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Student Engagement In and Out of the Classroom
On November 7, 2014, I attended the ETOM Conference at St. Clair Community College in Port Huron, MI. One of the underlying themes of this year conference was student engagement in and out of the classroom. As an instructor who hasn’t taken classes in quite some time, sometimes I forget how difficult it is to…
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Grade Distributions for Fall 2013
Here are the grade distributions for my Fall 2013 classes: A A- B+ B B- C+ C D+ D D- E C or better Math 0070 2 3 4 2 2 4 2 9 60.7% Math 1100 11 3 10 1 1 1 5 84.4% Math 1280 3 2 3 5 100.0% Math 1340 1…
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A #hernia2013 Update
I wasn’t sure if I wanted to write this post because I thought it might end up sounding bitter, but the fact of the matter is that I’m not bitter about anything. I am just writing this to try to inspire those who might be struggling with issues in their life right now, especially around…
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SCORM Objects and Camtasia Quizzes in Instructure Canvas
So, what exactly is SCORM? Yeah, I don’t know, either. I can tell you that SCORM stands for Shareable Content Object Reference Model, but other than that, I really have no idea. Why would someone want to use SCORM? Many textbooks these days have publisher-provided SCORM content. So, if you want to import pre-made content…
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The Problem with Math is English
There have been several separate occasions in my math classes this semester where a student has asked me a question about a vocabulary word and I simply just didn’t know the answer. I took 3 years of Latin in high school and I was an English teacher at one point, so I generally can guess the meaning…
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Nevermind is a Very Rude Word
I would like to make the case that the word ‘nevermind’ is quite possibly one of the rudest words in the English language In fact, if you check the dictionary, the definition of the word actually states that nevermind is a word that is usually used in negative contexts. So, why am I ranting and rambling…
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Diversity in Mathematics
Diversity in Mathematics Diversity is a topic that is near and dear to my heart. As a Korean kid in a primarily white neighborhood and surrounded by primarily white family and friends, I was often bullied. Although, I’m sure it didn’t help that I was overweight as a child, but that’s a different story. I…
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See you at #MichMATYC13
As part of MichMATYC’s Fall 2013 Conference coming up on Friday, October 4 – Saturday, October 5, I was asked to create gift basket to be used as a raffle prize during the conference. I gladly agreed to help out by making a donation! A picture of the basket and a description of what’s all…
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