Details about teaching & a visit to Concordia University

I visited Concordia University this week to get some more information about my teaching duties starting January 3^rd. Things are working out well on the administrative side – I signed my contracts and all there is left is my application for a new work permit. Teaching dates and rooms are set and I have a good idea who to ask, if I do not know, how to proceed.I will be teaching approx. 120 students in 2 parallel courses, so will be imperative for me to design exams and assignments that can be corrected within the required time; that is not the way I like it (I like to design my questions in way that I get a feel for how much students know and those are not always easy and quick to correct, depending on the topic). But there is nothing I can do.The topics of the courses are well laid out and I got an excellent briefing from my predecessor, who will be teaching other courses next winter term. He also provided a lot of material for me to get started quickly. Concordia uses Moodle as a teaching tool, so let’s see how I will be able to use it.The atmosphere is friendly and relaxed, everybody is really helpful. People take time to listen to my questions (also in the administration!) – I think I am going to like it at Concordia, even if it is only for 4 months for the time being.