March 2008 - Posts

• Campus Interviews, Part 2

  Last week’s blog discussed how and when to talk about your research interests in a campus interview.  Here is another article from the Chronicle, Preparing for Campus Interviews, this one is more general than last weeks and it offers some great advice.  You’ll notice a theme…preparation!  Have you completed your SGID and videotapings or are they scheduled in the near future?  If not, be sure to double check your calendar to make sure that everything (including your follow-up consultation) is scheduled!    Have you observed your peer partner?  Have you and your partner met with your consultant?  Be sure to schedule those meetings and contact your consultant once your observations are complete.   Posted Mar 31 2008, 09:43 AM by mmeixner with no comments Filed under: TEACH, Reminders, Interviews

• Campus Interviews

  Several of you are beginning or are continuing to go on campus interviews. As you prepare for this process, it is important to know when it is appropriate to discuss things like your dissertation or research interests. This posting from Tomorrow’s Professor offers insight into the Research Presentation for campus interviews. The online application for next year’s TEACH cohort is open. Please continue to tell your colleagues about this opportunity and encourage them to apply! Posted Mar 24 2008, 10:25 AM by mmeixner with no comments Filed under: TEACH, Interviews

• TEACH Website Suggestions

  In the past couple of weeks we have been working on the TEACH website, and we would love to know what you think.  Do you have any suggestions or recommendations for our website?  What features on our site do you find to be the most helpful, or how could we improve things to make the site stronger?  Is there something missing from the TEACH page that would make it a better resource? We are VERY interested in your feedback!  Please help us make the TEACH website a stronger resource for you!  Let us know what you think.   Posted Mar 17 2008, 09:50 AM by mmeixner with no comments Filed under: TEACH

• How to Avoid Burnout

  It is getting to that point in the semester where people begin to get burned out.  This is a great article from the Tomorrow’s Professor Listserv that talks about ways to Avoid Burnout.  It offers some great advice that you might find helpful for your students as well as for yourself. Posted Mar 10 2008, 09:37 AM by mmeixner with no comments Filed under: TEACH, The Balancing Act

• Why Good Teachers Have Bad Classes

  We’ve all been present in a class that seems to be wrought with boredom.  Sometimes we’re the student, sometimes we’re the teacher…it happens both ways and it happens to us all.  Here is a great article from Speaking of Teaching Stanford’s newsletter on teaching that includes the Confessions of a Bore which details one professor’s experience with a bored class and offers resources for avoiding that situation. Something else to think about is next year’s TEACH cohort.  The online application process for next year’s cohort will open on March 10th and we would love for you to spread the word about the TEACH program!   Posted Mar 04 2008, 02:19 PM by mmeixner with no comments Filed under: TEACH, Upcoming Events, Discussion