Tuesday, 04 September 2012

The joys of holding virtual office hours (via AIM) for students enrolled in multiple online courses

STUDENT: Can I write an essay about the rising cost of unnecessary oil platforms off the Korean coast?

SEK: I don't see why not. But, um, what are you writing this for?

STUDENT: Your class.

SEK: My class?

STUDENT: Shit, which one am I talking to?

SEK: Not the one who's teaching you anything about Korean oil platforms, but luckily for you, the one who won't be offended you just wrote "Shit."

STUDENT: Fuck, I won't make that mistake twice.

Sep 4, 2012 3:11:54 PM | Teaching

2 Comments

Ahistoricality

It's bad enough they don't learn our names in face-to-face classes; online classes will make us that much more faceless....

Posted by: Ahistoricality | Tuesday, 04 September 2012 at 03:36 PM

Dr. Bruner

Funny stuff! I forgot to extend the drop box the other day. I get an email from a student who has known me only since August: "Dr. Bruner, the drop box seems to be closed. I wonder if I misheard you in class to say you were extending the deadline? Sincerely," Then a text from a student who has known me for years (and knows I forget things that aren't in my routine): "Dr. B! Open the drop box!"

Posted by: Dr. Bruner | Thursday, 11 October 2012 at 08:27 PM

The comments to this entry are closed.

NEXT POST
Is there a blog in this course? As most of you know, my brand of film theory is heavily indebted to David Bordwell and neoformalism. So it should come as no surprise that I believe Bordwell's compilation of posts from 2012 could very well function as an online film theory textbook, especially when read in tandem with similar compilations from 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011. If you ever have to teach a course in film or film theory—or if you've ever wanted to take a seminar on film or film theory—now you have the material you need to do so.
PREVIOUS POST
There's pathetic and then there is this. Someone sent me a link to this and asked me to analyze it: What is this monstrosity? It’s a Chris Muir print signed by the following giants of the Blogosphere: Michelle Malkin, Glenn and Helen Reynolds (Instapundit and Dr.Helen), Bill Whittle (Afterburner), Jeff Goldstein (Protein Wisdom), Ed Morrissey (Hot Air), Robert Stacy McCain (The Other McCain), and Mandy Nagy (Liberty Chick). Where to begin the hilarity? If this is a play on "The Last Supper" why did Muir put Eric Holder in the Jesus-spot? Why didn't he put Obama in the Judas-spot? How about the self-aggrandizing placement of the folks around the table: Sarah Palin and President Obama are equals, as are Michelle Malkin and Nancy Pelosi. Jeff Goldstein's just as influential as someone who could be Chris Matthews. (It's difficult to tell because Muir can't use the cartoon filter in Photoshop any better than he can draw.) But we needn't even worry about where people are at the table because the real hubris is that they're there at all. The mind boggles. UPDATE: As noted in the comments, the poorly drawn Democrats (and John Roberts) are affiliated with the phrase “Exitus Acta Probat,” which can also be found here: That’d be the coat of arms of that most traitorous of Americans—George Washington.

Scott Eric Kaufman

The Typepad Team

Search

Become a Fan

My Other Accounts

Recent Comments