CEITL Podcast: June 2007
The theme for this episode is Making the most of your summer. Plus, I’m giving away some flash drives. Listen to the audio to find out how to win. (You have to be an employee of Zane State College to be eligible.)
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June 6th, 2007 - 2:58 pm
I enjoyed this episode of the CEITL Podcast. Like most people (or is it just me…), I tend to have a bazillion things that I want to get done in the summer….come August….I have simply spent my time playing and saying….I really should get this or that done! I have listed my top two priorities after reading the article on “Don’t Waste Your Summer”. I am hopeful this will help.
I already have a summer reading list and it is basically a list of novels that don’t require much brain power but have much entertainment power!!!!
The conference calendar didn’t do much for me, as I already attend the yearly OACS(Ohio Association of College Stores) meeting and the NACS (National Association of College Stores) annual conference which is usually held in an excellent an exciting location each year!!!
June 7th, 2007 - 12:49 pm
Love the music on the podcast! Mary McKinney had some great ideas and be sure to check out the website at the bottom of the article. There was a lot of good info there. Some of my goals I put on my yearly evaluation I will do this summer because it is usually quite in The Campus Center, but we all know what is going on this summer. Wish me luck!!!!!
I have already read the book on “Getting Things Done” and so has Jeff. He put it into action in his office and it made filing things much easier. But, you have to keep up with it to make it work.
The conferences listed really don’t pertain to support staff. Let’s see some on things a little closer to us that we may be able to attend.
Thanks Todd!
June 13th, 2007 - 11:13 am
You make the podcasts so relaxed and easy to listen to. My comments on the items from this podcast are as follows:
Don’t Waste Your Summer-as an incurrable “messy” I was relieved to read that Ms McKinney also strugles with issues of organization, even though she has accomplished the job of organizational coach. there may be hope yet!
Summer Reading list- “Professors are from Mars, Students are from Snickers… sounds intriguing. Several Years ago Kay Roach gave all of us a copy of “Joy of Teaching” as a Christmas gift. It has been a long time since I read it, though. I do not read enough.
Conferences- Many of them sound interesting, but no commitment to attend one yet.
Thanks for all you do for us, Todd!
June 13th, 2007 - 11:39 am
Some of these books look like they would help me to get a lot done. With me being a Full-Time student/husband/father and a student worker in Randy’s area you can be sure that my time is very limited.
I will have to make time to read some of these books. Anything that will make me stay on tasks will be a great help me.
Thanks for the heads up on these books
June 13th, 2007 - 3:17 pm
I have enjoyed the pod casts much more than just receiving an e-mail with the same information; they are a “warm fuzzy” to the data insemination process. Thank you for taking the time to put them together for us.
I find the Ms. McKinny has some valid points on organization for anyone, even those of us who teach all summer. However, I am especially offended by her perpetuation of the statement “those that can’t do, teach”. This kind of negative philosophy is why over the years educators that truly love their chosen vocation have struggled to overcome the negative memories of our students who have endured under the “teachers” that had no business being in education, but ended up there as just a source of employment. I suspect that we have all sat under an instructor that was brilliant in their field but were mediocre or worse at sharing their knowledge with students. Let me add this disclaimer, “In the six years I have been associated with Zane State as both a student and an employee I have never found one of our people that would fall into this category.” Our collective concern for our student’s success is what truly separates Zane State from being just another school.
This is a book I want to look into:
Berk, R., (1998). Professors are from mars, students are from snickers: How to write and deliver humor in the classroom and in professional presentations. Madison: Mendota Press. (LB2326 .B47 1998 - Chillicothe)
This is a book I intend to get a copy of:
Leamnson, R., (1999). Thinking about teaching and learning: Developing habits of learning with first year college and university students. Sterling: Stylus Publishing. (LB2331 .L39 1999 - Athens)
Thanks for the forum,
Jim Woodworth
June 13th, 2007 - 9:02 pm
Good ideas and good advice. My priority so far has been the move, but it is accomplished for now.
The podcast played smoothly on my desktop once I found the audio buttons beneath the web links. It did not seem to respond the first time I clicked, but the second time it worked well.
June 14th, 2007 - 12:21 am
The time stamp on my comment will explain why this will be a short post:)
I highly recommend the Distance Teaching & Learning conference in Madison, Wisconsin in August. Todd, Tom Holdren, and I went several years ago and I am planning to go again this summer. Please let me know if any of the rest of you are going:)
My reading for the summer will consist of “I Know a Rhino,” “Little Quack,” and any/every book featuring Winnie the Pooh. My niece & nephew will both turn 2 this summer, so I am frequently recruited as a reader during my visits to Indiana.
In line with the “go public” with your goals idea, I hope to #1)keep up with my DEAL classes for the summer, #2) work with the preschoolers in my church’s VBS, and #3) teach our dog (Jakey) at least one new trick/command. These may not be the most ambitious goals ever set, but it is summer, right?
Todd: FYI, I still have dial-up at home, and this podcast took about 30 minutes to buffer so I could listen to it in its entirety without sounding choppy. Is there anything I could do (besides getting high speed) that would work better? Thanks for the info:)
June 14th, 2007 - 7:57 am
@ Jim: the quote is “those that don’t do, teach.” That “those who can” quote always bothered me, too, but in this case I think she’s poking fun at “do as I say, not as I do,” or, “take my advice, I’m not using it!”
@ Julie: the file is ~ 3.4MB, it seems like it shouldn’t take that long to load, even on dial-up. Not sure what could improve that other than a faster connection. Sounds like your summer reading will be enjoyable, I’ve got the girls signed up for summer reading @ the John McIntire library, so I’ll be reading quite a bit, too.
@ Linda and Saylor: the CEITL’s focus is on faculty, so I don’t track conferences for staff development. I share the podcast with the campus as a type of newsletter on happenings, sorry there’s not much there for staff!
June 14th, 2007 - 8:13 am
This summer, as in many summers past, my goal is to organize my office and notebooks. Therefore, I am declaring to the world (and my most tolerant officemate) that come September the top of my desk will be visible and there will not be any boxes of papers stuffed under and on top of chairs.
The reading list has intriguing titles, but it makes me worry that I will get so involved in all the learning that I won’t get me office organized. I declare that I will read 2-3 of the suggestions.
Thank you for the early reminder about the conferences. The one in Kentucky in October has an emphasis on Blackboard. This is one of my faculty appraisal goal areas so I will apply early.
June 14th, 2007 - 2:22 pm
I think just about everyone of use has said that during the summer, “When it is slow” we will clean out our files, organize the office, do the filing, etc. There were some good ideas for getting things done that we have all been putting off.
June 14th, 2007 - 9:31 pm
In regards to summer, I have to teach full-time and my “free time” has already become filled with Dr. appointments, driving to and from practices (6 days a week), and now scheduling driving lessons for my son :). However, I do hope to lie in the hammock in the evenings and read some books from Oprah’s list as well as a few digital radiography textbooks.
Conferences are always a wonderful learning experience. I have attended so many lately, so I haven’t planned on attending. Funny after 9 years of teaching, I still think of myself as an RT who teaches and not a teacher who teaches RT.
Todd, as always, thanks for the podcast and keeping all of us on task. I know what a tough job that can be.
Trish