College Life
Hello everyone: Yep, it happens. College websites crash, leaving online students in the lurch. You have deadlines and limited time available to do your work, so what do you do now? Well, do not panic, for one thing. Do all the work you can without the website. Write essays and discussion boards that are due (hopefully, you did not wait until the last minute to...
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College Life
Hello everyone: I was contacted by a student recently; she had a question about an assignment. The challenge was that I teach multiple, different courses and she did not identify which course she was taking. She asked for insight into an upcoming assignment, but did not say which assignment she was talking about. Another student had a query about a discussion board assignment. She asked...
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College Life / Writing & Grammar
Hello everyone: I got a very interesting comment from a student lately. The assignment was to write an outline for the paper that would be the major assignment for the whole semester. I gave an example of the proper format for a sentence outline, using Roman numerals and 1,2,3 and a,b,c. I did not give a specific example of the words to put in the...
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College Life
Hello everyone: Life happens. Sometimes we have to work late, have a sick relative, or experience some other life emergency. As a college professor, I see it happen all the time. What happens when you simply haven’t planned ahead well enough? Like to old saying kind of goes, “Failure on your part to prepare does not constitute an emergency on my part.” I had a...
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College Life
Hello everyone: Have you ever worked on an assignment, only to discover at the last minute that you did the wrong assignment? Maybe you wrote a wonderful treatise on the role of tiddly winks in today’s culture. Perhaps you waxed eloquently on the job of belly button lint in the overall scheme of life. Perchance you discussed Shakespeare’s wife’s personality as it related to his...
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College Life
Hello everyone: Let’s say that you are in a writing class that has four major assignments. You have completed assignments one-three fairly well, though you are fond of “blazing your own path” and ignoring most of the directions. Here you are at the end of the semester, with one assignment left. Since you are in college, please do not think that you can copy and...
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College Life
Hello everyone: Has it happened to you? You have been a studious person all semester long, when suddenly you realize that you missed an assignment. Before you run outside and tear out your hair, let’s take a look at how you should handle this. First, look at the syllabus. Does your professor have a policy regarding missed assignments or turning things in late? What is...
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College Life / Writing & Grammar
Hello everyone: Today’s blog is geared to help you get ready for mid-term or final projects. Let’s say that you have been in a writing class (mine, for example) for the past seven weeks and it is time for either a mid-term or final project. We just took the time to learn how to write a memo, a modified block formatted letter, and/or an Executive...
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College Life
Hello everyone: Have you ever been assigned group work in your academic life? Well, then you know it can be a great experience or …..not. Here are some tips to help you become the teammate from heaven versus the teammate from….well, you know where. First, try to be evenly matched. That does not mean that you team up with your best friend in the class....
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College Life
Hello everyone: If your college instructor offers you the opportunity to get free feedback before you have to turn in an assignment, take it! Every semester, I offer my students the chance to show me assignments one week before their due date and I will give them information on how to improve the document for a better grade. Do you know how many take me...
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