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Writer: Andrew Robinson
Andrew Robinson
Sep 30, 20214 min read

Inclusive Teaching

I've been invited to be on an expert panel on accessibility. The Paul Menton Centre (which deals with student equity accommodations at...

 
 
 
Writer: Andrew Robinson
Andrew Robinson
Jun 13, 20212 min read

What I Learned From Online Pandemic Teaching

I wrote a short entry on the Carleton University Reddit page, and also on Twitter. Here's a slightly longer version. From my experience...

 
 
 
Writer: Andrew Robinson
Andrew Robinson
Jan 9, 20212 min read

Once More Unto the Breach, Dear Friends

So, here we are, back for a second semester of emergency online teaching, during a pandemic. And it's difficult. Very difficult. This...

 
 
 
Writer: Andrew Robinson
Andrew Robinson
Dec 1, 20202 min read

Changing to Online Teaching

The modifications of my regular classes for Online Pandemic Teaching. I had a firm design principle never to increase workload by moving...

 
 
 
Writer: Andrew Robinson
Andrew Robinson
Dec 1, 20201 min read

Stress, Anxiety and Education

I read the Carleton U Reddit a few days ago, and there were lots of obviously distressed students posting about the difficulty of...

 
 
 
Writer: Andrew Robinson
Andrew Robinson
Nov 29, 20202 min read

Teaching Philosophy

I was applying for a teaching award last week, and they always want a teaching philosophy statement. Mine has changed over my years of...

 
 
 
Writer: Andrew Robinson
Andrew Robinson
Jul 1, 20203 min read

Reflections

My First Online Course My first online course has now finished. It was an algebra -based Introductory Physics course, taken by 200...

 
 
 
Writer: Andrew Robinson
Andrew Robinson
May 29, 20201 min read

The Charging Rhinoceros

When teaching introductory physics to non-specialists, I always try to use examples from subjects that might interest them. In my...

 
 
 
Writer: Andrew Robinson
Andrew Robinson
May 27, 20202 min read

The Whiteboard Recording

Sometimes, we might want to sketch out a solution, and a picture is worth a thousand words. Explaining technical details over email can...

 
 
 
Writer: Andrew Robinson
Andrew Robinson
May 24, 20203 min read

Doing Something With Lectures

Recording Lectures for Asynchronous Delivery Why record it? Asynchronous Delivery Closed Captioning/Transcripts for Accessibility...

 
 
 
Writer: Andrew Robinson
Andrew Robinson
May 17, 20203 min read

What Are We Working With?

The second thrilling installment of "Precarious Physicist: The Perils of the Pandemic". Let’s now look at the design process for the...

 
 
 
Writer: Andrew Robinson
Andrew Robinson
May 14, 20201 min read

Online Teaching: The Second Week

So here are a few thoughts about teaching my Physics 1007 course completely online. Student interaction by email, forum discussion and in...

 
 
 
Writer: Andrew Robinson
Andrew Robinson
May 13, 20201 min read

Be Kind

It's extremely likely that if you are teaching, then one or more of your students has been affected by the coronavirus in some way. They...

 
 
 
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ANDREW ROBINSON

I am a Contract Instructor at Carleton University, sited on the the traditional, unceded territories of the Algonquin nation.  I teach Physics to undergraduates in Science and Engineering. I do not have a permanent job, hence the "Precarious".

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You can find me on Twitter as @AndrewR_physics

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