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Reflections on Spring, Planning for Fall

Now that grades are all calculated, I’m doing my end-of-the-term evaluation of the classes and making notes for future terms. This process is especially meaningful this term since I’ve been using my spring WS 340 Gender and Science course as … Continue reading

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A hybrid general chemistry course – really?

Yes, really!  CH 231 will be offered at Oregon State University in a hybrid format in Winter 2014.  CH 231 is the first term of a three-course sequence comprising a year of science-majors general chemistry. Between 3 and 7 sections … Continue reading

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My vision for the Hybrid Introduction to New Media

The Hybrid Introduction to Media course will meet once per week and will have between one hundred and one hundred and fifty undergraduates. This is both the opening course of our major, as well as a class in the liberal … Continue reading

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The Long Game

There are two major things happening in my hybrid course redesign – pulling the content to be tighter with the learning outcomes, and trying to rethink the class to fit with the kinds of storytelling we teach. (Transmedia). The big … Continue reading

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MTH 493/593 Algebra and Geometric Transformations III

This is the third course in a “capstone” sequence of mathematics courses for those mathematics majors who intend to pursue licensure to teach secondary school mathematics.  It is a slash course since the MS degree program for licensure draws students … Continue reading

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WS 482/582 Global Perspectives on Women’s Health

In this course women’s health issues are examined from a global perspective in the context of a woman’s life and through a feminist political lens. Central to our discussions will be an analysis of the interplay among race, class, and … Continue reading

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No desire to be the sage on the stage

In all of my years of education (too many to count), I have only truly experienced one professor that truly was a “sage on the stage” – son of a Southern Baptist preacher, he had inherited “the gift” and he … Continue reading

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I may be lost…

Wow – my first time ever blogging and I feel like I am typing into a black hole, not knowing where the words are going to end up and who will see them.  Even with the detailed instructions provided to … Continue reading

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Me too, EXSS 444

I am the follower of the follower, but learn about the program.  Simon and Megan introduced well and I don’t have much to add here. However, I want to share a few of my thought about the successful class. We … Continue reading

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Additional Information for EXSS 444

Hi All, Simon has done an excellent job summarizing EXSS 444 (see his blog post below). Simon has also been the expert in our group. One unique aspect of our hybrid course is that we also offer a “lab” component. … Continue reading

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