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Learn how to stay productive on long-term writing projects... and more!
When Gina Hiatt or her colleagues present on this and other
topics, the audiences are grateful, and most importantly, they find the topics useful in their work. Check out the topics that they can present to your group.
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Faculty - Tenure
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Faculty Writing-Coaching Group |
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Join a writing, publishing and tenure group! Plan your career, write consistently and move towards your goals in a supportive, action-oriented environment. |
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Getting tenure may be one of the most long, complicated and difficult quests that one can face. It is much easier and doable if you have a coach. Find out what a tenure coach does... |
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Promotion and Tenure -- Quick Tips for the New Hire |
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Although it's hard to be a new faculty member, it's important to be aware of your ultimate goal. Here are a few ideas to keep in mind on the road to promotion and tenure. |
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Make Your Free Time Work for You |
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Do you have trouble taking advantage of unstructured time? Do you plan on getting lots of writing done, then realize you've done nothing? Here are some hints for not wasting that time. If you'd like to see the humorous "what not to do" article, see my newsletter in the archives, for March 23, 2005.
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Top Ten Things New Faculty Members Would Like to Hear From Colleagues |
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Overcome "the triple threat of evaluation, isolation, and overwork." Another great posting from the Tomorrow's Professor Mailing List. This is excellent advice from Mary Deane Sorcinelli, Associate Provost for Faculty Development at the University of Massachusetts on optimizing your first few years as a professor.
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An Example of a Poorly Formatted Page (Apply This to Your Lectures) |
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Read the non-formatted version of the September 1, 2005 newsletter, and see why it is important to pay attention to the form of your lectures and not just the content. |
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A Professor Reflects on the End of the Academic Year |
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Professor Patricia Hauslein reflects on her teaching over the course of the past academic year. |
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Junior Faculty - How to Find Good Mentors |
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This article was recently sent out by the "Tomorrow's Professor(SM) Mailing list, run by The Stanford University Center for Teaching and Learning. This chapter should be helpful for any junior faculty member.
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Not Another Boring Lecture! |
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See the Mind Map that accompanies the September 1, 2005 Academic Ladder Newsletter on spicing up your lectures. |
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Not Another Boring Lecture - Gina's Newsletter Prep |
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As I prepared to “teach” you how to achieve “quick and easy
class planning,” I realized that I needed to practice what I preach.
Here are the steps I took in working on this newsletter article. |
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Know Someone Struggling With Their Writing? |
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A gift certificate to the Academic Writing Club.
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Join The Academic Writing Club! |
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If not, it's time to join the
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Discover the secret weapon that will help you to be a productive academic writer.
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"Wow - end of week 3. I can't tell you how much this writing group has helped my productivity. This was money very well spent."
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"I have written more these past 26 days than anytime since starting my dissertation!"
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