Going back to the real topic of this blog, I was able to attend one of the pre-seminar workshops for this class. I was invited by Dr. Roach and Dr. Meeuwsen as a participant for a panel discussion.
During that day, I was able to know more people since they put us in team as part of an in-class activity. We discussed issues on grading criteria such as how to grade better, and how to efficiently grade (e.g. quizzes, papers, homeworks).
Also, I noticed that many people are interested in higher education either as a professor or as a student seeking a higher degree. The people I met were all related to teaching and graduate courses. In fact, I felt comfortable since I was able to discuss many topics with them, and I was able to discuss my own criteria on grading techniques. I also enjoyed the fact that there was a myriad of ideas from my colleagues with respect to teaching and grading.
Before attending the workshop, I had time to look at the syllabus and I liked the idea of having a personal blog. This is the first time that I use one and it looks interesting.
To conclude, I can say the following:
- I learned that higher education is more than just becoming a professor and teaching a class. There is more to this such knowing your teaching philosophy and the assessment of ourselves.
- And, getting to know more fields not just Computer Science (in my case). Getting involved with more people.
