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Plotting out your summer
Summer is a great time for both rest and productivity, so some serious planning on the front end can help you make the most of both.
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An academic version of New Year’s resolutions
Instead of setting big, broad unreachable goals at the start of the new year, try instilling some new regular habits into your life.
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Is your office a mess? Here are some strategies to declutter
While you may say that your messy office isn’t a distraction, research has shown that it is.
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How to stay up to date within your field of research when you are busy teaching
Instead of trying to cram all of your research prep into the summer months, why not set aside some time each week to read about what’s new in your field of scholarship?
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Thompson Rivers University seeks experts to shape the future of online education
Subject matter experts collaborate with instructional designers to create high quality content for online courses.
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AI in Education Forum 2024: Unleashing AI’s potential for transformative learning
This groundbreaking conference on AI is organized by the Chartered Institute of Professional Certifications.
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Regain control of your inbox
A few suggestions to help reduce the amount of time you are spending on reading, writing and sorting emails.
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Why you need a mentor after receiving tenure
Despite having ‘made it’, mid-career academics still need support, either from peers or coaches.
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How working with a librarian can transform your teaching practice
By giving librarians some teaching agency in your courses, students learn the importance of research skills as well as how to do them the right way.
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I have 7 book projects in the works, here’s how
Each commitment helps me use my editing, research and writing skills in complementary ways.
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Practical ways to deal with AI in your courses
You do not have to completely overhaul the way you teach or grade your courses.
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Why summer is so important
Instead of setting a bunch of unrealistic goals to accomplish, you should be stepping back from work and giving yourself a proper break.
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Why you should prep your fall courses now
The best time to prep courses is when you are still operating in ‘teaching mode’ and haven’t turned into ‘research mode’ yet.
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How to become fireproof
If you find you are spending the bulk of your time putting out fires, you need to consider reasons behind them.
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Defeat overwhelming feelings with time boxing
This system allows you to compartmentalize in a way that most academics are not used to doing.
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The research statement: a formative tool
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.
