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How to write an effective service statement for your promotion and tenure dossier
Go beyond “bum-in-seat” accounting to emphasize your expertise and accomplishments.
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Clarify this: structuring highly readable lists (Part 2 of 2)
One way to simplify potentially complex lists is to arrange the items to progress in complexity, placing the ‘heaviest’ or most complex item at the end.
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Strategies to help with the hardest part of our job: grading
Grading can be tedious, but there are ways to make it more human and – surprisingly – more fun.
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Teaching in a world of bleakness
Instructors have the opportunity to provide students with empathy, context and skills to manage our current context.
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Meet Kevin McCormick, Founding President of the Canadian Institute for Human Rights and Global Health
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Dark academia: dealing with toxic work environments
A step-by-step guide to exiting unhealthy research groups.
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Why universities need to include intercultural skill development in curricula
Knowledge workers will require the ability to work in diverse teams and contexts.
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How to become a next-level listener
Work better by listening more and talking less — not because it is easy, but because it’s valuable.
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Supporting international graduate students’ career development
An integrated approach using campus and community partnerships is key to cultivating skills, building networks and exploring pathways.
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Securing an internship as a master of fine arts student
This time can help you grow your art practice, while you also gain new experiences and expand your network.
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How to be an effective academic colleague
Nine tips for cultivating a valued skill.
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ChatGPT can be powerful tool for language learning
The innovation offers multiple opportunities for language teaching and learning.
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Submit with confidence: CFI Innovation Fund best practices
The second in a two-part series covers the non-budgetary aspects of an application.
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Staying connected, or not: views of a still very active professor
Academic retirees are likely to consider scholarly activities but should remember that retirement offers the freedom to choose.
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AI tools don’t have to be the enemy of teaching and learning
Now is the time to think through how these new technologies can be improved and used ethically in everyday life, including in teaching and learning.
