Thirteenth day, Tuesday 26 October 2010

Got up at 5 am to do the preparation my class at Ithaca.
Fortunately most of the marking of mid term assessments was done and there were only a few essays left to mark.  Still had to calculate the overall marks and the mid term grades and send them in before the deadline that would come while I was teaching. 
With all this accomplished and some time to spare, it was trying to prepare for ED1015 which resulted in my leaving late for Ithaca and being 20 minutes late for the class. I could have driven to save time, but decided against it because I have driven in for the last two weeks before the mid term break and I don't want it to become a habit.  Besides I needed the time riding the bus to review materials for ED1015 later that day
Ithaca students were kind about my being late.  They had interesting tales to tell about their mid term break trips to Switzerland, Ireland, Italy and France.
Used the 15 minute break to update UEL Plus page for the ED1015 that would be taking place in the evening.
Came home after Ithaca to prepare for teaching at UEL that evening.  Had some of the joloff rice and stew that Jolaolu had prepared on Monday and left for UEL at 4 pm, half an hour later than intended.  It was nice to have a hot meal mid day for a change.
Despite terrible traffic on approach to Rotherhithe  tunnel due to road works and the approach to Stratford I got to UEL in time to copy materials for the lecture and have a productive Advice and Guidance session with a student about his ED3000 project.   The student was a bit angry about being sent from person to person for supervision and not having had a supervisor at all last semester.  The session was shared with Mary Karpel so after the student had left satisfied we were able to chat and fix dates for workshops with EDUCOM students who have to apply for AEL.  Mary is always so supportive.  After our 'chat' I  felt less anxious about my failure to meet some of the deadlines I am missing because my workload is so heavy. 
The ED1015 session focused on writing a literature review, which is their next assignment, and watching Coolies: How Britain reinvented slavery using a worksheet to process and reflect on the documentary.  As usual the video had a powerful of impact on the students.
On the way home, I stopped to get groceries and got home just after 10 pm.
Unpacked most of the shopping but was too tired to tidy the fridge and arrange the purchases.  I fell asleep on the coach which is how Niilante and Anita found me when they came in later.  I was even too tired to get up off the couch and go to bed.