tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post113987706922340523..comments2024-02-07T03:12:59.031-05:00Comments on Blogenspiel: Interview UpdateAnother Damned Medievalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231085915472400163noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-1140147374912761522006-02-16T22:36:00.000-05:002006-02-16T22:36:00.000-05:00we are waiting. patiently, more or less.hope it we...we are waiting. patiently, more or less.<BR/>hope it went well.timnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985699859449138316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-1139954866800767322006-02-14T17:07:00.000-05:002006-02-14T17:07:00.000-05:00Good luck! I'll hold my thumbs for you!Good luck! I'll hold my thumbs for you!Jane Darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11226543756994730250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-1139946049212409792006-02-14T14:40:00.000-05:002006-02-14T14:40:00.000-05:00Hope all goes well!Hope all goes well!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-1139942610605365862006-02-14T13:43:00.000-05:002006-02-14T13:43:00.000-05:00Good luck! I know you'll do well. :)On the use o...Good luck! I know you'll do well. :)<BR/><BR/>On the use of pictures... I find that, for most situations, low-tech is the best anyway. There are fewer things to go wrong. If they're _really_ necessary, you can always xerox them onto either paper (for handouts) or transparency sheets (for overheads). Most places have overheads, and you don't have to worry about mis-matched cords, etc. <BR/><BR/>But I wouldn't include them unless you were going to specifically use them as evidence. If you're just setting the stage, word pictures can be so much more effective!<BR/><BR/>(btw, if you ever do decide to do more with them, feel free to email me; I've done a fair bit with visual materials.)Ranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041247235612040796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-1139930765170813182006-02-14T10:26:00.000-05:002006-02-14T10:26:00.000-05:00Good luck. Radiate your passion for the materials ...Good luck. Radiate your passion for the materials and your interest in the teaching! No suggestions about the technical and pictures.timnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985699859449138316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-1139929909192443292006-02-14T10:11:00.000-05:002006-02-14T10:11:00.000-05:00Phone interviews SUCK... I had one last fall and i...Phone interviews SUCK... I had one last fall and it was the worst interviewing experience I've ever had. Don't beat yourself up over it!Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08912365375190669226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-1139925085984613052006-02-14T08:51:00.000-05:002006-02-14T08:51:00.000-05:00using pictures takes practice because you really h...using pictures takes practice because you really have to integrate them into the lecture. if they are just a visual aid (and you don't really talk about the images and tell them what you they are and what you want them to see) then they are as distracting as putting up three outline points on powerpoint.<BR/><BR/>but it is so worthwhile. if you have the chance or have had the chance to see someone do it well, that can be really helpful as you start out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-1139890801286810092006-02-13T23:20:00.000-05:002006-02-13T23:20:00.000-05:00I would love it -- my goal is to have pix and maps...I would love it -- my goal is to have pix and maps on Powerpoints, so I can bring them up in order without giving icky powerpoint lectures. But I can't really see that happening till I have the time and AV resources to make it worthwhile.Another Damned Medievalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231085915472400163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-1139890646181169622006-02-13T23:17:00.000-05:002006-02-13T23:17:00.000-05:00When you are in a better space perhaps you can rev...When you are in a better space perhaps you can revisit your reluctance to use pictures. I've got into it in a big way over the last two years and my students really appreciate it.<BR/><BR/>It seems to be difficult to find good pics via Google Images for the Glorious Revolution, so I've got a bunch of fuzzy ones. Put them through a data projector and they are worse. I asked my students straight out if fuzzy pics were worse than no pics, and after a quick run through to see the pics qua pics, they opted for the fuzzy ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-1139889876262631552006-02-13T23:04:00.000-05:002006-02-13T23:04:00.000-05:00OK -- not very good pictures of Loyola and Ricci, ...OK -- not very good pictures of Loyola and Ricci, and I suddenly remembered my huge book o' transparencies, which conveniently has maps of Ming and Qing China and Tokugawa Japan ...Another Damned Medievalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231085915472400163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-1139888758827391912006-02-13T22:45:00.000-05:002006-02-13T22:45:00.000-05:00Thanks -- it just feels kind of boring ...Thanks -- it just feels kind of boring ...Another Damned Medievalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231085915472400163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-1139888677139633272006-02-13T22:44:00.000-05:002006-02-13T22:44:00.000-05:00Wait, wait, wait -- what is this negative self-tal...Wait, wait, wait -- what is this negative self-talk?! Who said that having images is necessary for classes? There are all kinds of ways to be a good teacher, and using images is just one of them.<BR/><BR/>And I think it makes sense on a fly-back to do things as much like you normally would as possible. That way, you're more likely to be (at least kind of) relaxed and yourself.<BR/><BR/>Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-1139886773995133542006-02-13T22:12:00.000-05:002006-02-13T22:12:00.000-05:00Argh! Thanks -- if I don't get a job, you may hav...Argh! Thanks -- if I don't get a job, you may have a starving adjunct and her cats begging to be your once and future roommates!Another Damned Medievalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231085915472400163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-1139882053694471242006-02-13T20:54:00.000-05:002006-02-13T20:54:00.000-05:00Good luck on the interview! You know you are good ...Good luck on the interview! You know you are good - pretty soon they will know it too. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com