This semester, I've asked my students to fill out an "entrance ticket" questionnaire before the start of class. I've learned some technical things with regard to the use of qualtrics forms(and I noticed I received 34 responses for the 23…
Just as I thought I had online teaching under control*, we were advised that the new form of teaching for the summer semester would be with Blended Flexible Learning (BFL). Our university put together a 40 hour course on the…
I've noticed that I've been wanting to compare my weekly templates from previous semesters, but did not keep track of them. So I decided to put my weekly template for the Summer of 2020 here, for reference (week of June…
I recently received the following question from a reader:I hope you are well. I would appreciate your insight on how to transition from postdoc to becoming an online part-time lecturer. I look forward to collaborating with you. Have a great…
I'm writing this on March 20th at night, lockdown day 5 for me, and I've had a rough week. COVID-19 is making me very anxious. Will I be able to go to Delft this summer (I am supposed to travel…
I recently ran a poll on Twitter about the length of the lectures we are teaching, and what we find the ideal length. Of course, the ideal length for a lecture depends a lot on the topic - I wouldn't…
A reader recently asked me the following question:Some of the language we use here (South Africa) is a little different. Could you clarify what you mean with 3:3 or 4:4?. If you are teaching 3-5 courses, is that full semester…
I recently ran a poll about teaching loads of professors in academia. While it is hard to compare the teaching loads of different contracts, I do get the impression that most professors teach two courses per semester - although none…
I recently received this e-mail from a reader:Hi there,In your "mean and lean" approach to class preparation you state: 45 minutes to construct the argument around the 'what if' question. Would you mind elaborating on this? I'd be interested to…
This post is part of the series PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: posts written for the Dutch academic career network AcademicTransfer, your go-to resource for all research positions in the Netherlands. These posts are sponsored by AcademicTransfer, and tailored to those…
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