Hi, Carol. Sorry ot hear about your daughter. I got off without any heart damage (at least as far as anyone knows). The eeevul orange stuff is nasty. My wife was on the pump when she had breast cancer a couple of years before I had lymphoma and somehow the catheter migrated out of the vein (sup vena cava, I think) and the Adriamycin did a little damage, but nothing lasting.
I'm just up the road in Bryan/College Station. If you're going to be in Houston much longer, perhaps we can arrange a meet-up. George ----- Original Message ----- From: DeVolder Carol L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, March 17, 2008 1:34 pm Subject: RE: [tips] need help or tutorial in creating an on line intro psych class To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > 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 > ChineseGolden 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 > beingat a state prison unit about 27 miles down the road. Students, > colleagues and administration were very understanding and cut me > plentyof slack. > > As for suggestions, get in touch with your textbook reps, too. See > whatresources 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 > psychclass > 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]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
