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Tag Archives: bias
Let’s Talk About SETs
Let’s discuss student opinion forms, course evaluations, student evaluation of teaching forms, whatever term you use. Article after article year after year highlight how toxic they are. More recently the emphasis has been on how they differ according to instructor … Continue reading
Posted in classroom design, classroom management, classroom response systems, end of semester, exam feedback, extra credit projects, job search, minorities in mathematics, office hours, online homework systems, pre-tenure reviews, public awareness of mathematics, teaching, teaching evaluations, women in math
Tagged bias, course evaluations, tenure
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One thing I learned from Calculus, this time around
This blog post is about how I gave an assignment that I regret and am embarrassed about. It all starts four years ago, when I gave my Calculus II students … Continue reading
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Tagged bias, classroom mistakes
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Writing Better Recommendations
So much of our daily to-do lists seem to be tasks for which we have little-to-no training, few direct guidelines, and practically no oversight (at least until mid-tenure review). I’ve just sent off several letters of recommendation for students hoping … Continue reading
Posted in bias, service, writing letters of recommendation
Tagged bias, recommendations, service
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