I just had to add to this--my daughter had B-cell non-Hodgkins Lymphoma 5 years ago and did the CHOP chemo. It was the Adriamycin that did her in--literally. One side effect is that it sometimes causes sudden cardiomyopathy. Amy had just gotten her last round of chemo and she went into end-stage heart failure. It's been a hellish several years, but she finally had a heart transplant 6 weeks ago. I've been on medical leave for this semester so that I could be in Houston with my daughter (at the Texas Heart Institute, where miracles happen even when you don't believe in miracles). I've been teaching one of my courses online, and since I've never done that before, I asked for help from this list. People have been incredibly kind and helpful and offered many suggestions for my teaching. Suzy Shapiro has made me a guest in her online class and that has provided immeasurable help. I've been able to see how others do it, and work from there. I use Blackboard because, unfortunately that's what my University has, but I've been learning about other systems from this list. One of my goals now is to develop some online classes and try to bring my school into the 21st century. I am not sure I like teaching on line, but I took the suggestion of telling my students just what was happening and they've been helpful too. There have been a few problems, but in general things have worked well. Thanks again to everyone. And, I already mentioned to Mark that Amy has been considered "cured" of the lymphoma and I expect the same for him. Cancer treatment has come a long way. Thanks, Carol
Carol L. DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Chair, Department of Psychology St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Street Davenport, Iowa 52803 Phone: 563-333-6482 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://web.sau.edu/psychology/psychfaculty/cdevolder.htm The contents of this message are confidential and may not be shared with anyone without permission of the sender. -----Original Message----- From: George Ashley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon 3/17/2008 1:19 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] need help or tutorial in creating an on line intro psych class Hi, Mark. I haven't been a contributor to TIPS, but merely a lurker. However, I went through a bout of lymphoma a couple years ago. There are quite a few kinds of lymphoma. Mine was non-Hodgkin's follicular B-cell type and I did the CHOP+ protocol for nine months. For those unfamiliar, that's Cytoxin, Adriamycin (eeevul orange stuff), Oncavin (vincristine) and Prednisone plus Rituxan (antibodies made from Chinese Golden Hamster ovarian tissue). If you have the same treatment, you'll probably be okay until the last couple of months. I was getting infused at three week intervals for nine months and it wasn't until the last couple of treatments that it really knocked me down. Of course, my normal hirsutitude went away in the first few weeks, but other than that and being tired for a week after each treatment, it wasn't too bad. I had three face-to-face and three online sections, one of the F2F being at a state prison unit about 27 miles down the road. Students, colleagues and administration were very understanding and cut me plenty of slack. As for suggestions, get in touch with your textbook reps, too. See what resources they might have. What text(s) are you using right now? George Ashley Blinn College Bryan, Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eastman, Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sunday, March 16, 2008 7:22 pm Subject: [tips] need help or tutorial in creating an on line intro psych class To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > > I have recently been diagnosed with a serious medical condition > (lymphoma) that will necessitate not being on campus frequently > enough (most likely) to teach intro psych this summer and possibley > longer. I am currently teaching a face to face class which > integrates a lot of web based activites using WebCT. I have taught > intro psych for over 30 years and am very comfortable with it. At > the same time I am very open to innovations. > > Does anyone have a suggestion for a website that deals with > creating an on-line class? I could also use suggestions for > textbooks that have well fleshed out sites that may include > podcasts or videos related to the topics. Any further suggestions > would be appreciated. > > Though I am feeling fine now, I am aware that with the chemo I will > be starting there could be cyclical fatigue. > > Mark Eastman > Diablo Valley College > Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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