Teaching

Regular readers may have noted a slackening of my posting pace over the last couple of weeks. For the first time in life, I’m earning my keep doing what most people think a “University Lecturer” (a.k.a. “College Professor” in the US) gets paid to do: teaching (in fact, most of our professional stature and advancement is based upon research, but that’s another story).

So far I’ve taught a few sessions of our first-year (“freshman”) Seminars in Communication and Teamwork — it’s a joy to see these exciting and excited students thinking, speaking and working together. Next week I dive into one of the unique — and somewhat daunting! — aspects of the UK University system: tutorials, just me with three or four students.

So, if any of the students I’m teaching see this, I’d love to hear from you — leave a comment if you’re willing to do it in public, otherwise send an email.

p.s. I haven’t been able to bring myself to watch Supernova, the BBC’s new sitcom revolving around the life of (wait for it) an astronomer… Has anyone out there seen it?