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Top Ten Things Professors Miss During the Pandemic
Top Ten Things Professors Miss During the Pandemic
As a college professor, I miss going to campus, in-person instruction, and hanging in my office. I also miss my colleagues. Somewhat.
Mark Shatz
Feb 17
Ten Signs Your Teaching Assistant Really Crappy Attitude
Ten Signs Your Teaching Assistant Really Crappy Attitude
If your T.A. asks any of the following questions, it’s probably time for a replacement.
Mark Shatz
Feb 5
So Emmett Brown Thinks He’s Entitled to the Honorific “Doctor”
So Emmett Brown Thinks He’s Entitled to the Honorific “Doctor”
Doc, Mr. Brown, Emmett, daddy-o. You hold a PhD, and yet you purport to be “a student of all sciences.”
Jessie Lovett Allen
Jan 21
Workshops for Faculty: How to Use Remote Learning to Reduce Layoffs
Workshops for Faculty: How to Use Remote Learning to Reduce Layoffs
Our priority is to convince parents to pay full tuition and housing so their child can complete online courses from a quarantined dorm…
Mark Shatz
Jan 5
If You Give a Professor a Stimulus Check . . .
If You Give a Professor a Stimulus Check . . .
If you give a professor a 600 dollar stimulus check,
Gary Jenson
Dec 23, 2020
A Philosophy Professor’s Letter to Santa
A Philosophy Professor’s Letter to Santa
Dear Santa, It is not the intention of this letter to debate that nature of “good” and “bad,” or “naughty” or “nice.”
Ron Fields
Dec 20, 2020
I’m Your Elf on the Shelf and I Hate You
I’m Your Elf on the Shelf and I Hate You
Please Stop Making Me Watch You All Day
Matt Fotis
Dec 18, 2020
RubriCorp: A Dystopian Assessment Story
RubriCorp: A Dystopian Assessment Story
The year is 5020, and rubrics now control every aspect of human life. America itself is run by RubriCorp, a monopolistic mega-corporation…
Jennie Young
Dec 9, 2020
Congrats on Your PhD! Welcome to the PhD Postpartum
Congrats on Your PhD! Welcome to the PhD Postpartum
Birthing a dissertation is physically, emotionally, and spiritually exhausting, so if you find yourself experiencing post-PhD blues, you…
Nausheen Eusuf
Dec 2, 2020
I Am Your Completely Politically Neutral Professor, and it’s the Week after the Presidential…
I Am Your Completely Politically Neutral Professor, and it’s the Week after the Presidential…
It doesn’t matter at all to me who won or lost this election.
Jennie Young
Nov 8, 2020
I’m You’re College Debt, and You Will Never Escape My Love.
I’m You’re College Debt, and You Will Never Escape My Love.
Every breath you take, every payment you don’t make, I’ll be watching you.
Susan Sassi
Oct 26, 2020
College Board: We’re Craftier than You Kids on Reddit!
College Board: We’re Craftier than You Kids on Reddit!
April 2, 2020. We hate cheating! We hate it so much that we at the College Board have made our tests fully cheating-proof, as you’ll see…
Laura Berlinsky-Schine
Oct 14, 2020
Advanced Troubleshooting Guide for Learning Management Systems: Summoning Demons
Advanced Troubleshooting Guide for Learning Management Systems: Summoning Demons
Having trouble with Canvas, Blackboard, or other LMS? It may be because you have been summoning the wrong demon / god / goddess to make…
Ron Fields
Oct 5, 2020
Adjunct Creative Writing Instructor Offs Self After Reading 27 Straight Student Stories About the…
Adjunct Creative Writing Instructor Offs Self After Reading 27 Straight Student Stories About the…
PIERRE, TEX. — An adjunct professor of creative writing at a local junior college offed himself today after reading 27 straight student…
Darren Johnson
Oct 3, 2020
I Think My University Might Have Been Too Student Centered
I Think My University Might Have Been Too Student Centered
As a recent YouState graduate and proud YouState Younicorn for life,
Gary Jenson
Sep 30, 2020
Local Stripper Hopes to Be Able to Quit College Soon
Local Stripper Hopes to Be Able to Quit College Soon
UTICA, NY — Local stripper Jasmine Tate, 22, hopes to be able to quit college soon so that she can spend more time in the skin trade.
Darren Johnson
Sep 25, 2020
Zoom Class Syllabus FAQs: I am Your Professor and I WILL Maintain Rigor
Zoom Class Syllabus FAQs: I am Your Professor and I WILL Maintain Rigor
Pet attendance is subject to limitations. Sustained eye contact with pets will result in partial deduction of daily attendance grade.
Jessie Lovett Allen
Aug 19, 2020
Bloom’s Taxonomy of COVID-Focused Learning Outcomes for University Students
Bloom’s Taxonomy of COVID-Focused Learning Outcomes for University Students
Students will list logical questions: If hand sanitizer is just alcohol, can we drink it?
Jennie Young
Aug 9, 2020
Academic B.S. Generator
Academic B.S. Generator
Click here for all your academic writing needs: https://www.atrixnet.com/academic-bs-generator.html
Jennie Young
Aug 6, 2020
Professor Live Tweets Faculty Meeting to 14 Followers
Professor Live Tweets Faculty Meeting to 14 Followers
Oh Great, Gerald Has Something Else to Say
Matt Fotis
Aug 5, 2020
HyFlex Best Practices from the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
HyFlex Best Practices from the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Please collaborate with satellite trucks and/or your students’ local McDonald’s to ensure continued internet access.
Jessie Lovett Allen
Aug 3, 2020
Surrender of the Demoralized English Teacher: Ten Ways to Make Essay Grading Easier
Surrender of the Demoralized English Teacher: Ten Ways to Make Essay Grading Easier
Let’s just go ahead and change the saying to “all intensive purposes.”
Jennie Young
Jul 30, 2020
Welcome to the First Day of Class — With Your Cool Professor!
Welcome to the First Day of Class — With Your Cool Professor!
I’m going to swear — On the first day!
Matt Fotis
Jul 29, 2020
How to Gaslight Your English Comp Students
How to Gaslight Your English Comp Students
For the first essay, assign a personal narrative. In your grading comments, suggest that the student appears to be self-centered and think…
Jennie Young
Jul 24, 2020
Reasonable Questions from the University Faculty About COVID-19
Reasonable Questions from the University Faculty About COVID-19
We have a few questions about the fall.
Matt Fotis
Jul 12, 2020
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