7th Feb 2008:

A relatively quiet day after a long spell of very busy days, so a chance to catch up on a few jobs.
7.15 - checked e-mails before leaving home.
8.00 - got started at work.
8.15 - have just been discussing what we'll do in next week's GEG-30014 lecture with my co-tutor.
8.20 - checked and printed and filed the proposed schedule for the 1st-year fieldcourse in which I am involved later this year
8.25 - three students yesterday claimed they were not correctly registered for the online resources for my esc-10025 module, so I just went into the system and checked that they are all, in fact registered. E-mailed the three students to tell them so.
8.30 - filed notes from last esc-10025 lecture and checked program for remainder of that module.
8.50 - have just been discussing the program for forthcoming open day with colleague who is organising it.
10.00 - wrote and sent long e-mail to editorial team of new book that we are planning to write. Also had meeting with one co-editor about plans for book. There have ben Great Tits and Blue Tits on my window sill all morning and I'm finishing my second mug of coffee.
10.10 - received and read the minutes of the last School Learning and Teaching Committee and the Agenda for the next meeting.
10.20 - received ad checked my annual pension service statement.
10.30 - read publicity for new textbook and submitted request to publisher for inspection copy.
11.35 - spent an hour compiling a sample exam (and drafting the real exam) for esc-10023 from exam questions supplied by colleagues. Also had to make up a bunch of questions relating to my lectures and a couple for lectures that colleagues had failed to supply their own questions for on time! Posted the sample exam online and announced this to students and colleagues.
11.40 - updated my "to-do" list and checked schedule for next week.
11.45 - received, checked, and wrote to School Administrator about a set of PowerPoint templates that the University wants us to use for our open day presentations.
12.05 - took a 20 minute walk break in the fresh air.
12.25 - have just met with a student to help with their draft essay.
12.45 - have just met with another student to help with their draft essay.
1.10 - have been discussing teaching plans for next academic year wth a colleague.
1.20 - checked out a video sent by a student on my Inspirational Landscape module, and an online article sent by a former student keeping in touch about glaciers.
1.30 - met with a junior colleague who needed confidential advice on a professional matter.
2.30 - just completed two half-hour meetings with students: a third-year student with a final draft of her double-module dissertation and a second-year student with plans for his dissertation proposal.
3.30 - in the last hour I had a cup of tea and chat with two colleagues, started looking up material for forthcoming new lectures in the "Regional Landsystems" module, sent to a former student copies of two papers I've written, as she wants to keep up with our work at Keele, dealt with a few random e-mails and informed the School Ofice that students will be handing in a particular piece of work tomorrow.
3.45 - have been tracking down materials for Regional Landsystems teaching. Now I'm leaving work to go and do the horse, go home... and may do some more work from home later: especially preparing a tutorial for tomorrow.