Today was the first day of classes, and the first class session of my PhD student career was at 8 AM. I’m a morning person, but that still feels a little early to be in class. This morning’s course, IST 778 - Data Elicitation & Analysis Techniques, is taught by my first-year advisor, […]
Back to School, 2007 Edition
Habitual Writing
Today was the first part of grad student orientation at the SU iSchool. To summarize such a day is pretty much beyond me, but at least a couple of moments stick out in my mind. During the PhD advising session, Jeff Stanton recommended to my cohort that we should become habitual writers, keep […]
How to Write an MTOP Thesis
This post is the story of my thesis. I’m recording it for the benefit of any Wolverines interested in the Masters Thesis Option Program (MTOP) at SI. The materials and advice that the school provides about getting started is good information and will get you on the way. But after the MTOC […]
Teaching Assistant Orientation at SU
Last week I spent three and a half days in the Syracuse University all-university teaching assistant orientation. I didn’t have very high expectations, but it wasn’t half bad, and served as a good refresher for the education courses I took long ago at Alma. It also placed teaching into a university context, focusing […]
Knitting in the Dog Days
I know a lot of so-called knitters who claim that they cannot bear to knit in the summer. Whether a person knits in the summer is my gauge of dedication to the craft, so to speak - if you can’t stop knitting even when the small arm movements make you perspire and allowing the […]