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The adventures of a woman in computing.
Jane is an assistant professor in a computing field, and a new mother. Join her as she navigates the tenure track, deals with gender issues, figures out how to be a parent, and tries to have some semblance of a life.
Blogging about teaching: the miniseries
Introduction
The intro courses
The intro courses, part 2
The mid-tier courses
The upper-level courses
February 25, 2009
Category: mentoring
I'm supervising a few independent studies this year, with groups of students working on fairly large and fairly fuzzily-defined design projects. These groups couldn't be more different from each other in terms of the way they act as a group,...
Posted by Jane at 11:04 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 20, 2009
Category: miscellania
Dear Circadian Rhythm and Brain, Cut it out, both of you. I don't know if this is your idea of a sick practical joke or what, Circadian Rhythm, but I really, really, really do not appreciate being jolted wide awake...
Posted by Jane at 7:15 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 15, 2009
Category: work-life balance
I don't normally ask you, my dear readers, for help, but this time I think I need some. You see, my motivation seems to have taken a loooooong vacation. (I mean, who can blame it, really---it's February, which is a...
Posted by Jane at 10:49 PM • 23 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 12, 2009
Category: work-life balance
Sometimes, when I look at Toddler Jane*, my heart aches over how beautiful she is, inside and out. Nothing in the parenting books, nor the advice and stories from other parents, can prepare you for what that feels like....
Posted by Jane at 11:16 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
February 8, 2009
Category: work-life balance
Well. It certainly was not my intention to go more than a week without blogging, particularly with all that's been going on around here lately. I'm ok. I'm coping. I'm still micro-managing everything way too much (out of necessity, unfortunately)....
Posted by Jane at 10:16 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
