Designing a Course Grading System for ASL & Interpreting Faculty
Y’all, I’m deep in the heart of …semester prep and planning! I happen to be redesigning a course grading system for an introductory Linguistics course. I thought I’d share a bit about my process for one course in hopes that it’ll be helpful as you build your own grading practices this semester. Tl;dr: Grades should […]
End of Semester Survival Guide
Each semester has an ebb and flow. Sometimes an unexpected wave crashes over you, and I’ve talked about how I worked through those situations before. I hope you’re not dealing with emergencies that are disrupting your semester. It’s likely, if you’re like most other faculty I know, you’re being hit by the post-spring-break tsunami of […]
Mid-Semester Check-in Process
If you’ve been around here much, you probably know, I really enjoy reflective practices and planning sessions. Today, I’m going to take you along with me during my mid-semester check-in process. Hot tip: if you want to do a check-in and don’t really care about my reflections, progress, and thinking, just read the headings. 🙂 […]
Campus Interviews and Search Committee Service
A while ago I published a post aimed to assist nursing mothers navigate campus interviews. I hope that post was helpful. However, I don’t think we should put the responsibility for an equitable process on faculty candidates. As faculty within the institution we should take that responsibility. Today I thought I’d focus my attention to […]
Make Your Highest Contribution
I find that when I’m solidly into spring semester I have to start being more intentional about how I’m spending my time. I want to make my highest contribution, but it is easy for other things to take over. Deadlines for required reports and activities attempt to fill my calendar. You probably experience a similar […]
Preparing your Faculty Evaluation Documents
For many of us it’s almost time to submit faculty evaluation documents. If this is your first time doing an annual evaluation you might not know what to include or how to describe your work. Faculty Review Process The timeline for submitting self-evaluation narratives and documentation varies by institution. In my previous institution these were […]
Navigating On Campus Interviews as Nursing Parent
I was going to write about academic record keeping to support your evaluation, reappointment, tenure, or promotion decisions today. But, the other day while scrolling my Facebook feed, I saw an anonymous message that caught my eye because I’ve been right where she was. She’s a nursing mother and an academic. And she’s navigating the […]
Landing an Academic Job: Step 2 Use Appointment Type and Institution Type to Narrow Your Search
This is the second installment of the Landing an Academic Job Series. You can read the first post, Identifying Your Preferred Work, here. This post will discuss how to use the position types and institution type to narrow your job search. In the previous post, I explained the myriad of duties that faculty members may […]
Mid-Semester Check-in: Equations for Success
During my mid-semester check-in, I learned that when I have goal equations I am able to stick to my plans and achieve my goals. This is what winning looks like. Achievement Goal + Click-up + Tokens = Winning For the first time in my entire teaching career (that I can remember) I submitted mid-term grades […]
Landing an Academic Job: Step 1 Identify Your Preferred Work
Before looking for an academic job, you need to determine the type of work you’d like to do.