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No Such Thing As Syllabus Week

The successful students call the first week of school, ‘The First Week of School.’ The ones who start out behind…

2 years ago

5 Tips For a Stress-Free Semester

Go. To. Class. Worship your syllabus Meet your professors/instructors/teachers Record major assignments for all classes in your agenda/calendar Establish effective…

2 years ago

The Great High School Study Habit Fallacy

Spoiler alert: College is not high school. It is difficult to get into, it is a fight to earn a…

2 years ago

Personal Academic Policy

Formally, and according to an amalgamation of definitions from various online dictionaries and Wikipedia, a policy is a deliberate system…

2 years ago

No More Baby Birds

I believe one of the main roles of a teacher is to try as hard as possible to find each…

2 years ago

A Return to My Roots

My unofficial business tagline is “being the person I needed when I was younger.” I occupy a unique niche in a…

3 years ago

‘Rona, What Have You DONE???

After receiving an email this summer from the Office of Academic Affairs and Integrity, asking for an interview in response…

3 years ago

Cheating, failure, ethics, and your future

I have a confession to make – and it’s a tough pill for my ego to swallow. It happened when…

3 years ago

Should I take a class pass/fail?

Just what it sounds like – instead of receiving an A, B, C, D, or F, with points associated with…

3 years ago

Finish stronger than you started

Several institutions have elected to dismiss all in-person instruction after Thanksgiving break, and conversations I’ve had since OU’s announcement show…

3 years ago