All across the world students are nodding off in lecture halls, executives are yawning in boardrooms, military personnel are being anesthetized at briefings, and committees are being put to sleep in government offices by infected carriers that are unaware of their condition.
Most of us have been exposed many times and have woken up afterwards wondering where we were and what happened. Some of us may even be already infected! The PPA (Power Point Anonymous) gives us a list of 12 character symptoms to watch out for:
They say nothing until something comes up on the screen.
They spend all their time talking with their backs to the audience.
They speak in a monotone voice with no breaks and no rhythm.
They have no eye contact with the audience.
They have body language says “I don’t want to be here.”
They fidget with a pointer or clicker while fumbling through slides.
They fill slides with too many bullet points.
They use too many charts and graphs.
They use too many clip-art clichés.
They try to communicate too much too fast causing info-overload.
They have little patience with questions and explanations.
They believe that detailed, visual data will somehow be absorbed into the brains of their audience. -------------------------- Click below to read the rest of Tim Newlin's article, then be sure to pass the link on to your network of colleagues! [link removed]
On 9/15/09, Teachers.Net wrote: > Tim Newlin alerts us to the symptoms driving more and more > victims to enroll in PPA (Power Point Anonymous)! > > Powerpoint Pandemic > > All across the world students are nodding off in lecture > halls, executives are yawning in boardrooms, military > personnel are being anesthetized at briefings, and > committees are being put to sleep in government offices by > infected carriers that are unaware of their condition. > > Most of us have been exposed many times and have woken up > afterwards wondering where we were and what happened. Some > of us may even be already infected! The PPA (Power Point > Anonymous) gives us a list of 12 character symptoms to watch > out for: > > They say nothing until something comes up on the screen. > > They spend all their time talking with their backs to the > audience. > > They speak in a monotone voice with no breaks and no rhythm. > > They have no eye contact with the audience. > > They have body language says “I don’t want to be here.” > > They fidget with a pointer or clicker while fumbling through > slides. > > They fill slides with too many bullet points. > > They use too many charts and graphs. > > They use too many clip-art clichés. > > They try to communicate too much too fast causing info-overload. > > They have little patience with questions and explanations. > > They believe that detailed, visual data will somehow be > absorbed into the brains of their audience. > -------------------------- > Click below to read the rest of Tim Newlin's article, then > be sure to pass the link on to your network of colleagues! > [link removed]
I am hoping for an interview for a full-time position at our local CC where I already teach part-time. I did not have to interview for the part time position, and I am looking for advice on the interview process. Are there particular things that Community Colleges look for opposed to 4-year colleges and secondary schools? I am looking to make this area my home and hope that the part-time position will help.
Any thoughts on areas of experience that I should emphasize?
I taught biology full-time at a 4-year institution with a Master's in Biological Sciences. I can now only get work as an adjunct. My state has limited choices for a doctorate in biology. Should I pursue a Ph.D. in Biology elsewhere or can I get hired with a doctoral degree in education?
On 9/29/09, Biochick wrote: > I taught biology full-time at a 4-year institution with a > Master's in Biological Sciences. I can now only get work > as an adjunct. My state has limited choices for a doctorate > in biology. Should I pursue a Ph.D. in Biology elsewhere > or can I get hired with a doctoral degree in education?
I agree that a research university would only accept a Ph.D. Many state universities would feel the same way. However, a Doctorate in Educational Technology may be appealing to some non-research oriented universities or small private universities. You would also be competitive for many on-line teaching positions...if that is what you want.
The 10 Washington State Patrol troopers who got raises in exchange for dubious diplomas won’t be prosecuted, says Thurston County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Jon Tunheim, because it would’ve been difficult to prove that they weren’t merely the victims of bad advice from the agency’s human resources department.
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Two of the 10 Washington State Patrol troopers under internal investigation into whether they obtained phony college degrees online have resigned, according to a WSP spokesman.
State Patrol Capt. Jeff DeVere identified the two troopers who resigned in March as James Hotaling, who worked out of Vancouver, and John McMillan, who worked out of Ephrata.
I shared this with my Department Chair and Dean and...See MoreI am teaching an honors course this semester and it has been a wonderful experience so far...very refreshing. In my normal version of this course I would say that 10% of my students did exemplary work. In my honors class 75% are doing exemplary work. They are a bit nerdy, but I love them.
I shared this with my Department Chair and Dean and they both said the same thing, "Think how nice it would be if all your classes were filled with good students who wanted to learn and did their work!"
Our honors program attracts a lot of good students. They get early registration and some other perks.
It kind of hurts my feelings...even if it wasn't directed towards me specifially..but it seriously kills spirits in the class and it makes everyone dislike the teacher and not want to study. I was actually excited to come into class today and then he says this. I don't even know why it affected me that much lol strange. But it seriously annoyed me. Do you think he really meant it? or he said it because he was angry? i need opinions of professors
And > even if you quietly talk without being loud he looks at you > madly and says, "ARE YOU DONE...LET ME WAIT UNTIL YOU'RE > FINISHED" even when you're not making noise...he is acting so > paranoid.
[No, he is acting like a teacher trying to teach a class where students are disruptive and making his teaching and the learning of willing students difficult or impossible - and you among the disruptive ones. At my university, students who were disruptive - talking - would be sent out of the classroom. If they refused to go, the professor would leave, announcing that it would be up to the rest of the class to decide if the course were to continue. If your professor has any sense, he will do the same. ]
[You are not in high school. The students in your class should be acting like adults. (How much did you pay for this course, by the way? If you were in a training session in a business and conducting yourself as you describe, how long do you think it would take your employer to show you the door? Is your conversation with a neighbor - however low-voiced - helping you learn the material the professor is delivering?)]
There are about five students in particular who are disruptive in our class--maybe he should just kick them out as opposed to nit picking on every whisper he happens to notice? Each of our classes are worth 800 dollars and this is a business school. I agree that being disruptive in class is showing disrespect to the professor and to the course, but is it right to diss our country, administration and students for that? We as human beings are free. We don't like something, we can always LEAVE. We have professors who have been teaching at our university for 25 years and who love the school and the students. I don't wake for school every saturday morning to look at his sour face and tell us, "I don't want to be here either...let's wrap this up because I need to do some shopping".
[No, he is acting like a teacher trying to teach a class where students are disruptive and making his teaching and the learning of willing students difficult or impossible - and you among the disruptive ones. At my university, students who were disruptive - talking - would be sent out of the classroom. If they refused to go, the professor would leave, announcing that it would be up to the rest of the class to decide if the course were to continue. If your professor has any sense, he will do the same. ]
[You are not in high school. The students in your class should be acting like adults. (How much did you pay for this course, by the way? If you were in a training session in a business and conducting yourself as you describe, how long do you think it would take your employer to show you the door? Is your conversation with a neighbor - however low-voiced - helping you learn the material the professor is delivering?)]
Does your college have any kind of math tutoring center that could help you?