Category Archives: Teaching

Thoughts on a Word Problem

Posted on December 29, 2023 by jrh794

I created this post using OneNote. It was easier just to import a PDF>

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Make the Course Yours – A Response to AI in the Classroom

Posted on December 1, 2023 by jrh794

Response to the ubiquity of generative AI on college campuses must include rearticulation of both institutional and personal purpose.  Justin Wolpers’ excellent webinar laid out the problem in stark terms.  Nearly all college students use GPT for some of their … Continue reading →

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Creativity Conference – Presentation Skills 

Posted on June 2, 2023 by jrh794

The sessions at the fifth annual Creativity Conference at Southern Oregon University triggered the following thoughts on the mechanics of  presentations. 

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ChatGPT Takes a Precalculus Essay Test

Posted on February 28, 2023 by jrh794

Test days were good days. They were learning days. At least during those hours, students were actually thinking (mostly) about math. They were also good days when I was a student. I got to solve problems and skip the daily … Continue reading →

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ChatGPT Can Answer Calculus Essay Questions

Posted on February 14, 2023 by jrh794

In a previous post, I gave an example of calculus essay questions that could be used to separate testing for understanding (The “why” of the steps) from testing for skills (The “how” of the steps). Here we will see what … Continue reading →

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Retirement – Why and What I Am Losing

Posted on June 22, 2020 by jrh794

I ran across the notes for these two short posts: Muscles Ache for the Feel of a Stylus and I Wish I Could Tell You … I think they describe well the reasons I dislike teaching online and why I … Continue reading →

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Retirement – Throwing Away Hurts

Posted on June 17, 2020 by jrh794

I will be gradually emptying my office this summer prior to my official retirement date in September.  I have (had) a full file box labeled teaching ideas which, to be honest, I have not looked into  in many years.  I … Continue reading →

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Lecturing at x1.5

Posted on April 28, 2020 by jrh794

My wife, when I first met her, had 20-5 vision.  She lived in a different visual world than me – reading road signs, spotting singing birds in trees, noticing lint on my shirts well before me.  In fact, I never … Continue reading →

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A Year of Nights of Wondering VIII: Stuck Edition

Posted on October 29, 2019 by jrh794

My students have taken their seats and are beginning their daily quiz.  One says, “I’m stuck, Mr. Hatton.”  I murmur something about doing the best she can.  She repeats, “No, I’m stuck.”  I remind her  about the online quiz makeup … Continue reading →

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Creativity Conference II – What Inspired Me

Posted on July 18, 2019 by jrh794

I was inspired  by the smart, sensitive and, yes, creative presenters at our second Creativity Conference here at Southern Oregon University.  Last year I listed what I had learned.  This year I will list what stirred me to action. Art, … Continue reading →

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