Project Management for Academics – An Introduction
One of the interesting things that comes with a 20 year pre-PhD career is experience in areas that most academics …
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7 tips for making sure your lecture’s aren’t deadly
Despite extensive discussion in education circles, the lecture is alive and well in college classrooms. Constructivism is all well and …
Organizing drafts
In talking to one of my students, I realized that my way of organizing drafts of documents might help others. …
Managing your book habit
I’ve never met an academic without a room full of books. Or two. Or three. Rooms, I mean. There are …
Getting back on track
The job news this week really threw me for a loop. There I was on Monday talking about creating a …
New how-to article
Since this blog is moving in the direction of more musings and less how-to, I have agreed to write a …
How to absorb a non-fiction book in a limited timeframe
One of the first things you are taught in a speed reading class is that it is as important to …
The Academic Elevator Pitch
You’re at a conference. You’ve met some interesting people, including the big names in your field. You fawned over one …
Read your final draft out loud…
Writing is a massive part of academic life at all levels. The more drafts you go through, the more familiar …
Managing faculty
Graduate school is a big change from undergraduate coursework. Your interaction with faculty is much closer and more intimate, your …
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