Category Archives: PFP13S

April 1, 2013
2:21 pm
by: lesliegm

Teaching philosophy – a first attempt

This is the first time I have ever tried to put my own teaching philosophy into words.  Over the years, I’ve developed thoughts and opinions on what I believe it means to be a teacher and on what I think … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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April 1, 2013
2:00 am
by: Shaun Riebl, MS, RD

Plagiarism: It’s not just about you.

Although this can now be considered “old” news since it is a few days old, I wanted to share it with the class considering our upcoming class(es) will be addressing academic integrity. Dr. Benjamin A. Neil is the Towson prof … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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March 31, 2013
5:27 pm
by: lesliegm

What it means to be faculty – a personal interpretation

Below is my personal attempt to describe what it means to be a faculty member/teacher. Since it’s a personal reflection, I wouldn’t expect it to align perfectly with anyone else’s views.  It’s likely that my own views may change over … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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March 25, 2013
10:43 pm
by: themacroworldofmicrobes

A bitter taste from my college education experience in China

Two weeks ago, I met one of my friends, Tong, at Wall memorial gym at our routing Friday badminton night. Both of us are close to graduation this year and we couldn’t stop talking about current job hunting situations once we … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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March 25, 2013
6:03 pm
by: lesliegm

The Ability to Turn Off

Six years ago, I was working in the Pentagon and feeling particularly excited about the fact that I had recently received a promotion that required me to carry a government-issued blackberry.  Back then, it was sort of a right of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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March 25, 2013
5:48 pm
by: Gargi Singh

Emphasis, Directive, Apathy, and Hope

In our last class, we travelled over to three utterly different and beautiful countries: El Salvador, Ecuador, and China.What a beautiful trip it was!El Salvador has a remarkable UN Development Index  record for South AmericaWhat st… Continue reading →

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March 25, 2013
5:48 pm
by: Gargi Singh

Emphasis, Directive, Apathy, and Hope

In our last class, we travelled over to three utterly different and beautiful countries: El Salvador, Ecuador, and China.What a beautiful trip it was!El Salvador has a remarkable UN Development Index  record for South AmericaWhat st… Continue reading →

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March 20, 2013
9:24 pm
by: Gargi Singh

Dancing Science and My Experiment with it ~

Ever since the ‘communicating science’ class in PFP course, I have been trying really hard to write blogs for communicating the science we do in our lab at VT.I found some super-creative, engaging, and insightful instances of science well communicated:… Continue reading →

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March 20, 2013
9:24 pm
by: Gargi Singh

Dancing Science and My Experiment with it ~

Ever since the ‘communicating science’ class in PFP course, I have been trying really hard to write blogs for communicating the science we do in our lab at VT.I found some super-creative, engaging, and insightful instances of science well communicated:… Continue reading →

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March 20, 2013
6:22 pm
by: lesliegm

MOOCs: Widening or narrowing the education gap

Will MOOCs help to close the gap on affordability and availability of higher education for the masses, or will it actually result in greater stratification between the elite and everyone else? In a recent survey conducted by the Chronicle of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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