Teaching new courses requires a significant time investment. Many of you already know! I did a new course preparation for spring semester this school year, so I thought I would share some of the ways that I recycled and reused to save some time in the process in the hopes that it sparks some ideas …
As faculty have adjusted to teaching during a stressful time, many have opted to make changes in the amount of work they assign and how they grade. The changes reflected compassion and empathy for our students during a stressful time, but some of these changes should be permanent even after face-to-face courses resume. Changes in …
There’s a common refrain that academics should write every day, which you all already know I don’t do. But many folks, myself included, reframe this to that we should be touching our research every day. Yet, even touching your research every day isn’t always possible. During the semester, the demands of teaching can make it …
I’ve officially survived my first semester as an Assistant Professor! Coming into the job was entering a black box. I had balanced research and teaching before, but only with one course. I had also done service, but as a graduate student when I had control over what I did and how much. So navigating research, …
At the end of 2018, I was on a panel about graduate school. While I enjoyed providing guidance to these potential future graduate school applicants, I was left with a nagging feeling that I had not sufficiently addressed one comment that arose in the discussion. When one attendee asked about the choice between an academic …
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