Did Abe Lincoln think of it first? When I think of Steven Covey’s 7th habit, Sharpen the Saw, it reminds me of the famous Abraham Lincoln quotation: “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the… Read More
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Help for Adjuncts and New College Teachers Why do I ask? I am looking for the topics that interest you readers. Here’s what I am wondering: What do you want to read about? Do you have some advice you would like me to post? Do you have… Read More What College Students Don’t Like In February, I posted an article entitled Is It Wrong to Grade on Class Participation? In that article I pointed out the importance of clarifying class participation expectations and giving students feedback. … Read More Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood Stephen Covey’s 5th Habit of Highly Effective People addresses an important aspect of interpersonal communication. Covey begins with a claim that really applies to me. He says, “We have… Read More Online Rating Sites “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.” (Mark Antony in Julius Caesar Act III, Scene II). So why have I “gone literary” on you? The little known fact is that Julius… Read More A Valuable Classroom Assessment Technique for College Instructors I realized that I have made no less than three references to this concept without explaining it. Here is the explanation that I have owed you. Angelo and Cross, in their book… Read More Put First Things First Stephen Covey’s 3rd Habit of Highly Effective People is to “Put First Things First.” Covey sets the framework for this practice by introducing the Time Management Matrix on page 151 of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective… Read More Begin with the End in Mind Note: You may notice that I changed the title of my series to “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective College Instructors.” I am not forsaking my allegiance to you adjuncts, but these lessons apply to all college… Read More Applying Stephen Covey’s 1st Habit to College Teaching Prologue While working on this post, I thought about something, a decoration that is prominently displayed in our home. It is a handsome placard on which the words of the Serenity Prayer… Read More Where are those teaching jobs and how do you get one? I chuckle a bit when I think about job postings for part time college instructors that call for two years prior teaching experience. It’s the chicken or egg thing. Which comes first? You… Read More |
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