Intro

This class occurs in a fairly condensed timeframe, in contrast to a class that has class sessions spread across a full semester of 15 weeks, or so. If a professor knows the students in the class, at least a little bit, that information can help put students' perspectives into a more understandable context.

Of course there are absolutes in all aspects of life and work. By the time one has completed an undergraduate degree these fundamental foundations for behavior as an educated member of society already should be in place. At the graduate level study turns toward the development of a professional teaching style that uses the personal strengths and goals of each individual teacher to the greatest advantage to accomplish desired learning outcomes from that teacher's students.

To provide a baseline of understanding about the background and goals of each student in this course, an "introduction" is required of each class participant during lab time in the first day of class. The introduction is simply a short biography that tells something of your life history and where you see yourself going from here. Specifically,
 * You should include a photo, if at all possible.
 * You may include what you hope to learn from this course, but that is not a requirement.
 * I would be interested to know ways in which you have used the Internet, what you plan to teach, where you are from originally, what you have been doing recently (especially if you are not a recent JBC graduate), why you have been interested in teaching, etc.

As well as getting to know you, the purpose of this assignment also is to help you familiarize yourself with a wiki and how it is used.

Your biography should be a New Page with your name as the page name, and should be linked into the Class Participants page.