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Today is January 7, the first day back to work after Haaj. The drive in to work was uneventful. It was good to see colleagues from my car pool again. I never realized how much I looked forward to the morning discussions about world events, personal, and professional matters. For example, I heard that there would be a make-up day on Saturday for the university due to the holiday. I learned that the make-up day is for faculty only and that there is an option of using summer holidays vs. working on Saturday. I did not the get the email so this was good news for me. Otherwise, I would have asked students to complete make-up work!
Blogging is nice but somehow I find it hard to keep up--with all the wikis, emails, and other virtual messaging systems I wonder just how to make the most use of these tools. Here in UAE, somehow with all the people and fast tracking one looks for a way to get away not get in touch. I do see value as educational tool but discussion boards can serve the same purpose. It is a Saturday morning, hazy day, sound of construction outside my bedroom window, people scurrying to the mosque or to the Corniche for a brisk walk along the Arbian Gulf before the dead of heat sets in. I graded papers and worked on planning final exam/grades to end the semester. Then I will go home for summer break to USA. Soon I will start to write really interesting stuff so keep coming back - you never know.
Blogging is nice but somehow I find it hard to keep up--with all the wikis, emails, and other virtual messaging systems I wonder just how to make the most use of these tools. Here in UAE, somehow with all the people and fast tracking one looks for a way to get away not get in touch. I do see value as educational tool but discussion boards can serve the same purpose. It is a Saturday morning, hazy day, sound of construction outside my bedroom window, people scurrying to the mosque or to the Corniche for a brisk walk along the Arbian Gulf before the dead of heat sets in. I graded papers and worked on planning final exam/grades to end the semester. Then I will go home for summer break to USA. Soon I will start to write really interesting stuff so keep coming back - you never know.
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You can find the last three weeks of course assignments at this url:
http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dc86nvm8_4gfzg7s
Today is January 7, the first day back to work after Haaj. The drive in to work was uneventful. It was good to see colleagues from my car pool again. I never realized how much I looked forward to the morning discussions about world events, personal, and professional matters. For example, I heard that there would be a make-up day on Saturday for the university due to the holiday. I learned that the make-up day is for faculty only and that there is an option of using summer holidays vs. working on Saturday. I did not the get the email so this was good news for me. Otherwise, I would have asked students to complete make-up work!
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Blogging is nice but somehow I find it hard to keep up--with all the wikis, emails, and other virtual messaging systems I wonder just how to make the most use of these tools. Here in UAE, somehow with all the people and fast tracking one looks for a way to get away not get in touch. I do see value as educational tool but discussion boards can serve the same purpose. It is a Saturday morning, hazy day, sound of construction outside my bedroom window, people scurrying to the mosque or to the Corniche for a brisk walk along the Arbian Gulf before the dead of heat sets in. I graded papers and worked on planning final exam/grades to end the semester. Then I will go home for summer break to USA. Soon I will start to write really interesting stuff so keep coming back - you never know.
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Blogging is nice but somehow I find it hard to keep up--with all the wikis, emails, and other virtual messaging systems I wonder just how to make the most use of these tools. Here in UAE, somehow with all the people and fast tracking one looks for a way to get away not get in touch. I do see value as educational tool but discussion boards can serve the same purpose. It is a Saturday morning, hazy day, sound of construction outside my bedroom window, people scurrying to the mosque or to the Corniche for a brisk walk along the Arbian Gulf before the dead of heat sets in. I graded papers and worked on planning final exam/grades to end the semester. Then I will go home for summer break to USA. Soon I will start to write really interesting stuff so keep coming back - you never know.
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