{"id":13195,"date":"2019-01-08T15:06:36","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T21:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=13195"},"modified":"2019-01-08T15:06:36","modified_gmt":"2019-01-08T21:06:36","slug":"happy-new-year-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/happy-new-year-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy New Year #2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13197\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/happy-new-year-2\/good-year-3168067_1920\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/good-year-3168067_1920.png?fit=1920%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"good-year-3168067_1920\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/good-year-3168067_1920.png?fit=300%2C160&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/good-year-3168067_1920.png?fit=625%2C333&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-13197 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/good-year-3168067_1920.png?resize=424%2C226\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"226\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of my favorite things about being in academics is that we have two \u201cnew years.\u201d The beginning of the academic year and the beginning of the calendar year provide two opportunities to make resolutions, set intentions, start over, try again, or start anew. This month, as you are thinking about your own 2019 resolutions to establish an exercise routine, eat healthier, or write more regularly, I encourage you to consider a pedagogical intention.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perhaps you want to have a more engaging first day of class.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/interactives\/advice-firstday?cid=cr&amp;utm_source=cr&amp;utm_medium=en&amp;elqTrackId=3f53f22799c04e5cac84a7cfbd004c58&amp;elq=f84f3301c21e466993e26a31660fce2b&amp;elqaid=21897&amp;elqat=1&amp;elqCampaignId=10676\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/interactives\/advice-firstday?cid%3Dcr%26utm_source%3Dcr%26utm_medium%3Den%26elqTrackId%3D3f53f22799c04e5cac84a7cfbd004c58%26elq%3Df84f3301c21e466993e26a31660fce2b%26elqaid%3D21897%26elqat%3D1%26elqCampaignId%3D10676&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547065687996000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF0gf998SfQcFOB1rxVv7-OqA6Udg\">Lang (2019)<\/a>\u00a0offers some great, practical suggestions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perhaps you\u2019d like to energize your class discussions.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/The-Holy-Grail-of-Class\/245009\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/The-Holy-Grail-of-Class\/245009&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547065687996000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGsCRbKnOsQYONg1xoQO4O8s5SRVg\">Gooblar (2018)<\/a>\u00a0provides some excellent advice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe, if you have procrastinated like me, you might want to revamp your approach to your syllabi. If so, check out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/interactives\/advice-syllabus\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/interactives\/advice-syllabus&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547065687996000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHYcryv_HGJEngG58Q0_76FPpQl0A\">Gannon (2018)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And the list of potential pedagogical intentions goes on\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Incorporating more\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyu.edu\/faculty\/teaching-and-learning-resources\/strategies-for-teaching-with-tech\/best-practices-active-learning.html\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nyu.edu\/faculty\/teaching-and-learning-resources\/strategies-for-teaching-with-tech\/best-practices-active-learning.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547065687996000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFl7N3ir0R6Ck6XNRyNvI9eAvsS3Q\">active learning<\/a>\u00a0(and while you\u2019re at it, check out CAT+FD\u2019s new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/an-active-learning-environment\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/an-active-learning-environment\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547065687996000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHoKAS_VZGUjzpNAV8CCJggjDCoYQ\">active learning classrooms<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/open-educational-resources-guide\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/open-educational-resources-guide&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547065687996000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHyuTSv-MPiPwXUSpweqgZkDO3Hzg\">open education resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increasing your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edtechmagazine.com\/higher\/article\/2018\/03\/5-technology-tools-higher-education-classroom-perfcon\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/edtechmagazine.com\/higher\/article\/2018\/03\/5-technology-tools-higher-education-classroom-perfcon&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547065687996000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGCr31gcLMnUr-jCqejeqy2NetEdg\">technology use<\/a>\u00a0in the classroom<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being more\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facultyfocus.com\/articles\/educational-assessment\/ten-tips-efficient-effective-grading\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facultyfocus.com\/articles\/educational-assessment\/ten-tips-efficient-effective-grading\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547065687996000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE8GcQhAg2e5c5kfOCe1VhFF6w07g\">efficient with your grading<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assigning more\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aacu.org\/peerreview\/2017\/Winter\/Eodice\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.aacu.org\/peerreview\/2017\/Winter\/Eodice&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547065687996000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHy6jCJSuPcl4BwnAsN1gkfvSLxKQ\">meaningful writing assignments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Me? In addition to attending\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/magnoliayogastudio.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/magnoliayogastudio.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547065687996000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEsQhG8-jeGruXc1Nd3UXAElwKYAw\">yoga class<\/a>, I intend to (try to)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/psychlearningcurve.org\/learning-more-meaningful\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/psychlearningcurve.org\/learning-more-meaningful\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547065687996000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG27TseXEYDcWrCgumq2rKSSwXz3w\">make learning more meaningful<\/a>\u00a0for my XCOR 1011 students. What\u2019s your pedagogical intention?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of my favorite things about being in academics is that we have two \u201cnew years.\u201d The beginning of the academic year and the beginning of the calendar year provide two opportunities to make resolutions, set intentions, start over, try again, or start anew. This month, as you are thinking about your own 2019 resolutions <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/happy-new-year-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Happy New Year #2\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8],"tags":[308],"class_list":{"0":"post-13195","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-teaching","7":"tag-teaching-learning","8":"h-entry","9":"hentry","10":"h-as-article"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p82MQk-3qP","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2070,"url":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/dont-lose-the-learning-in-the-pedagogy\/","url_meta":{"origin":13195,"position":0},"title":"Don&#8217;t Lose the Learning in the Pedagogy","author":"Tiera Coston","date":"September 17, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"When I think of teaching, I think of classrooms filled with eager students who are ready to absorb the knowledge saturating the room. 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