Christina BjorndahlOct 19, 20218 minTeaching students to be writersA writer is someone who writes I used to think that one either was or was not a writer. In other words, one was gifted with a muse, or...
Christina BjorndahlFeb 14, 20212 minAnd I thought I could blog during a pandemic...When the pandemic first hit and everything moved to remote teaching, I remember thinking that I would have a lot to blog about. Suddenly...
Christina BjorndahlDec 30, 20192 minConcept maps as a way to wrap up the semesterAt the end of Typology this past fall, I had students do a concept map, and based on my experience with that, I think it'll be my new...
Christina BjorndahlDec 30, 20193 minRunning a research study in the classroom: a belated final reportWell, as is perhaps obvious from the lack of updates after week 6, things got rather busy in the last half of the Spring semester. But,...
Christina BjorndahlApr 16, 20196 minThe professor as part-time "therapist"This is the time of year when I keep a steady supply of chocolate and tissues in my office, because student meetings often turn into some...
Christina BjorndahlFeb 23, 20193 minRunning a research study in the classroom: week 6 reportWe're now at the end of week 6, and things are ramping up and progressing well, though we hit a couple of small snags along the way. IRB...
Christina BjorndahlJan 30, 20194 minRunning a research study in the classroom: week 3 reportThis semester I'm teaching Phonetics & Phonology II, a third year class at CMU. I've taught this course before (3 times, in fact!) but...
Christina BjorndahlNov 2, 20188 minLarge class, small communityYesterday I was a presenter for the "Lightning Talk" session at the 2018 CMU Teaching & Learning Summit. The format was akin to 'speed...
Christina BjorndahlOct 29, 20185 minTalking about the Tree of Life shooting in class Today I will talk about the shooting that happened at the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill. What follows is what I'm planning to...
Christina BjorndahlOct 12, 20186 minLearning student names: why & howI teach a large introductory linguistics class, called Nature of Language (NoL). It's capped at 120, and after the first couple weeks of...
Christina BjorndahlSep 27, 20186 minAnimals in AcademiaThe following is the first part of the Acknowledgments of my dissertation. One night when I was putting my then 3-year old son,...