Comments for The Theatre Professor http://www.theatreprof.com an educator's blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:32:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Five traits of a successful professor . . . the student’s perspective by Sandra http://www.theatreprof.com/2011/traits-successful-professor-students-perspective/#comment-8483 Sandra Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:58:56 +0000 http://www.theatreprof.com/?p=498#comment-8483 I love this idea. My sohcol is adjacent to a greenway, and we could incorporate our life science concepts in QR codes posted along the greenway. Thanks. I love this idea. My sohcol is adjacent to a greenway, and we could incorporate our life science concepts in QR codes posted along the greenway. Thanks.

]]> Comment on The Evolution of Art by Tracy Barnes http://www.theatreprof.com/2012/evolution-art/#comment-7693 Tracy Barnes Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:11:32 +0000 http://www.theatreprof.com/?p=537#comment-7693 I agree with you so much. I wish that more people could appreciate art the way that so many other people do. I have loved art since I was a small child and continue to do so to this day. I remember drawing pictures on pink paper that we had at home and plastering them all over the refrigerator or sending them to my grandparents for holidays and birthdays. My mother encouraged me to draw and to express myself through arts and crafts. I still love drawing, painting, scrapping, beading, you name it, I do it or have tried it or I want to learn it. I am constantly learning something new and I always wonder what will come next? What else can someone think of that hasn't already been done? Surprise, there will be something else for me to learn tomorrow I am sure that I would have never thought of myself or that could be done. That is why I love art. I agree with you so much. I wish that more people could appreciate art the way that so many other people do. I have loved art since I was a small child and continue to do so to this day. I remember drawing pictures on pink paper that we had at home and plastering them all over the refrigerator or sending them to my grandparents for holidays and birthdays. My mother encouraged me to draw and to express myself through arts and crafts. I still love drawing, painting, scrapping, beading, you name it, I do it or have tried it or I want to learn it. I am constantly learning something new and I always wonder what will come next? What else can someone think of that hasn’t already been done? Surprise, there will be something else for me to learn tomorrow I am sure that I would have never thought of myself or that could be done. That is why I love art.

]]> Comment on The Role of Administration – A Faculty Perspective by Aaron Andersen http://www.theatreprof.com/2012/role-administration-faculty-perspective/#comment-7258 Aaron Andersen Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:03:43 +0000 http://www.theatreprof.com/?p=530#comment-7258 As an administrator at a nonprofit performing arts organization, I really like the tree analogy. My particular role in finance is to help make sure the resources (water, minerals, etc) flow in a sustainable manner to the producers. Most of my fellow administrators and I really do feel like we're here to support the artists. Sadly, many of the artists don't think that's our motivation. From the perspective of some, any additional strength in the trunk (the administration) means stolen resources from the leaves and flowers and buds (them). That's where tensions arise again and again. As an administrator at a nonprofit performing arts organization, I really like the tree analogy. My particular role in finance is to help make sure the resources (water, minerals, etc) flow in a sustainable manner to the producers.

Most of my fellow administrators and I really do feel like we’re here to support the artists. Sadly, many of the artists don’t think that’s our motivation. From the perspective of some, any additional strength in the trunk (the administration) means stolen resources from the leaves and flowers and buds (them). That’s where tensions arise again and again.

]]> Comment on 10 Things to think about before adding Google Plus in the classroom by 50 Great Google+ Tips for School Librarians « Mannaismayaadventure's Blog http://www.theatreprof.com/2011/10-adding-google-classroom/#comment-6987 50 Great Google+ Tips for School Librarians « Mannaismayaadventure's Blog Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:17:11 +0000 http://www.theatreprof.com/?p=309#comment-6987 [...] Archive interactions: Use Google+’s “Data Liberation” feature to download student interactions and assignments, making them available to share with instructors. [...] [...] Archive interactions: Use Google+’s “Data Liberation” feature to download student interactions and assignments, making them available to share with instructors. [...]

]]> Comment on 10 ways to use Google Plus in the classroom by 50 Great Google+ Tips for School Librarians « Mannaismayaadventure's Blog http://www.theatreprof.com/2011/10-ways-google-classroom/#comment-6986 50 Great Google+ Tips for School Librarians « Mannaismayaadventure's Blog Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:16:56 +0000 http://www.theatreprof.com/?p=270#comment-6986 [...] Google Docs: Create documents in Google Docs, and you can easily share them through Google+. This is great for news, resources, and more. [...] [...] Google Docs: Create documents in Google Docs, and you can easily share them through Google+. This is great for news, resources, and more. [...]

