Whats the Word February 1st Issue

WHAT’S THE WORD UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

RECRUITMENT DONE! SPRING 2016

Professors are not Teachers Teachers in high school were trained and certified to educate.

Professors spent the best years of their lives extending the boundary of human knowledge, and then won a professorship on their prowess in research.

After that, someone threw them into a classroom and asked them to teach.

But, they're also trying to conduct research, publish papers, write grant proposals, advise students, perform service and manage a lab.

Teaching is rarely, if ever, the top concern for a professor.

To the extent that professors teach well, it's because the subject matter is aligned with their academic interests, and that tends to generate passion and enthusiasm in the classroom.

When professors teach out of their specialty, some regard it as a chore whose effort is to be minimized--to the detriment of students. [To be fair, there are many professors that rise to the challenge and seek excellence in teaching.]

The key to interacting with professors is to realize that they're not teachers.

As researchers, professors have access to the cutting edge.

Few students exploit that access, but it's not hard: Ask professors about their research. Even the crankiest professor is going to brighten when talking about their own research. If it sounds interesting, ask if they need help in their lab. Professors in fields like science and engineering may even be able to pay you!

Go to office hours. Few students take advantage of office hours. It's a chance to get one-on-one mentoring from an expert. Plus, when you ask for a letter of recommendation, the professor will know you. Professors use office hours to measure the quality of their lecture material. If several students come by with the same confusion, it's a signal to clear up that material.

Sit in the front row. A good professor is going to tune the lecture by reading the facial expressions of students.

Unfortunately, it's hard to see all the way in the back, so we're really crafting the lecture to those that sit up front, whose faces we can see.

http://matt.might.net/articles/college-tips/

Fight Procrastination Procrastination slays GPAs of bright students.

Modern life floods us with avenues for procrastination.

Coupled with the high degree of freedom afforded to students to craft their own schedule, students may find themselves in a procrastinative rut several times throughout their college career.

[If you find yourself unable to break out of a rut, you may be depressed, and you should go to the student c ounseling service on campus.]

The best defense against procrastination is to acknowledge it and install safeguards to prevent it.

Mold your environment so that the path of least resistance is the path of maximum productivity: If you're prone to wasting time online, block your time-wasting sites with tools like LeechBlock, WasteNoTime and StayFocusd.

Cripple your technology.

Go to the library to study or work. (If you need a little more ambient activity, try a coffee shop.)

Ditch TV. Never study in bed.

For computer science majors, I advocate spending your first semester entirely under linux.

In particular, spend as much time as possible at the console, the most distraction-free environment that you will ever find.

Learn to do as much as you can without a GUI, and you will reap the productivity benefits for years.

quick read http://matt.might.net/articles/college-tips/

There’s A Snapchat Filter That Makes Dogs Look Like Dug From “Up”

Julia Reinstein BuzzFeed Staff

Dug from Up is pretty much the best dog a movie has ever given us.

And if you wish he were real as much as we do, then we have some great news for you.

There’s a new Snapchat filter that makes dogs look exactly like Dug.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/juliareinstein/theres-a-snapchat-filter-that-makes-dogs-look-like-dug-from?bffbmain&utm_term=.myJmqaMG2#.ckJYEmnzA

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A self-proclaimed life long learner, Dr. Lee completed his undergraduate degree in Biology at the University of the Incarnate Word and later attended medical school at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. As a medical student Dr. Lee became a published author while doing research on surgical anatomy. After graduating medical school Dr. Lee completed his internship in General Surgery at San Antonio Military Medical Center. Dr. Lee also holds a M.B.A. from Drexel University Lebow College of Business.

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