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Administration calls. Should you answer?
The pros and cons of taking on admin roles in different stages of your career
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Charting a course to inclusion
A newly created digital tool can help promote inclusion and reflect on institutional bias.
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Are you ‘overteaching’?
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.
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The ‘End of the English Major’ misses the point
English departments will continue to matter if they remain places where students’ ideas are considered.
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Diversity in academic leadership: the gap at the top
Despite all of the affirmative action policies and unconscious bias training at universities, something is still amiss.
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Three recommendations for accessible remote learning
Use the supports available at your institution, accept the idea that students know what works for them and share your ideas with your peers rather than reinventing the wheel.
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Interdisciplinary scholarship needs to be normalized within professions
Deans can champion interdisciplinarity all they want – but once scholars are up for tenure or promotion, it all rests on the individual professions.
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Professional development for the 2020 fall semester: how to help faculty and administrators prepare
Based on a recent survey, both faculty and administrators agree that pedagogical strategies are needed for teaching online.
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Redefining success and failure in academia
We should participate in changing the academic reward system and its culture of comparison.
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The analysis paralysis of online teaching
With a little lead time and institutional support, professors can make great online courses.
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This pandemic has given students the rare opportunity to study themselves
This advice is not only for recent postsecondary graduates, but for anyone hoping to engage in some self-reflection while in quarantine.
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When it comes to the move online, the medium is the message
Online teaching requires learning new skills, as well as acknowledging the types of audiences they are attempting to engage.
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Frozen in space: (im)mobilities of international researchers during the COVID-19 pandemic
A group of migration scholars share how the pandemic is impacting both their personal and work lives.
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Staying human in the Zoom boom
Video conferencing can be isolating and strange for some of your students – here are some tips to make sure everyone feels seen and heard.
