Oct

26

Guest Post: To Teach Or To Grade That Is The Question

October 26, 2009 | by Leah Schanke | 2 Comments

The following is a guest post from Arthur Lewin, Associate Professor, Department of Black and Hispanic Studies at Baruch College. He can be reached at Arthur.Lewin@baruch.cuny.edu.
What does pedagogy and mathematical physics have in common? The Uncertainty Principle. Physics informs us it is impossible to accurately determine both the position and the momentum of a subatomic [...]

Oct

9

Guest Post: Why Not Tell Them about Grad School?

October 9, 2009 | by Leah Schanke | 1 Comment

The following is a guest post from Arthur Lewin, Associate Professor, Department of Black and Hispanic Studies at Baruch College. He can be reached at Arthur.Lewin@baruch.cuny.edu.
We all have been there, and we would all like our students to go. Most, however, know next to nothing about graduate school since they are quite often the first [...]

Sep

29

Teaching with Cases

September 29, 2009 | by Will Millhiser | 5 Comments

On September 22, 2009, we held the first of a three-part series on teaching with case studies. In the interest of furthering the discussion, I’ve tried to summarize questions that were raised by panelists and audience members. We’d be delighted to hear your comments. Thanks to all who contributed.

If the [...]

Sep

22

The Study Guide

September 22, 2009 | by Will Millhiser | 2 Comments

When I left industry to be a teacher in the mid 1990s, I took a class on “mathematics teaching methods” at a local college. The instructor, now the Emeritus Professor of Mathematics Richard Evans to whom I owe much gratitude, taught that prior to an exam, one should give students a “study guide” or “review [...]

Sep

15

Lessons from a First-Time Course Blogger

September 15, 2009 | by Mikhail Gershovich | 4 Comments

Those of you familiar with cac.ophony, the Schwartz Communication Institute’s blog, know that our Fellows consistently offer intelligent, insightful commentary on a host of topics including, teaching, technology, communication, culture and media. Below is a recent post on teaching with blogs by Hillary Miller, which has gotten a fair share of attention, including a couple [...]

Sep

9

Guest Post: Why Not Tap into Our Greatest Asset?

September 9, 2009 | by Leah Schanke | 7 Comments

The following is a guest post from Arthur Lewin, Associate Professor, Department of Black and Hispanic Studies at Baruch College. He can be reached at Arthur.Lewin@baruch.cuny.edu.
Why not tap into our great strength and distinction, our diversity? From 2001 to 2009 Baruch College has been ranked number one in the nation, in terms of student body [...]

Aug

19

Race/Class Interaction

August 19, 2009 | by Elisabeth Gareis | 5 Comments

The Princeton Review has once again named Baruch College as one of the best 371 colleges in America. The report also features 62 rankings lists on topics including “Professors Get High Marks,” “Class Discussions Encouraged,” and “Most Beautiful Campus.” Each rankings lists presents the top and the bottom 20 colleges. With Baruch’s status as most [...]

Jul

19

Blackboard Tips

July 19, 2009 | by Elisabeth Gareis | Leave a Comment

The following blog post on http://www.smartteaching.org/blog may be of interest. It features links to Blackboard tips and tutorials:
 http://www.smartteaching.org/blog/2008/0…

Jul

2

Calculus vs. Probability & Statistics

July 2, 2009 | by Will Millhiser | 1 Comment

As many know, there are ongoing committees in both the Weissman and Zicklin Schools working toward improving the quantitative skills of our undergraduates. A central question I’ve heard in both committees is how much calculus, probability and statistics an undergraduate college student should study. On this point, Harvey Mudd College mathematician Arthur Benjamin argued for [...]

Mar

29

Mentoring Graduate Students

March 29, 2009 | by Will Millhiser | Leave a Comment

Some of us mentor doctoral students. I had a positive experience as a student, but I understand from others that there can be a great deal of variance in the quality of the relationship from the points of view of both the professor and student. There’s apparently so much variance that the graduate student senate [...]

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