[social-bio] By Carolyn Hoessler “It’s a challenge to try and be flexible… If we can’t do something when it needs to happen, then its timeliness is gone and we’ve missed the opportunity.” – Gordon Knoble* When the outcomes and assessment strategy for assignments have been plotted and we know what feedback students will receive,…
[social-bio] Philosophy in the Community of Saskatoon Philosophy as a discipline is often thought of as an individual pursuit. However, it is my view that philosophy has always been about connecting with others, as shown by Philosophy in the Community, which has been offering public lectures off-campus for eight years. Philosophy can engage diverse audiences,…
[social-bio] Having read and thought about students’ understandings of academic dishonesty, students’ responsibilities, and our own as teachers, I am very intentional about how I present my expectations and commitment to academic integrity in my teaching practice. Here are some principles I strive to follow: Create and foster student-teacher familiarity—I tell students about myself and…
[social-bio] By Carolyn Hoessler I was reminded this week of the similarity between designing a research question and writing a learning outcome. In undergraduate research the most common challenge is determining the appropriate scope for a research question. Not too broad, such as what causes addiction or what is the role of kings? Yet…
[social-bio] Is there just one essential ingredient in the field of adult education or should it be considered as one essential process of adult education? Can a recipe be perfected with just one ingredient, or is it a mixture of many: social movements, history, lifelong learning, technological impact, diversity, the recognition of differing learning styles…
[social-bio] Google Docs have been around for about five years now and it “…is a free, Web-based office suite and data storage service offered by Google within its Google Drive service. It allows users to create and edit documents online while collaborating in real-time with other users” (Wikipedia) I originally found Google Docs to be…
[social-bio] By Carolyn Hoessler Every so often I return to the question I first thought about when I started teaching my first lab: Who am I as an educator? I remember attending a workshop early in my career about using humour in the classroom. With a sense of humour tending towards puns and irony…