Elizabeth Wells is a professor of music history and musicology at Mount Allison University as well as author of the book The Organized Academic.
Elizabeth Wells is a professor of music history and musicology at Mount Allison University as well as author of the book The Organized Academic.
The composition of this document gives you the opportunity to reflect on where you are going in your career and how you are feeling about your work.
By removing yourself from familiar surroundings, you will be able to zero in on a particular task or project without all the usual distractions.
A mission statement helps remind us of where we should be spending our time.
Academics tend to be very reactive. By taking an hour or two a week to plan out projects, you will feel you are making better use of your time.
More technology, quizzes, games and discussion boards in a class don’t necessarily lead to better teaching – they can lead to burnout for both professors and students.
