I just wanted to remind you all that your first day of work as a Peer Advisor will be September 8th at 9am. We'll all meet as a group that day and then we'll decide our schedules for the rest of the week.
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL!
Friday, August 22, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
T-shirts and Van Driving
Wow! Time is flying by. You all will be here in just three short weeks.
Here's an update, we will have an additional van, which brings our total up to 4 vans. One of our students is in a wheelchair so we added a van that will be accessible for him and we'll all be more comfortable not having to scrunch into 3 vans. You have received an email from Don asking you all to take an online safety driving test. Please do that ASAP.
I have a draft of what the designer has created for our t-shirts.
I would like your opinions.
The larger arched images are for the back of the shirt and the smaller "SEP" images are for the sleeve. Let me know which is your favorite!
Here's an update, we will have an additional van, which brings our total up to 4 vans. One of our students is in a wheelchair so we added a van that will be accessible for him and we'll all be more comfortable not having to scrunch into 3 vans. You have received an email from Don asking you all to take an online safety driving test. Please do that ASAP.
I have a draft of what the designer has created for our t-shirts.
I would like your opinions.
The larger arched images are for the back of the shirt and the smaller "SEP" images are for the sleeve. Let me know which is your favorite!
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Possible Scenarios for College Etiquette
Please refer to the College Etiquette blog if you're not familiar with what I'm referring to...
I've been looking at the feedback I've received from WOU faculty and staff. One of the major themes is the idea of how and when to ask questions in and out of the classroom. I'm thinking we should have a scenario of a student who isn't understanding the material in class and doesn't ask questions when he/she should. Then flash forward to receiving his/her first grade on a midterm and discovering that he didn't understand the concepts. We can show a "what not to do" scenario and then show a more effective way to approach the situation.
Another theme I found was how to deal with leaving class early or arriving late. We can just incorporate this into an in-class activity, in-which each of you exhibit a disruptive classroom behavior and then we discuss why it was disruptive.
I like Cristal's idea of having one of the scenarios deal with procrastination. One theme that did come up in the emails from faculty was students that wait until the last minute to ask for an extension on a paper or to ask a question about the homework that's due that day. I think it's important for students to know that when they wait until the last minute to seek help from faculty, that leaves a very bad impression.
I've been looking at the feedback I've received from WOU faculty and staff. One of the major themes is the idea of how and when to ask questions in and out of the classroom. I'm thinking we should have a scenario of a student who isn't understanding the material in class and doesn't ask questions when he/she should. Then flash forward to receiving his/her first grade on a midterm and discovering that he didn't understand the concepts. We can show a "what not to do" scenario and then show a more effective way to approach the situation.
Another theme I found was how to deal with leaving class early or arriving late. We can just incorporate this into an in-class activity, in-which each of you exhibit a disruptive classroom behavior and then we discuss why it was disruptive.
I like Cristal's idea of having one of the scenarios deal with procrastination. One theme that did come up in the emails from faculty was students that wait until the last minute to ask for an extension on a paper or to ask a question about the homework that's due that day. I think it's important for students to know that when they wait until the last minute to seek help from faculty, that leaves a very bad impression.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Update
Hi Everyone!
Kelsii called the other day to let me know that she won't be able to join us for Summer Bridge. I just wanted to let you know.
Also, Letitia contacted someone at the local paper and they are going to do a story about our Service Learning Project.
We've got most of the schedule finalized. There may still be some changes to our evening activities.
I'm still waiting to get the design for our t-shirts. One of the graphic designers is working on it. If I get the images, I'll try to post them to this blog.
Kelsii called the other day to let me know that she won't be able to join us for Summer Bridge. I just wanted to let you know.
Also, Letitia contacted someone at the local paper and they are going to do a story about our Service Learning Project.
We've got most of the schedule finalized. There may still be some changes to our evening activities.
I'm still waiting to get the design for our t-shirts. One of the graphic designers is working on it. If I get the images, I'll try to post them to this blog.
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