With Katie Haffenden, MA, TESL/Applied Linguistics & Tony Baker, MFA, CWE
What’s something you are passionate about (outside of ISUCOMM)?
Katie: I’m passionate about exploring places, foods, languages, and cultures that are new to me.
Tony: Stories.
What is something you have learned from your students during the first weeks of class?
Katie: My students taught me all about the different on-campus activities they’re involved in during the first week of classes.
Tony: Don’t assume they’re any better at navigating Canvas than you are.
What is your most frequently used emoji?
Katie: The blushing smiley face 😊
Tony: 😀
If you had your own late-night talk show, who would you invite as your first guest?
Katie: My first guest would definitely be Conan O’Brien.
Tony: Stephen King.
What one teaching tool will we always find you with?
Katie: I’ve always got a reflection activity in my back pocket.
Tony: My notebook and pen. (Technically two, but each is useless without the other.)
If you had to sing karaoke, what song would you pick?
Katie: I would sing “That Don’t Impress Me Much” by Shania Twain.
Tony: The King Seesar Song.
What’s your favorite place in Ames so far, either for work or recreation?
Katie: So far, my favorite spot to work off-campus is the Ames Public Library.
Tony: For me it’s the movie theaters.
