Cheers Şengül! Here’s to humility!

Thanks, Tim! Actually, no. It’s my first blog dealing with academic matters. I actually had some experience blogging back in my early college years, but it was mostly creative writing or poetry based. I’ve also used WordPress platforms in my experience as a reporter and media reviewer I’m hoping that I can immerse myself into academic blogging with the same (hopefully more) enthusiasm.

Thanks for the feedback Cindy! I’m perfectly fine with you copying it, glad to know I’m off to such a good start!

On point, Shannon! Thanks for the feedback. Vulnerability’s something that’s sadly misunderstood and stigmatized. Hopefully we can do our part towards addressing this.

Thanks for the feedback, Arash! Learning’s awesome, right?!

Hey Hani,

Thanks for this how-to page! I hadn’t thought to incorporate Hypothes.is into my personal blog before, but your demonstration of how easy it is to do it inspired me to grab the plugin and set it up. Happy annotating!

Hani,

Thanks for your comment and for the detailed thought you put into it! I think I just look at it slightly differently. Without “hard skills” (those needed to engage in vocational work) students can’t do the work needed to obtain or keep a job. I agree that the “soft skills” you noted are critical to being a good citizen and thoughtful employee, but having a job is important too.

I was watching a video of a panel discussion on youth employment. One in six young people across the globe is unemployed. That’s a significant issue. Helping people learn the skills needed to obtain work is inherently valuable. I suppose my view of it is that we need both. Vocational training gets you in the door while the “soft skills” allow us to make the vocational work better for everyone.

Hi Sarah. When I become a full-fledged educator, I’d love to connect with other departments and colleges at the university and do collaborative research. Maybe create intra-class groups and have them work on projects together as opposed to the traditional “one class, one project” approach. For example, my primary field is functional foods science, so I’d have the students in that class group with a chemist, microbiologist, agriculturalist, toxicologist, and business & economic student to design and pitch a new food product. Incorporate all aspects into the design and marketing of the product. I think collaborative projects like that would not only enhance the learning experience, but also help build networking skills.

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Hi Sarah. When I become a full-fledged educator, I’d love to connect with other departments and colleges at the university and do collaborative research. Maybe create intra-class groups and have them work on projects together as opposed to the traditional “one class, one project” approach. For example, my primary field is functional foods science, so I’d have the students in that class group with a chemist, microbiologist, agriculturalist, toxicologist, and business & economic student to design and pitch a new food product. Incorporate all aspects into the design and marketing of the product. I think collaborative projects like that would not only enhance the learning experience, but also help build networking skills.

I also share the feeling of not having pedagogic experiences. The TED talk was great and led me to think about things I had not thought of. Often I feel I am not expert enough to post about certain topics but have learned though blogging, one doesn’t actually have to be an expert. Just sharing my thoughts and ideas helps.