Wed, Aug 25, 2021 2:52 PM in Dealing with Non-Believers
Matt,
That's a brilliantly simplistic distinction I had never heard before. I've listened to many talks from famous atheists (e.g., Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Lawerence Krauss) and I don't think I've heard anything as clear from them so thank you.
Jeff
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Tue, Aug 24, 2021 5:45 PM in Professional Development Help for New Instructors?
Hi Lissa,
This is perhaps a bit outside the box but what about approaching some charitable foundations whose mission involves science education. In exchange for their paying you to attend the class, you agree to do something for them - e.g., teach a class to their staff, videotape a promotional ad, give them 'X' number of hours of your time on a project.
I use the barter approach a ...
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Tue, Aug 24, 2021 5:28 PM in Office Hours
Hi Emily,
Unfortunately, you're competing with the noise of the marketplace - e.g., social media, streaming TV, gaming, etc. It's sad but true that getting their attention requires a level of uncommon seduction. For example, have a weekly theme for office hours:
* Week 1: "Lineup" - sign up for office hours and if you can identify me in a lineup (from my kindergarten class...
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