]]> Comment on The Role of Administration – A Faculty Perspective by Michelle http://www.theatreprof.com/2012/role-administration-faculty-perspective/#comment-6975 Michelle Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:08:21 +0000 http://www.theatreprof.com/?p=530#comment-6975 It's a good question kyle. I will say first that working to improve and oversee all of the support areas of a college IS in my opinion part of supporting the student. Though as a faculty member I often do not see these things in action. As far as a faculty-administration-student relationship. I honestly don't see it and would have to disagree. The goal of the college is educating students, or it should be. Administrators are just not in that moment to moment situation where the learning happens. That isn't a judgement. I have known some superb administrators that I would consider to be highly student focused who had minimal student contact. Or they taught a course or two. Both are vital. If all are student-focused I think a college works well. It is when different forces in the college work to different super-objectives or what is sometimes worse, work with NO super-objective that the entire system begins to suffer and break down and those most effected are the students and faculty. It’s a good question kyle. I will say first that working to improve and oversee all of the support areas of a college IS in my opinion part of supporting the student. Though as a faculty member I often do not see these things in action. As far as a faculty-administration-student relationship. I honestly don’t see it and would have to disagree. The goal of the college is educating students, or it should be. Administrators are just not in that moment to moment situation where the learning happens. That isn’t a judgement. I have known some superb administrators that I would consider to be highly student focused who had minimal student contact. Or they taught a course or two. Both are vital. If all are student-focused I think a college works well. It is when different forces in the college work to different super-objectives or what is sometimes worse, work with NO super-objective that the entire system begins to suffer and break down and those most effected are the students and faculty.

]]> Comment on The Role of Administration – A Faculty Perspective by Kyle Johnson http://www.theatreprof.com/2012/role-administration-faculty-perspective/#comment-6970 Kyle Johnson Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:39:54 +0000 http://www.theatreprof.com/?p=530#comment-6970 If the super-objective of an institution is to educate the student, why do you assume that only faculty can educate a student? Why do you feel the administration should move to support only faculty and have the faculty mediate all interaction with the students? It seems to me that instead the administration should move to support students. Many, many times that means supporting faculty. But it also means supporting other parts of the organization that provide support and learning opportunities to students as well. Under that model, instead of the administrator standing behind you and tapping you on the shoulder to share something you can share with the student, the three of you stand together in a partnership where everyone is working together for the student. If the super-objective of an institution is to educate the student, why do you assume that only faculty can educate a student? Why do you feel the administration should move to support only faculty and have the faculty mediate all interaction with the students? It seems to me that instead the administration should move to support students. Many, many times that means supporting faculty. But it also means supporting other parts of the organization that provide support and learning opportunities to students as well. Under that model, instead of the administrator standing behind you and tapping you on the shoulder to share something you can share with the student, the three of you stand together in a partnership where everyone is working together for the student.

]]> Comment on Reservations in teaching with Google Plus by Michelle http://www.theatreprof.com/2012/reservations-teaching-google-2/#comment-6657 Michelle Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:16:04 +0000 http://www.theatreprof.com/?p=510#comment-6657 Unfortunately pages don't allow students to post to the page, just the course creator so that would put us back in the LMS box. Unfortunately pages don’t allow students to post to the page, just the course creator so that would put us back in the LMS box.

]]> Comment on The Syllabus is a Lie: Spring Semester Shake-down by JTapp http://www.theatreprof.com/2012/syllabus-lie-spring-semester-shakedown/#comment-4998 JTapp Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:51:42 +0000 http://www.theatreprof.com/?p=518#comment-4998 Replace "teaching" with "parenting" in the last couple paragraphs, it's the same. Replace “teaching” with “parenting” in the last couple paragraphs, it’s the same.

]]> Comment on 10 ways to use Google Plus in the classroom by Group Link Post 01/14/2012 | KJsDiigoBookmarks http://www.theatreprof.com/2011/10-ways-google-classroom/#comment-4881 Group Link Post 01/14/2012 | KJsDiigoBookmarks Sat, 14 Jan 2012 08:36:37 +0000 http://www.theatreprof.com/?p=270#comment-4881 [...] 10 ways to use Google Plus in the classroom | The Theatre Professor [...] [...] 10 ways to use Google Plus in the classroom | The Theatre Professor [...]

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