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(Dis)Orientation

A new faculty member digs out from the avalanche of jargon and teaching theory that buried him during his first weeks on the job

Like every new member of the faculty, I was required in my first week on the job to attend three days of (dis)orientation. It included a series of goofy "icebreaker" activities, overly enthusiastic booster...

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