ACUE | Kathleen Melago | Activity https://learn.acue.org/members/kathleen-melagosru-edu/activity/ Activity feed for Kathleen Melago. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:50:44 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.10 en-US 30 hourly 2 c0ed47b62c7fb22904976a13daccf33e Kathleen Melago replied to the discussion Love of Learning Week 3: Winners and Next Question (February Contest) in the forum Welcome https://learn.acue.org/topic/love-of-learning-week-3-winners-and-next-question-february-contest/page/2/#post-147398 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 03:12:21 -0500 Reply to Love of Learning Week 3: Winners and Next Question (February Contest)

I would totally tell myself to trust myself and not worry so much about making mistakes. NO ONE knows everything!

]]> 89a3627e3f1710c9cf19f7794c782195 Kathleen Melago replied to the discussion Love of Learning: Week 2 - New Question, Week 1 Winners (February Contest) in the forum Welcome https://learn.acue.org/topic/love-of-learning-week-2-new-question-week-1-winner-february-contest/page/4/#post-146309 Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:53:49 -0500 Reply to Love of Learning: Week 2 - New Question, Week 1 Winners (February Contest)

This year, I switched jobs from music education to teacher education in our College of Education. This means that instead of having the same students for years and years (I would often have students almost every semester in one class or another), I will see most of these students only in this class. This has taught me to be much more…

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]]> ca54113dceba88b0dbd60db0ac43c31e Kathleen Melago reached the commons launch leader recognition Commons Trailblazer: This level recognizes those who take the first steps […] https://learn.acue.org/news-feed/p/21202/ Mon, 05 Jan 2026 01:50:11 -0500

This level recognizes those who take the first steps in contributing to our community.  Whether through thoughtful comments, insightful posts, or engaging in events, you’re leading the way and setting a great example for others to follow.

]]> 0 98c4cb2d9a8a7af6496ab31d8a799b21 Kathleen Melago replied to the discussion Last Day of the Commons Quest! in the forum Welcome https://learn.acue.org/topic/last-day-of-the-commons-quest/#post-108939 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 14:18:58 -0400 Reply to Last Day of the Commons Quest!

This wasn’t from a conference, but we got these awesome insulated water bottles on vacation! The conferences I attend tend to be lower-budget without fancy swag:-)

]]> c45331633ac838a8f66695127220d2de Kathleen Melago replied to the discussion Commons Quest Day 4 : Your Turn to Ask! in the forum Welcome https://learn.acue.org/topic/commons-quest-day-4-your-turn-to-ask/page/2/#post-108775 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 14:04:53 -0400 Reply to Commons Quest Day 4 : Your Turn to Ask!

With small classes, I like to embrace assessments that are more time-consuming to grade, recognizing that in larger classes, students are going to have a lot of auto-graded assignments. If you think about what a reasonable amount of time is for you to spend on grading for a class, you can scale that for the size of class. This doesn’t mean…

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]]> cffb1aeee01122266937152482dfb816 Kathleen Melago replied to the discussion Commons Quest Day 5 - Happy Monday! in the forum Welcome https://learn.acue.org/topic/commons-quest-day-5-happy-monday/page/2/#post-107474 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 17:02:55 -0400 Reply to Commons Quest Day 5 - Happy Monday!

I love the view from my office! I am moving to a different office after this semester and will definitely miss this view!

]]> 60fac24ffed6f97561c4116ca1531dd5 Kathleen Melago replied to the discussion Commons Quest Day 4 : Your Turn to Ask! in the forum Welcome https://learn.acue.org/topic/commons-quest-day-4-your-turn-to-ask/#post-105501 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 14:38:34 -0400 Reply to Commons Quest Day 4 : Your Turn to Ask!

Generally, I like in-person better but I do love designing 100% online courses!

A great part of being adjunct is getting to teach without the extra things full-time, tenured/track faculty need to do.

]]> 0e2ccf513174cad51849eb4871514f20 Kathleen Melago replied to the discussion Commons Quest Day 4 : Your Turn to Ask! in the forum Welcome https://learn.acue.org/topic/commons-quest-day-4-your-turn-to-ask/#post-105496 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 13:38:03 -0400 Reply to Commons Quest Day 4 : Your Turn to Ask!

What is your favorite way to build community in large classes (ex. 100+)?

]]> 03ad8dea9870416858c162eae1af89cb Kathleen Melago replied to the discussion Commons Quest Day 3! in the forum Welcome https://learn.acue.org/topic/commons-quest-day-3/page/2/#post-105476 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 01:10:44 -0400 Reply to Commons Quest Day 3!

My victory is learning all my students’ names. That is so hard for me and I worked hard to get it done!

]]> e69c35c468eff03f18b95cb53ce9f85d Kathleen Melago replied to the discussion The Quest Is On: Join Us! in the forum Welcome https://learn.acue.org/topic/the-quest-is-on-join-us/page/5/#post-105475 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 01:01:09 -0400 Reply to The Quest Is On: Join Us!

  • “My most essential teaching tool is my laptop.”
  • “The one thing I always forget to bring to my 8 a.m. class is my ability to see the students sitting in front of the window with the sun shining brightly behind them……”
  • “I know it’s the middle of the semester when I see my students getting ready to register for the next semester.”
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