Notes of a New Professor

One of the fun things I get to do because I teach online is play with new tools on a regular basis. Is this my own professional development? Am I being productive? Am I just playing? I think the answer to all three is “yes.”

This latest project started about two months ago when I was Skyping with a colleague. Their teachers’ college has a Macintosh laptop initiative and they are switching to RapidWeaver for student portfolio development. I played with RapidWeaver a year or two ago and decided I should look at it again.

My new faculty web page is the result of my dabbling. The little springy things on the first page and on each of the class pages make me smile. I might get tired of them but for now, I think I’ll let them stay.

I know I should work to integrate my faculty web page and professional portfolio into one cohesive unit but I think that will be a task for summer.