Karen Y. Lo

Do you think celebrities would possess unique microbiome strains to make cheese? Food for thought. Warning: some may find body cheese gross. allthatsinteresting.com/huma…

I attended the Wonder Women events every year during grad school and found them tremendously helpful. The environment was welcoming, the mentors were all approachable and super easy to talk to. I now recommend this event for all my undergrads! Thanks @SCWIST!

Good news: Moved to a bigger, cheaper place! Bad news: Unpacking while managing everything else. Okay… one box at a time.

Well, I released the first group open book midterm. No emails complaining so far…

This gem was included in our @oCUBEorg newsletter today. (Volume warning) Stay sane everyone! youtube.com/watch?v=Zy_y9yOr…

A helpful way to automatically book student appointments - use @Calendly. To cut down on back and forth emails for scheduling office hours, I sync my calendar with @Calendly and students can automatically schedule a time in a free slot. Works like a charm!

Crazy engagement! In my syllabus specification requirements, I asked for intelligent, coherent comments. Many students asked questions during class and my Teams chat is blowing up. What a delightful problem to have. :)

So… what do I do with a grade book for specifications grading? *scratches head*

Thank you Linda Nilson for clearly articulating how to write learning objectives! The difference between my “before” learning objectives and my “after” objectives is striking. I highly recommend “Teaching at Its Best”.

Wow. Words fail me now with what is going on in DC. My heart hurts.

This year, I am finalizing my course with the idea that I will plan an imperfect course - but that does not mean students will not learn any thing valuable from it. The past year was HARD. Just moving forward as much as I can.

Feeling worn today. What do I with international students who normally have difficulty stringing together a coherent sentence in other reports, all of a sudden use strings of sophisticated vocabulary that I can find in lines of their cited sources?

Random musings about COVID with a teaching friend of mine: “With the rising birth rate due to lock down, enrolment should go up in…. 18 years."

I thought having a course checklist at the beginning of every semester would be VERY helpful to ensure all minute tasks get completed. Does anyone have a checklist they would be willing to share? I’ll start my own and share once it’s done.

Does anyone have experience with Turnitin? Students are saying to me that they wrote the reports in their own words, but Turnitin matches their exact words to a separate internet source. Probability wise, highly unlikely.

The lack of experiential learning in online labs takes a significant toll on student understanding. I then carry the responsibility of explaining what the students could’ve experienced for themselves. I’ve resigned myself to accepting this - I do wish it was different.