I needed a new “professional” photograph. I considered using a Zoom screenshot with appropriate background, but instead asked my husband to help out. He took more than 100 photos with various backgrounds. I don’t particularly like photos of myself. And COVID isolation weight gain hasn’t improved my self image. I see myself on Zoom daily.Continue reading “January 20 Day 318: Grey Hairs”
Monthly Archives: January 2021
January 19 Day 317: A Conference Illustrated
My husband is attending the virtual Bacterial Locomotion and Signal Transduction (BLAST) 2021 conference this week (beginning at 6 am PST) . They have enlisted a biologist/artists to create artwork in response to the talks that they attend. Mark and I are collaborating on #LuxArt contributions. It’s all rather “meta” since it uses bacteria asContinue reading “January 19 Day 317: A Conference Illustrated”
January 18 Day 316: Beginner’s Mind
This quarter I am teaching the second course in the two quarter sequence of undergraduate abstract algebra. I use inquiry based learning and that means I need everyone to be able to present and share their work with others. I wish everyone could have an iPad (or any other touch screen tablet). But it isContinue reading “January 18 Day 316: Beginner’s Mind”
January 17 Day 315: Financial Aid
I spent the morning providing financial documentation above and beyond the FAFSA for my son’s college applications. It is unlikely we qualify for need-based aid even with two sons in college next year. But you never know about merit-based aid unless you apply. And the same forms are required. Those hallowed institutions of higher educationContinue reading “January 17 Day 315: Financial Aid”
January 16 Day 314: The Speed of Change
Today I finally set up my Christmas Roomba. It was a present I requested, so you might think I would have busted it out sooner. I am happy to report that my kitchen is now crumb-free and the back hallway, where we take off our shoes, is sand/dirt free. I’m quite pleased with the outcome.Continue reading “January 16 Day 314: The Speed of Change”
January 15 Day 313: Transcription Errors
Recording a zoom lecture to the cloud will create an audio transcription. In math, the interpretation of what we say can be amusing. While posting yesterday’s class, these beauties caught my eye. What Zoom thought What was said IRL …rotating an accident… …rotating a hexagon… parody parity serum necessary no theorem necessary What group isContinue reading “January 15 Day 313: Transcription Errors”
January 14 Day 312: Metlakatla?
It was 6 am and the alarm on my cell phone was telling me to get up. I turned it off and began thinking through the universal question, “What’s on my list for the day?” There was the possibility of a collaboration session but I hadn’t confirmed it beforehand. And it would be at 8Continue reading “January 14 Day 312: Metlakatla?”
January 13 Day 311: Skipping Out
I feel a little guilty because I didn’t write anything yesterday. The quarter began over a week ago. My experiment with a new-to-them technology was less than ideal partly because only half the students were present and partly because I was an idiot. I am more than willing to talk about my own limitations, butContinue reading “January 13 Day 311: Skipping Out”
January 11 Day 309: JamBoard vs. Limnu
I started the quarter using Google JamBoard because it was the technology the students used in the first quarter of this two quarter sequence. I’ve used it for two days and I have a few complaints. I can only select one object at a time to copy/move/resize. The size of the images pasted to theContinue reading “January 11 Day 309: JamBoard vs. Limnu”
January 10 Day 308: How To Clarify?
I thought my instructions were clear. I am teaching an inquiry-based learning class synchronously but remotely. Because of the JMM2021, based on student availability I changed the time of the class last week to 5-7 pm Pacific Standard Time. When someone cannot attend, I have a (less ideal) alternate to participation in class. Here areContinue reading “January 10 Day 308: How To Clarify?”
Math Belongs to All of Us 