Welcome colleagues!
When Steve came up with the idea for creating a blog to serve the department, my immediate reaction was complete cognitive dossonance, realzing both that blogging would be a great way to reach people on their own terms and timetable, but also cringing at the idea of grappling with technology. But I am glad to report that, in fact, the technology and I are getting along just fine, and I am hopeful that this blog will become a way for all our collegaues--part time and full time alike--to contribute to departmental discussions, ask questions, exchange ideas and pedigogical methods, and generally stay informed about the issues, events and trends that shape our department, divsion, college and world. Which I realize is a pretty tall order. But, as Bill Murray says--so often and so neurotically--in What About Bob?, baby steps....
The blog will be a place where we can conduct discussions, with weekly queries sent in by collegaues, and investigate issues and trends in teaching, with brief posts solicited from you all, describing assignments, resources, tips, and anything else worth talking about. There is a calandar of events pertaining to our department which I will update--please send me events that you would like to have included on the calendar! I want to encourage everything to think about questions and information that you would like to see posted, and be thinking about what you might contribute!
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