tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post3528792109919104643..comments2024-02-28T18:29:41.120-08:00Comments on Not of General Interest: Classroom multitaskingundinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-18671884518435135562007-09-14T21:34:00.000-07:002007-09-14T21:34:00.000-07:00The colleague I like is a writing addict like me. ...The colleague I like is a writing addict like me. We sit in our offices, side by side, both with doors open, and *still* do business by e-mail. We practically love each other for this - neither of us has to deal with the other's question until we're done with whatever paragraph in whatever other document we're on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-15327000968713388282007-09-14T19:56:00.000-07:002007-09-14T19:56:00.000-07:00"Purely oral culture"--as if we don't write for a ..."Purely oral culture"--as if we don't write for a living! Professor Z, I hate it when other profs do that. Sometimes they're talking away, never breaking eye contact to let me put something down & reach for my notebook, and after a minute, all I can think is, "I'm never going to remember this, never never ever."undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-69462399911119707282007-09-14T19:55:00.000-07:002007-09-14T19:55:00.000-07:00Horace, I do that--ask them to send me an e-mail--...Horace, I do that--ask them to send me an e-mail--when it's something e-mail related, but somehow I forget when it's one of those other things. I'll have to start trying to remember a little better. I'm also going to try those confirmation e-mails, lesboprof. I usually do ask the students to help, but this time I didn't (partly because they were too busy teasing me about killing all the trees with the number of handouts I was giving them). <BR/><BR/>I've had other classes do the "you're on stage" thing, Mel, especially if it's a strange room and I have NO IDEA how to set everything up.undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-6827418739090142582007-09-14T04:37:00.000-07:002007-09-14T04:37:00.000-07:00It's faculty doing it that bothers me. Grabbing me...It's faculty doing it that bothers me. Grabbing me in the halls when I'm loaded down and all of this, saying, I want to do an initiation to the honor society and you must tell your classes, these are the requirements, no I will not write them down for you or for them, it is your job to identify likely candidates and send them to, first, my door to find out when my office hours are, and then to my office hours, so I can explain the rules and they can take notes ... student by student.<BR/><BR/>I wish the faculty in my department could read and write but they exist in a purely oral culture.Professor Zerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04909063513731044826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-67850134387501900322007-09-12T21:52:00.000-07:002007-09-12T21:52:00.000-07:00Also, could you get the students to help? (Pass ou...Also, could you get the students to help? (Pass out papers, set up the computer, etc.) I just make them work too. Pretty soon, when you come in carrying a ton of stuff, people start to move to help without asking! ;-)Lesboprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09249806181782620274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-39279047760660963952007-09-12T21:50:00.000-07:002007-09-12T21:50:00.000-07:00I am with Horace. I tell every student that the be...I am with Horace. I tell every student that the best way to communicate with me is by email. Need a copy of the syllabus? Write an email. Need to miss a class? Write an email. Want a copy of a citation I mentioned? Write an email. <BR/><BR/>I have way too many things to remember, and if it isn't written down, it will not remain in my head! I also document discussions with students with confirmatory emails, so I have a record of what I agreed to (e.g., a three day extension and turning in the paper by email).Lesboprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09249806181782620274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-84291583985261090272007-09-12T20:45:00.000-07:002007-09-12T20:45:00.000-07:00But at least your students were chatting amongst t...But at least your students were chatting amongst themselves while you were multitasking -- I have one class that even when I come in 10 minutes early to set up a projector or whatever, they fall silent, watching my every move. Which makes me feel like I have to start making stupid jokes. I'm never very good at the chit chat plus setting up stuff.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18101745666402341618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-71765861499523869212007-09-12T19:15:00.000-07:002007-09-12T19:15:00.000-07:00Lately, my answer to the kind of student approach ...Lately, my answer to the kind of student approach that requires a decision, or an action from me beyond an extension of the class discussion, is to punctuate every discussion with, "remind (or ask) me about this by sending me an email, otherwise I will forget it." <BR/><BR/>Because I often do forget it, I at least have an alibi when I've dropped the ball. But more and more often, I'll get a friendly email reminder, which is usually in the student's best interest anyway. Win-Win.Horacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15662740021328265642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-27428484736156502392007-09-12T17:37:00.000-07:002007-09-12T17:37:00.000-07:00Ryan, I appreciate your sensitivity toward your te...Ryan, I appreciate your sensitivity toward your teachers. I do like to talk to students after class, but I worry that I'll forget what they tell me if I don't have a pen and paper out--or that I'll give them misinformation if I can't check with the syllabus when they ask me a question. I like to give them my full attention, and when I'm rushing to get out of the classroom, I can't always do that, which frustrates me.undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-4433846837396250352007-09-12T14:33:00.000-07:002007-09-12T14:33:00.000-07:00As a student who likes to talk to his favorite tea...As a student who likes to talk to his favorite teachers after class, I sympathize with your position and do what I can to NOT be one of the students you dislike dealing with. My father is a teacher and as such when I'm back home I am privileged to hear everything that bothers teachers in your position. With that being said, good luck and infinite patience in your next day.Ryan Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02206617392776469366noreply@blogger.com