by Jenae Cohn | Nov 2, 2018 | Functional Literacy, Professionalization
As an Academic Technology Specialist, I am often asked things I know nothing about. My job title, admittedly, is confusing. Do I work in IT? Do I work in audio-visual engineering? I do neither of these things: I’m an educator who builds curriculum, develops...
by Jenae Cohn | Feb 22, 2014 | Pedagogy, Personal
Our instructor faced the class, arms crossed over his chest, stern face piercing us all into extraordinary guilt. Most of us had bombed the latest French quiz – a pop quiz, mind you – and he adopted that distinct teacherly Not Pleased tone....
by Jenae Cohn | Jul 9, 2013 | Literature, Personal, Professionalization
I’ve been sent to an administrator’s office. The hallway is long, sterile, inevitably linoleum. I’m ushered into a room with taupe walls and stock art. A secretary barely notices me. Then, it’s time to talk to the Man in Charge. “There’s been something of… a mix-up in...
by Jenae Cohn | Aug 2, 2012 | Personal
I’m growing accustomed to that rhythm of a working day. I can predict almost exactly how long it will take me to become quickly distracted (i.e. after my first couple of hours), the point at which my stomach will rumble in the afternoon for a lunch break (i.e....
by Jenae Cohn | Jul 17, 2012 | Personal
My office is a very quiet place. But for the mechanical gushes of air conditioning that grace the office airwaves on the half hour (I look a lot like this most days), the only other sounds I hear are the click-clacking of keyboards, the gentle shuffle of someone off...
