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How to take a break

How to take a break

Teaching in Higher Ed

March 19, 201519m 3s

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Show Notes

Five faculty members share how they are spending their breaks and what recommendations they have for how to take a break…

Podcast notes

Ten things to do instead of checking email, by Natalie Houston (guest on episode #034)

How to take a break

  1. David Pecoraro from the Student Caring podcast
    Heading to Fresno for son’s swim meet
    Reading: Building social business, by Mohammed Yunus
  2. Christine – teaches part time. Fighting with insurance companies over the break. Dealing with snow days.
  3. Nicholas – teaches in Doha, Qatar  (pronunciation of Likert scale)
    “My spring break is already over, but I spent it learning how to use ScreenFlow so I can help my MA students learn to use Zotero better.”
  4. Doug McKee from the Teach Better podcast
    Two week break from teaching at Yale
    Microsoft Word in review mode
    PDF expert 5 on the iPad
    Screencasting with Quicktime on the Mac (record screen and do light editing)
  5. Sandie Morgan from the Ending Human Trafficking podcast
    Engaging with others in diverse communities to combat human trafficking
    Expand circles of influence
    Connect app

Recommendations

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David Allen on the Coaching in Higher Ed podcast

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