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Teaching

Student happiness

  • Make exams worth more than 100 points (e.g. to produce a grade of 80/120 rather than 40/60) in order to decrease frantic distress.
  • Evaluation scores correlate with students’ estimates of their grades. Some students who blow off class all term show up the last week. When they realize that they should have done more work, they give you a bad evaluation. Rumor has it that it is better to start off with mediocre evaluations and improve than the opposite.

Awkward situations

  • to comply with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act. Instead, post the last 4 digits of the ID #. At UW we are not allowed to send grades to students via e-mail either.
  • In 2007 I had a weird experience: Students noticed that a male grad student was taking notes on a female undergrad. Don’t wait to talk to your chair… call the police. All was OK. Both students were part of an approved research project, but did not inform class instructors as required.
  • If you set up an online threaded discussion, students can make their own announcements online without seeming to be endorsed by you.
  • Incoming students are often confused. For example, can text be shared for lab reports? Will you give a “0” for an exam with cheating? Will you forward all cases to the disciplinary committee? UW has a faculty handbook on grading that addresses to assign grades and how to speak to students who may have cheated ( (External Link) ). If you think a student has copied from another, do not return their exams - make copies. A common cheat is revision of exams before a regrade.Make a pdf of exams before returning them. Or instruct graders to make a line at the end of the student work and on page backs. Regrade requests for new work that appears below the mark have violated rules for cheating.
  • due to extenuating circumstances (e.g. an “incomplete” or a withdrawal). Do not agree to anything. Do not even say “I’ll have to ask” or “I’ll think about it” by e-mail. Talk to someone. There are usually rules about when you can grant these things. At some point, a student with a low grade will e-mail you saying that your grading is unfair. Respond politely that this is an important matter, so you are forwarding correspondence to your chair for undergraduate education.

Talking to your colleagues

  • When your faculty colleagues ask “do you want to have lunch?” say yes whether or not you eat lunch. It is your opportunity to ask questions and bring up concerns. When faculty get busy and forget to drag you out of your office to lunch, invite them instead.
  • It is worth figuring out who will be on your tenure committee, and spending time over lunches to educate them about your research.

Questions & Answers

Discuss the differences between taste and flavor, including how other sensory inputs contribute to our  perception of flavor.
John Reply
taste refers to your understanding of the flavor . while flavor one The other hand is refers to sort of just a blend things.
Faith
While taste primarily relies on our taste buds, flavor involves a complex interplay between taste and aroma
Kamara
which drugs can we use for ulcers
Ummi Reply
omeprazole
Kamara
what
Renee
what is this
Renee
is a drug
Kamara
of anti-ulcer
Kamara
Omeprazole Cimetidine / Tagament For the complicated once ulcer - kit
Patrick
what is the function of lymphatic system
Nency Reply
Not really sure
Eli
to drain extracellular fluid all over the body.
asegid
The lymphatic system plays several crucial roles in the human body, functioning as a key component of the immune system and contributing to the maintenance of fluid balance. Its main functions include: 1. Immune Response: The lymphatic system produces and transports lymphocytes, which are a type of
asegid
to transport fluids fats proteins and lymphocytes to the blood stream as lymph
Adama
what is anatomy
Oyindarmola Reply
Anatomy is the identification and description of the structures of living things
Kamara
what's the difference between anatomy and physiology
Oyerinde Reply
Anatomy is the study of the structure of the body, while physiology is the study of the function of the body. Anatomy looks at the body's organs and systems, while physiology looks at how those organs and systems work together to keep the body functioning.
AI-Robot
what is enzymes all about?
Mohammed Reply
Enzymes are proteins that help speed up chemical reactions in our bodies. Enzymes are essential for digestion, liver function and much more. Too much or too little of a certain enzyme can cause health problems
Kamara
yes
Prince
how does the stomach protect itself from the damaging effects of HCl
Wulku Reply
little girl okay how does the stomach protect itself from the damaging effect of HCL
Wulku
it is because of the enzyme that the stomach produce that help the stomach from the damaging effect of HCL
Kamara
function of digestive system
Ali Reply
function of digestive
Ali
the diagram of the lungs
Adaeze Reply
what is the normal body temperature
Diya Reply
37 degrees selcius
Xolo
37°c
Stephanie
please why 37 degree selcius normal temperature
Mark
36.5
Simon
37°c
Iyogho
the normal temperature is 37°c or 98.6 °Fahrenheit is important for maintaining the homeostasis in the body the body regular this temperature through the process called thermoregulation which involves brain skin muscle and other organ working together to maintain stable internal temperature
Stephanie
37A c
Wulku
what is anaemia
Diya Reply
anaemia is the decrease in RBC count hemoglobin count and PVC count
Eniola
what is the pH of the vagina
Diya Reply
how does Lysin attack pathogens
Diya
acid
Mary
I information on anatomy position and digestive system and there enzyme
Elisha Reply
anatomy of the female external genitalia
Muhammad Reply
Organ Systems Of The Human Body (Continued) Organ Systems Of The Human Body (Continued)
Theophilus Reply
what's lochia albra
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