Tag: flexibility

Calm Productivity course: Example lesson published

Feb 18, 2023

in Productivity

academia, academic freedom, autonomy, burnout, calm productivity, checking email, deep work, email, flexibility, head space, online course

You may have noticed that I’ve mentioned a new online course I’ve been working on for a few months. The course is called Calm Productivity and I’ve created it in response to a growing concern about the frenetic pace of academic life, and the increased pressure on academics to keep doing more, with less. Don’t…
Let students negotiate the deadlines that suit them

Apr 16, 2021

in Assessment, Assignments

assignments, deadlines, decision-making, flexibility, time-management

Most of my assignments include a peer review component where students send their initial draft to two peers who review it and give feedback on how the assignment can be improved. I provide guidance on what effective feedback looks like, with an emphasis on helping peers submit their best work; it’s about building each other…
Posted to Diigo 09/19/2010

Sep 19, 2010

in Digest

exams, flexibility, lecture, lecture capture, podcasts, student behaviour, studying, teaching and learning

1042. Lecture Capture: A Guide to Effective Use « Tomorrow’s Professor Blog – Annotated Survey results indicate that the majority of college students prefer courses that offer podcasts over those that do not Students cite convenience, flexibility, and positive impact on learning as the main reasons to have recorded lectures (Nagel, 2008; Fernandez, Simo, &…

Tag: flexibility

Calm Productivity course: Example lesson published

Let students negotiate the deadlines that suit them

Posted to Diigo 09/19/2010