When I concluded my teaching role in May, I realized how much I learned from being the instructor of this…
On Becoming a Member of the Edward Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
This afternoon, I was inducted into the Edward Bouchet Graduate Honor Society at the annual Bouchet Society Conference held at…
Meeting & Greeting My Students for Five Minutes Individually
I teach a mostly asynchronous online course, with a few synchronous Zoom classes. I have about 30 students. Given the…
Etiquette for Digital Classroom
Last week, I gave a workshop to teaching assistants and instructors of record through the Virginia Tech Graduate Academy for…
Survey: Wheelchair Accessibility of Ridesharing Through Uber and Lyft
WHAT: Participants are needed for a Virginia Tech research (IRB # 20-629). RESEARCH TITLE: Wheelchair accessibility of ridesharing via Uber…
The Institutional-Review-Board (IRB) Process
This is the third time I am going through the IRB process (also known as Human Research Protection Program) since…
Researching Wheelchair Accessibility in Transport Service on the Uber and Lyft Platforms
My doctoral study explores issues related to wheelchair accessibility in transport service facilitated through Uber and Lyft in Washington, DC.…
A Pre-pandemic Musing: Tourism in Burano is too Much of a Good Thing
Burano is one of the most famous islands in the Venetian Lagoon, and the above facade – I believe –…
When Your Student Does Not Recognize You as the Instructor
This last eventful spring semester, I co-taught, with my doctoral adviser Professor Sanchez, an online class of 56 students as…
Adjusting Instruction During the COVID-19 Situation
I currently co-teach an online course. In terms of the delivery format and class structure, we did not have to…
