Do you want to ensure that you’re taken seriously by your professors? Read on… Hey prof, can i meet with u 2morrow during ur office hours i have some q’s about the assignment due friday i need help lol The language in this example is quite common on social media...
In an earlier post about office hours, I argued that regularly visiting with a professor/teaching assistant should be viewed as compulsory. I also noted that student-teacher interactions in high school are drastically different than student-professor relationships in...
Research is an important part of university life. This reality is the reason that I’m writing this blog post, or at least it’s partially the reason. I’m also writing about research because I believe that many students have developed a dependence on technology that...
Have you ever heard of office hours? Do you know how to use them as a strategy for learning and improving your work? Do you know that office hours are an infrequently used resource that can help raise your grades, build a relationship with your professor/teaching...
Let me start off by saying that sometimes, life intersects with school. Emergencies occur and most professors and TAs are sympathetic to unforeseen work disruptions. Aside from these unexpected instances, there are circumstances where you can justifiably ask for an...