Promoting Student Engagement With Online Classes

I have found it difficult to have students interact with each other when I teach online. When I did the Teaching Solution Boot Camp, one of the assignments was to have a “teaching presence”. I learned that I should have a picture of me outside of the teaching role, so...
Tech Tips: Searching for Specific Emails on Gmail

Tech Tips: Searching for Specific Emails on Gmail

A Quick Guide on Searching for Specific emails on Gmail Tired of looking through endless lists for that one email? “What did we decide in that email conversation?” Then look no more. Here is a quick guide on how to search for those particular emails. To find that one...
Student Friendships: Worth the risk?

Student Friendships: Worth the risk?

Ryein was a student worker in the library.  He was a non-traditional student, army reservist from a troubled family but had a heart of gold.  We came from two different worlds but somehow we became friends during our evening shift together. He helped me to remember...
I don’t understand what you don’t understand

I don’t understand what you don’t understand

“I don’t understand what you don’t understand.” A conversation was occurring in the classroom as I walked in.  A student was attempting to help another with a drawing in the text.  It was not clear to one, and the other thought it was obvious.  It reminded me of a...
The National Debt

The National Debt

I have been having my MTH 120 students ponder the $17 trillion national debt. They have been using formulas for simple interest, compound interest, and debt repayment along with dimensional analysis to answer a variety of questions about the debt. Simple Interest I =...