opinion, are some of…
Andrew Robinson
Mar 21, 2017
The Student With The Galilean Tattoo
The Student With The Galilean Tattoo
A student sent me this email, I have edited a few things to hide their identity, but most of it is exactly as written. It’s quite stunning.
Andrew Robinson
Mar 7, 2017
Raving Ravens
Raving Ravens
This seems to be a new thing at Carleton this year. Sending a “Raving Raven” message to someone who does a good teaching job. It’s an…
Andrew Robinson
Mar 6, 2017
Strike Countdown 2:
Strike Countdown 2:
Saturday March 5th, noon
Andrew Robinson
Mar 5, 2017
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