Jon Oaks

Tag: Ramblings

  • A #hernia2013 Update

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    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…

  • SCORM Objects and Camtasia Quizzes in Instructure Canvas

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    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…

  • The Problem with Math is English

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    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…

  • Nevermind is a Very Rude Word

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    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…

  • Diversity in Mathematics

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    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…

  • See you at #MichMATYC13

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    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…

  • What I Learned at #BloggyCon13

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    This weekend I attended my first blogging conference ever: Bloggy Conference 2013. My intent for attending was as follows: I wanted to get tips for becoming a better blogger myself. I am considering having my students write blogs themselves (similar to this idea), as I truly believe that if my students write about what they…

  • Upcoming Conferences for 2013

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    I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately from people about what conferences and events I’ll be attending soon. Here is a list of them for 2013 and I’ll try to update it if I know I will be attending any other events: Michigan MAA Annual Meeting Friday, May 3 – Saturday, May 4 Sault Ste.…

  • I’m Not a Lazy Teacher!

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    I recently read a blog post by a student named Justin Strudler that has me really fired up!  In his post he explains that he thinks most students would rather be sick than go to school because they hate it so much; he then implies that many people discredit this attitude as laziness on the…

  • Spring Break 2013

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    I will be using this post to document my Spring Break 2013 activities from Friday, March 1 to Sunday, March 11 and Tuesday, March 26 to Sunday, March 31. Friday, March 8, 2013 11:30am – 12:30pm Dentist appointment and lunch at the newly opened “Ken’s Country Kitchen” down the road from where I live.  Going…