By Brenda Bethman Last week, George Williams at ProfHacker “confessed” that he dislikes electronic grading, preferring to grade by hand. A lively discussion ensued in the comments, with folks weighing in on the pros and cons of grading electronically or by hand. At one point, George tried to redirect the comments towards discussing other ways [...]
by Kathryn Magura I screwed up. I unintentionally made someone upset. When I realized this, I had two options: 1. To ignore it and hope it would blow over, or 2. Apologize. I am a firm believer in the power of a genuine apology, so it would have been hypocritical of me to do anything [...]
By Brenda Bethman For this week’s open thread, I want to talk about email — specifically the phenomenon known as “#inboxzero.” As I’m sure you know, this is a very recommended technique for managing one’s email. The folks who preach #inboxzero tend to be fairly zealous about it. In fact, as far as I can [...]
by Lysa Salsbury Day One of my summer leave and it’s a gorgeous day here in Moscow, Idaho. I spent all morning doing some long-overdue gardening: tackling my weed-infested flowerbeds, composting the strawberries, planting red salvia at the front of the house, dead-heading the cornflowers, and potting the last of the annuals I bought for [...]
