4 x 4 x 16 Challenge Articles

Growing learning through connecting classrooms

Growing learning through connecting classrooms

The EDU101 hybrid class I teach has one homework assignment that takes at least 45 hours, and many of the students ask if they can spend more time on it. Some do struggle with their schedules to get it all done, but the question the ask is usually a variation of, "Can...

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Being There for the Procrastinators

Being There for the Procrastinators

If you wait until the last minute, then the job only takes a minute. I have spent the last week during midterms answering emails and meeting with students in the last-minute throws of studying for the exam. I probably should not have announced the midterm at the last...

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When Should a Student Bail?

She came to see me during my office hours. She is so different from me. She has blue striped hair. She wears fake eyelashes that are about an inch long. She wears shoes with 6 inch heals. She is an artist. She has tattoos and piercings. She is so different from me. I...

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Write for Ice Cream

Write for Ice Cream

I scream.  You scream.  We all scream for WRITING... And some Ben & Jerry's. Cherry Garcia, Chubby Hubby, New York Super Fudge Chunk, Blondie Ambition, Chunky Monkey, or Coffee Coffee BuzzBuzz. Our third annual, 4x4x16 Writing Challenge will begin the week of the...

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No Vegas, No Problem.

No Vegas, No Problem.

The 4x4x16 Writing Challenge was part of a presentation at a national conference in February.  We were co-presenters with Yavapai College from Arizona at the Instructional Technology Council Conference in Las Vegas. Unfortunately, neither Tracy Russo or I could attend...

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The Joy of Teaching at NMC

The Joy of Teaching at NMC "It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge." -- Albert Einstein Let me just say, as a newbie, I have no candle to hold…and no lesson to teach my wonderful colleagues. I can, however rejoice,...

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Bird by Bird

Bird by Bird

My students are starting to feel overwhelmed right now. They have math tests and English papers and lots of hours at work--two even told me today that they just picked up second jobs. It’s easy for them to give up in the face of so much to do. So it is always at this...

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