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 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...