tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304709866322894511.comments2023-05-13T05:52:33.694-05:00Designing for Effective ChangeProfessor Arvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15256000730474030475noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304709866322894511.post-66696110556506737822016-01-17T12:01:42.986-06:002016-01-17T12:01:42.986-06:00Burdwan University Result 2016
KOTA University BA ...<strong><a href="http://www.youthhunger.com/result/burdwan-university-result-2016-b-sc-b-com-bca-exam-result/1009.html" rel="nofollow">Burdwan University Result 2016</a><br /><a href="http://www.youthhunger.com/result/kota-university-ba-1st-additional-regular-result-2016-name-wise/169.html" rel="nofollow">KOTA University BA 1st Result 2016</a></strong>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10793841676671923550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304709866322894511.post-92072868977799325962010-02-22T19:24:51.810-06:002010-02-22T19:24:51.810-06:00This is nice, I think I will be there!This is nice, I think I will be there!Xuanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08952926665828951526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304709866322894511.post-53688025255579008812010-02-13T11:19:36.546-06:002010-02-13T11:19:36.546-06:00Joe perhaps this excerpt is what you are referring...Joe perhaps <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=uPAMkK118OcC&pg=PA218&lpg=PA218&dq=senge+fifth+discipline+jazz&source=bl&ots=mogi6p4bui&sig=Pz72J7I00S5liY50hb9sIlwcO70&hl=en&ei=It52S6euMsr8nAf9m8m8CQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=&f=false" rel="nofollow">this excerpt</a> is what you are Professor Arvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15256000730474030475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304709866322894511.post-89588069778423626082010-02-12T19:13:28.263-06:002010-02-12T19:13:28.263-06:00I can't remember having any group experience a...I can't remember having any group experience as free-flowing and cooperative as that. Usually, my group projects tend to splinter into "You do this, you do this, I'll do this, and we'll all come together the night before to put it together."<br /><br />Didn't Senge talk about good group work like basketball or jazz in The Fifth Discipline?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18436041921414738198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304709866322894511.post-42362984472144975322010-01-15T18:50:29.672-06:002010-01-15T18:50:29.672-06:00Professor Arvan,
I have a quick question for you,...Professor Arvan, <br />I have a quick question for you, and as I somehow seem to have lost your e-mail, I will post it here. <br /><br />Basically, what link do you use to view blog comments in google reader? <br />Thanks,<br />Greg <br />P.S. You can respond via e-mail (geisenm@illinois.edu, in case you did the same thing I did!)Greg Eisenmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09291764273082524520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304709866322894511.post-48561676920243441022010-01-08T19:15:38.829-06:002010-01-08T19:15:38.829-06:00I love when a math guy asks whether something exis...I love when a math guy asks whether something exists. The state is in the hole $5B+ but the governor has said it will make payment. Smoke and mirrors can be very effective short term. Then what?Professor Arvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15256000730474030475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304709866322894511.post-55007904485268674962010-01-08T15:05:31.037-06:002010-01-08T15:05:31.037-06:00($436 million, that is.)($436 million, that is.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18436041921414738198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304709866322894511.post-64699756051121283762010-01-08T15:05:01.374-06:002010-01-08T15:05:01.374-06:00I read about this the other day. It was on the fro...I read about this the other day. It was on the front page of the Tribune, so it was hard to miss. How can there be a $436 gap? Does this money exist somewhere, or is it just on paper that it exists?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18436041921414738198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304709866322894511.post-26049963646726956262010-01-08T07:10:00.690-06:002010-01-08T07:10:00.690-06:00If it were just budget issues without the change i...If it were just budget issues without the change in University Leadership, I believe these decisions would have been announced earlier, though that is only a conjecture. There is obviously a lot of uncertainty. Among the bigger issues is whether folks on Campus try to respond by keeping things as much as possible like business as usual or if the response is "feel our pain." That willProfessor Arvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15256000730474030475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304709866322894511.post-63816132982072474212010-01-07T18:13:45.968-06:002010-01-07T18:13:45.968-06:00I read about this in the Daily Illini yesterday. I...I read about this in the Daily Illini yesterday. I can't say I'm surprised, I had some professors last semester that said they weren't sure if they were even going to receive a paycheck in the Spring. I'm surprised there isn't more outrage, both from students and faculty, to put pressure on the State to provide funds. At the same time, our state's budget is a mess, so I&#Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119223491054380833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304709866322894511.post-21724735656813397532010-01-03T07:55:05.873-06:002010-01-03T07:55:05.873-06:00Thank you for the well wishes. The pain is essent...Thank you for the well wishes. The pain is essentially gone. The meds are quite wonderful that way. I wonder if it will stay that way without the meds, but at the moment that is an experiment I won't try. <br /><br />Before Christmas I saw Invictus. I wouldn't say it was a great movie, now seemingly typical of the new Clint Eastwood films where it demonstrates historically true acts Professor Arvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15256000730474030475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304709866322894511.post-34109608297184766502010-01-03T00:35:41.891-06:002010-01-03T00:35:41.891-06:00Prof. Arvan, I hope you feel better with the medic...Prof. Arvan, I hope you feel better with the medication, and I hope the holiday season has been more uplifting for you. Happy new year!Xuanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08952926665828951526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304709866322894511.post-83905627121913337612010-01-02T14:19:47.360-06:002010-01-02T14:19:47.360-06:00I'm sorry to hear that it's arthritis, I h...I'm sorry to hear that it's arthritis, I hope the pain subsides soon. <br /><br />You may have already seen this article already, but I thought I'd pass it on if you haven't...