Dr. Melissa Read

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Task Prioritization

This is a great point Erica! Sometimes it's easier to just focus on one task at a time.

Dr. Melissa Read

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Coping with Stress

Yes, it is important to identify what you can and cannot control and plan accordingly.

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Causes of Stress

That sounds very stressful Charles. One potential way to deal with continuous change is to speak to your administration about the impact of adding new tasks to your workload. Sometimes administrations simply don't think out these things. Communication can be a good first step.

Dr. Melissa Read

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Task Prioritization

Yes, immediacy can work for some people - especially those who stress out about seeing too many items on a list!

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Causes of Stress

This is true Paul. Often times, when the little things accumulate, it can end up feeling very stressful. Doing what you can do to make those things better - like bringing a decent meal from home - can help a little.

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Task Prioritization

Interesting Deb. Your 'other' category sounds very much like 'administrative' and 'operations' categories that other instructors use.

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Causes of Stress

Motorcycle riding is really a great way to get away from it all and forget about stress. Nice suggestions James.

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Streamlining the Grading Process

Grading presentation formats can be tough, especially because of the subjectivity that's involved. Creating and using a rubric and help.

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Streamlining the Grading Process

Privacy issues are always a concern. There are ways to conceal the identity of the student during grading that come in handy when asking other students to grade. Assigning each student a number to use on exams (instead of their names) for example allows a helpful amount of anonymity.

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Causes of Stress

Wow, it sounds like you are in a very stressful situation Jacqueline. Yes, sometimes it's good to just take things one day at a time. Makes big stressors a little easier to deal with overall.