blog.thegreatmichael.com
Random Acts of Greatness » Teaching
http://blog.thegreatmichael.com/category/boxed/life/highered/teaching
Random Acts of Greatness. The Great Michael…writing stuff. Archive for the 'Teaching' Category. A Room of Her Own. December 10th, 2010. I went to my first meeting of the Association for Women in Computing (@VT). Last night. (YAY POTUCK! I have had a scheduling conflict with it all semester, but I finally made it. I already knew many of the people, but it was Great to meet some new faces, especially the undergrads. I had an excellent time. You just need to want to support women in computing! What are my g...
blog.thegreatmichael.com
Random Acts of Greatness » Jenny
http://blog.thegreatmichael.com/category/boxed/life/jenny
Random Acts of Greatness. The Great Michael…writing stuff. Archive for the 'Jenny' Category. Gender, Sex, and Society. October 22nd, 2010. One of this week’s readings for Women’s Studies, “The Bare Bones of Sex: Part 1 Sex and Gender,”. In many people’s high school or intro college bio courses, sex is simplified to “people with XY chromosomes are biologically male, and people with XX chromosomes are biologically female,” which is called the XY sex-determination system. While many students are actually in...
blog.thegreatmichael.com
Random Acts of Greatness » VT
http://blog.thegreatmichael.com/category/boxed/life/computers/vt
Random Acts of Greatness. The Great Michael…writing stuff. Archive for the 'VT' Category. A Room of Her Own. December 10th, 2010. I went to my first meeting of the Association for Women in Computing (@VT). Last night. (YAY POTUCK! I have had a scheduling conflict with it all semester, but I finally made it. I already knew many of the people, but it was Great to meet some new faces, especially the undergrads. I had an excellent time. You just need to want to support women in computing! December 4th, 2010.
blog.thegreatmichael.com
Random Acts of Greatness » Engineering Education
http://blog.thegreatmichael.com/category/boxed/life/computers/vt/engineering-education
Random Acts of Greatness. The Great Michael…writing stuff. Archive for the 'Engineering Education' Category. ENGE Reflection: LabVie ROBOTS! December 4th, 2010. What are my goals for this week? What do I want students to learn/do over the next 2-3 class periods? What should they be leaving class with? How do I plan to help them learn/do? What educational strategies will I adopt (e.g., active learning, feedback-based instruction)? What problems or challenges might I face? What evidence do I have? I think ...
blog.thegreatmichael.com
Random Acts of Greatness » Blog Archive » Active Learning: a Danger to The Man?
http://blog.thegreatmichael.com/2010/12/01/active-learning-a-danger-to-the-man
Random Acts of Greatness. The Great Michael…writing stuff. Active Learning: a Danger to The Man? December 1st, 2010 12:09. Active Learning has been becoming a popular topic in education ( Felder & Silverman 1988. For example). Indeed many perceive that a change, maybe even a revolution is needed, especially in the engineering classroom. In his Peer Instruction. Active Learning methods are enticing changes that offer a hope for improved engagement of students in their education, but as we investigate thes...
blog.thegreatmichael.com
Random Acts of Greatness » Blog Archive » Gender, Sex, and Society
http://blog.thegreatmichael.com/2010/10/22/gender-sex-and-society
Random Acts of Greatness. The Great Michael…writing stuff. Gender, Sex, and Society. October 22nd, 2010 16:53. One of this week’s readings for Women’s Studies, “The Bare Bones of Sex: Part 1 Sex and Gender,”. In many people’s high school or intro college bio courses, sex is simplified to “people with XY chromosomes are biologically male, and people with XX chromosomes are biologically female,” which is called the XY sex-determination system. While many students are actually introduced to chromosome disor...
blog.thegreatmichael.com
Random Acts of Greatness » Blog Archive » Wedding License
http://blog.thegreatmichael.com/2011/06/30/we-can-haz-marriage/wedding-license
Random Acts of Greatness. The Great Michael…writing stuff. June 30th, 2011 20:35. Posted in by Michael. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. Random acts of Greatness. A Nerd’s Haven. Color, Light and Emotion. Geeks making the world a bit better. If you don’t believe me, Ask, I’ll tell ya! The Garden of Heart and Mind. The harder the conflict,the more glorious the triumph. This Song Was Supposed to be About You. Foundations of Engineering Education. Pacticum in Engineering Education.
blog.thegreatmichael.com
Random Acts of Greatness » Higher Education
http://blog.thegreatmichael.com/category/boxed/life/highered
Random Acts of Greatness. The Great Michael…writing stuff. Archive for the 'Higher Education' Category. June 30th, 2011. I am going to update this post a bit over the next few whiles to tell you about The Great World Travels. Having never been out of the country before (except for a few hours in the Canadian side of Niagra Falls when I was younger (thanks Aunt Mary, Uncle Tom, et al.), I spent the better part of the last month out of the U.S. AND I HAD A BLAST! Posted in Higher Education. Of course, I wo...
blog.thegreatmichael.com
Random Acts of Greatness » Blog Archive » We can haz marriage?
http://blog.thegreatmichael.com/2011/06/30/we-can-haz-marriage
Random Acts of Greatness. The Great Michael…writing stuff. We can haz marriage? June 30th, 2011 22:01. We can haz wedding? On their website they listed the street, the lot, and the deck. Well, the deck had confusing signs that made it look reserved, the lot had similar signs, but they were only visible after we had entered it, so on our way out we stopped beside a parking guy in an little electric car to ask him. We rolled the window down and i kind of shouted (? There other than us, and there were 4 ope...
blog.thegreatmichael.com
Random Acts of Greatness » Blog Archive » ENGE Reflection: Impending Test
http://blog.thegreatmichael.com/2010/11/12/enge-reflection-impending-test
Random Acts of Greatness. The Great Michael…writing stuff. ENGE Reflection: Impending Test. November 12th, 2010 0:54. What are my goals for this week? What do I want students to learn/do over the next 2-3 class periods? What should they be leaving class with? How do I plan to help them learn/do? What educational strategies will I adopt (e.g., active learning, feedback-based instruction)? What problems or challenges might I face? How well do I think my students achieved the learning goals? Next time, I th...
