Talking feminism and controlling my face. Kinda.
We’d just finished watching the eight minute trailer for the documentary Miss Representation, a film about harmful gender stereotypes against women, and …
10 ways to celebrate the end of grading
Like most college professors the day after finals week, I should be grading. The paper piles, more than half-vanquished but still huge, …
Teaching professionalism one email etiquette lesson at a time
Years ago, I conducted research about the strategic uses of email at work. My colleague and I interviewed a bunch of folks …
It’s Professor ‘Twitter Girl’ now, thank you very much
I tried not to be offended when he ran out of class in the middle of what students usually describe as the …
Why I appreciate veterans in the classroom
At the end of last semester, one of my students handed me a small, but weighty envelope. When I opened it, I …
Slow clap for Canada (and gender equity)
I dropped the F-bomb in class this week. No, not the one that autocorrect turns into ‘duck,’ but ‘feminism.’ I started the …
13 things writing students need to know
It’s obvious when a class’s honeymoon period is over. It happens after the first essay is graded and it feels like deflated …
Making a SacStatement
Whenever I teach about organizational culture, I start by asking students to identify important elements of their school culture like physical artifacts, …
An introvert in the classroom
Stock photo used with permission. Thursday night when I rolled in near 9:30, it was all I could do to get to the …
Teaching genre analysis with cheeseburgers
“I’m really sorry for what I’m about to do to you,” I told my late afternoon class yesterday. Flickers of concern and …