<br /><br />"Making College Relevant"<br />http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/education/edlife/03careerism-t.html?pagewanted=2&ref=edlife<br /><br />I thought it was especially interesting in Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119223491054380833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304709866322894511.post-13067487770789406652009-12-31T17:23:39.261-06:002009-12-31T17:23:39.261-06:00I'm sorry to hear about the arthritis. I will ...I'm sorry to hear about the arthritis. I will keep you in my prayers and hope that it gets better soon.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00733417317456554255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304709866322894511.post-15641124790074780632009-12-31T12:10:19.568-06:002009-12-31T12:10:19.568-06:00Sorry to hear you aren't doing well. Hopefull...Sorry to hear you aren't doing well. Hopefully you will get the pain under control soon.Greg Eisenmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09291764273082524520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304709866322894511.post-21978671241302575672009-12-19T12:23:52.241-06:002009-12-19T12:23:52.241-06:00To the students who created the presentation - Eve...To the students who created the presentation - Even with the Illini modifier, I thought that given cblue's comment, above, there shouldn't be any mention of the term mentornet, so I replaced that in your presentation with the words mentoring network. Otherwise, what you submitted is intact above. <br /><br />Since I communicated with you at some length about an earlier draft of this Professor Arvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15256000730474030475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304709866322894511.post-84999073359848794592009-12-17T18:58:32.656-06:002009-12-17T18:58:32.656-06:00Somehow it would be good to juxtapose this report ...Somehow it would be good to juxtapose this report with the discussion we had in class about how freshmen student mindset changes from before to after the first set of midterms. If I'm recalling our in class discussion, many students blow off most of their courses till the first midterms. Then the poor results on those cause them to wise up and put in some effort. <br /><br />With LAS 100, Professor Arvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15256000730474030475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304709866322894511.post-21342478864796339182009-12-17T18:38:24.415-06:002009-12-17T18:38:24.415-06:00You discuss possible changes, but taking if it ain...You discuss possible changes, but taking if it ain't broke don't fix it as an axiom, is ENG 100 broke? Truthfully, apart from the credit hour issue, which is a big deal, your other suggested changes seem sensible and non-drastic. So those likely make sense even if ENG 100 is working reasonably well. <br /><br />On the credit hour issue - your resolution is not really satisfactory. It Professor Arvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15256000730474030475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304709866322894511.post-26246877623755782082009-12-17T16:58:32.664-06:002009-12-17T16:58:32.664-06:00The catalog you have produced is good and interest...The catalog you have produced is good and interesting. Students should find it useful. One might very well ask how much further could you go with this idea - both in offering additional information about the programs and in keeping the catalog up to date. Nowadays, thoughts about this sort of thing turn to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowdsourcing" rel="nofollow">crowdsourcing</a>, Professor Arvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15256000730474030475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304709866322894511.post-70278494400177907572009-12-17T16:27:39.967-06:002009-12-17T16:27:39.967-06:00Part 2
Doing that, one might then question what t...Part 2<br /><br />Doing that, one might then question what the right student to mentor ratio should be to realistically expect that outcome. The recommendation at present is for 15 to 20 mentors, implying a student to mentor ratio of 35 to 1 or higher. My belief is that the ratio needs to be much lower, say 10 to 1, which would require about 70 mentors. Professor Clancy can't manage that Professor Arvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15256000730474030475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304709866322894511.post-48015195883047011502009-12-17T16:26:10.234-06:002009-12-17T16:26:10.234-06:00Part 1
Throughout the semester we have used the t...Part 1<br /><br />Throughout the semester we have used the term engagement to refer to the mode of student behavior we'd like to see on campus. There are other terms that might be useful to bring out here that are similar but have somewhat different connotations. Recently, there has been much discussion among eLearning folks like me of <i>immersive learning environments</i> (think of gamingProfessor Arvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15256000730474030475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304709866322894511.post-31614723011922512012009-12-17T10:55:48.893-06:002009-12-17T10:55:48.893-06:00Ok, thanks. We'll change that.Ok, thanks. We'll change that.Professor Arvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15256000730474030475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304709866322894511.post-20980491992723159992009-12-17T10:01:20.882-06:002009-12-17T10:01:20.882-06:00MentorNet is a registered trademark, and cannot be...MentorNet is a registered trademark, and cannot be used for this activity.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06755424320102768089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304709866322894511.post-78501777872247869972009-12-08T21:16:37.262-06:002009-12-08T21:16:37.262-06:00Great Job. I really enjoyed your presentation. I w...Great Job. I really enjoyed your presentation. I would only suggest a better transition between slides 18 and 19. I would suggest to make that slide bold to show that there is hope and progress.Angelica L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08113092381553051843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304709866322894511.post-6857153756533009892009-12-08T21:07:17.685-06:002009-12-08T21:07:17.685-06:00I really liked how it starts with school themes an...I really liked how it starts with school themes and then it expands to real life themes. I think this would be really help first year undergrads really create some sort of vision for themselves for the future. I also really liked the music!Angelica L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08113092381553051843noreply@blogger.com