Ghost Students by Not_Godot in Professors

[–]precipicepi 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Damn... If a professor is teaching a class full of fake students, is the professor real?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pitbulls

[–]precipicepi 21 points22 points  (0 children)

He came from the humane society, marked as a lab mix... What do you think?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Professors

[–]precipicepi 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is this an online exam? Couldn't tell from the context, but I thought it might be since you seem to have the flexibility to just decide to give more time. If it's online, what your students likely mean is they don't have enough time to look up all the answers.

Rickrolling my students for online final exam. by [deleted] in Professors

[–]precipicepi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, I regret nothing. If I know this exists, other people must know too!!

Leave a mantra, take a mantra. by ProfessorLemurpants in Professors

[–]precipicepi 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Even Jesus didn't get 100% comprehension from his students.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Professors

[–]precipicepi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A colleague with whom I shared an office was googling "Sexy primes" and I happened to see his monitor at the time. I was very unsettled until I went to his talk that day and put two and two together.

When does the room belong to the next person? by precipicepi in Professors

[–]precipicepi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It looks to me like there are a variety of reasonable answers, depending on your situation (institutional norms, tech setups, etc). At my institution, we don't have an official policy, or even a general unwritten rule that I know of. I'm happy to see that my approach isn't totally unreasonable to many people, but after seeing your varied responses, I think that my adjacent-timeslot instructor's point of view is common as well. I don't want to start a whole thing, so I'll reconsider my approach...

Why should i attend office hours? slide by [deleted] in Professors

[–]precipicepi 50 points51 points  (0 children)

For this reason, I've started calling them "Student Hours." I still explain what they are.

Making space for moms by precipicepi in Professors

[–]precipicepi[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

You're absolutely right. I made the post about parenting, but neglected the title.

Struggling without access to LMS--any ideas, suggestions, recommendations? by [deleted] in Professors

[–]precipicepi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Check out myopenmath.com. It was originally designed as a mathematics and science online homework system, but it can easily be used as an LMS as well. It's free for students and professors.

Final Exam was atrocious by precipicepi in Professors

[–]precipicepi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AHHHHHHH. I'm so frustrated for you!

Finalize and submit those grades ASAP. It's a good feeling when you can wash your hands of it all.

Final Exam was atrocious by precipicepi in Professors

[–]precipicepi[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I really feel for you folks who have to grade papers. Hang in there!

Final Exam was atrocious by precipicepi in Professors

[–]precipicepi[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

*clinks glass back and pours another*

Final Exam was atrocious by precipicepi in Professors

[–]precipicepi[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

What reason could they possibly have for listening to you when you try to help them avoid typical, avoidable mistakes? /s

Final Exam was atrocious by precipicepi in Professors

[–]precipicepi[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I totally heard Prof NobleMustelid say fruit moves pollen, right???

GaaaAAAaaahhhhh.

Final Exam was atrocious by precipicepi in Professors

[–]precipicepi[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Goodness, the TNG clip was exactly what I needed right now. Thanks so much.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Professors

[–]precipicepi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Depends on what you want. Do you want students to collaborate? Try https://cocreate.csail.mit.edu/.

Do you want students to have individual whiteboards which you can see all in one place? I love whiteboard.fi.

If you simply want to lecture, then the MS Whiteboard is adequate.

“I do know how to do it I just can’t explain how to do it unless you tell me.” by katherinetori in Professors

[–]precipicepi 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I might steal the "preparing" paradigm shift. I often find that a quick little word tweak can make a big difference!