Notes of a New Professor

Back in February, I made a blog post about the first Lunch ‘n’ Learn session with my colleagues. This past Tuesday, we had our third session where I demonstrated how I’ve been using Jing to create simple video tutorials for my students. It was the most successful session to date! There were four other professors and one staff member who attended. By the end of the week, two (!) told me they had made their first Jing screencast and that they were excited about it.

One of the women in the Career Development office helps preservice teachers create their resumes before they start looking for their first teaching jobs. She decided to use Jing to give feedback to one of the students and find out what the student thought of the new style of feedback. It turns out, that she loved it! It looks like Jing may have found a home over in Career Development, too.

My Master’s students have spent the last week grappling with the challenge of finding time for professional development. We have that challenge at the college, too and some of us have decided to meet once a month during lunch for a brief professional development activity. It’s working pretty well although we all have other things that sometimes get in the way. That’s okay, too. We can be satisfied that we’re accomplishing a lot without feeling guilty that we sometimes have to work on other things. Its a great way for us to share ideas with each other.