What I Learned Last Week (What I Taught Last Week)

This is the third time I've written this post.  I'm trying to think what I can write about.  Not much came to mind as I thought about beginning to post.

But, as I began to write today, all kinds of thoughts ran through my mind.

I’ll post them and explain them.

1.       If you need help, ask me.
This is so important for me as a professor because I want to help my students, but I can’t help them if they don’t tell me they need help.  Since Tech Writing is an online course, this is even more vital because I can’t see the students’ faces to see if they are struggling or not.
I stress… If you need help, ask for it.  That’s the only way you can get help.

Asking for help doesn’t make you look stupid, either.

2.      Read everything!
Be sure you read the assignment/project descriptions.  Be sure to read the whole document.  If you don’t read all the instructions, then you want know how to do an assignment.
Reading is vital to your college success.

I’ve probably answered the question in the document already.

3.      Start early.
Don’t wait to the last minute to begin your work.  It never fails.  When you try to rush and do something, it’s gonna go crazy.

Murphy’s Law - "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong!"

I’ll continue to teach these lessons, and they apply to all my classes.  Hopefully, the students will learn them, and apply them to their life.