Faculty Development
4 Ways Introverted Professors Can Succeed in the Classroom
Getting outside your comfort zone and embracing your in-class personality are just a few of the ways introverted professors can face the…
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Faculty Development
Why This Prof Thinks Engagement is in Need of an Emotional Rescue
Professor Sarah Rose Cavanagh, author and psychology professor, believes course material that is relevant to student values ultimately…
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Faculty Development
What You Need to Know About Millennial Faculty
For Boomer and Gen X academics, here are five traits—including being teamwork-focused and boasting a reward-seeking mentality—your…
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Faculty Development
How To Avoid Burnout as a Professor
Dragging yourself to work, having trouble being productive and finding it hard to concentrate on a task may be a sign that burnout is taking…
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Faculty Development
How Education Helped This Author Escape a Decade of Abuse
There's far too much silence around domestic abuse, says bestselling author, speaker and UofT scholarship award winner Samra Zafar
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4 Professors Share Their Work Burnout Stories
Most faculty aren’t doing what they do for the money: it’s a vocation. But when you do what you love—and in particular for adjuncts,…
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How This Professor Became a Crusader For the Disenfranchised
Sara Goldrick-Rab, the Temple University professor and scholar-activist working to make college more affordable and equitable, was…
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Work-Life Balance: A Guide for Professors
Postsecondary educators, who often view their work as a vocation, are experiencing previously unseen levels of occupational stress. This…
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Faculty Development
How a Riot, a Rock Band and Rutgers Led to the Rise of Richard Florida
Top Hat is the active learning platform that makes it easy for professors to engage students and build comprehension before, during and…
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Change—and Persistence—Helps This Award-Winning Mathematician Thrive
In our recurring series “Academic Admissions” we ask interesting people to tell us about the transformative role education has played in…
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5 Professors Share Their Experiences of Imposter Syndrome
Who do you think you are? What are you playing at? Sooner or later, somebody is going to find you out… Sound familiar? You’re not…
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Faculty Development
Course Evaluation: What’s Wrong and How to Fix it
Course evaluation often elicits groans from students — and can cause stress for instructors. There’s even an article1 in The Chronicle…
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9 Ways Faculty Themselves are Changing Education
Including the rise of data collection, the continuing decline of print textbooks and the increasing use of adjuncts in all forms of higher…
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How To Give Teaching The Same Value As Research
Both teaching and research are critical for societal betterment. Is there anything that can be done to make sure pedagogy is given the same…
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Faculty Development
How To Become a Tenure Track Professor
Looking to get on the tenure track? Here's what you need to plan for, and how to get there
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Faculty Development
How to Write a Philosophy of Teaching Statement
5 easy steps on how to write an authentic and effective philosophy of teaching statement to help your job application get noticed.
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Faculty Development
Want to Make Education Better? Leave Academia
Lisa Petrides—founder and CEO of ISKME, an independent education nonprofit—knew she could improve education. But she had to quit her…
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Faculty Development
Student Evaluations: Problems and Possible Solutions
End of semester student evaluations are unreliable, biased and usually incomplete. Is there still a place for them?
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Faculty Development
How Faculty Can Apply a Growth Mindset To Their Teaching
Video: Cal Poly’s Laura Freberg on the value of constantly looking for opportunities to learn and grow
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Faculty Development
Why It’s Important to Approach Teaching With a Growth Mindset
If you want to become a better educator, the first step is to embrace a growth mindset. We expect it of our students, so we should expect it…