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The value of intellectual engagement

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Jo VanEvery

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Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · Valuing Intellectual Engagement Burnout and stress are not just about the quantity of work you have to do. Lack of control and a sense of meaninglessness are major contributors to burnout. It has become very clear that your difficulty managing your workload is … [Read more...] about The value of intellectual engagement

Filed Under: Academic Context, Academic Freedom, Career Planning, Ethos & Influences, Finding Your Way, Love Your Work, Relationships & networks, Self-confidence Tagged With: academic careers, academic labour market, autonomy, careers, goals, networking, Publishing, research, teaching, vision

Asynchronous teaching and setting boundaries

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Jo VanEvery

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Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · Asynchronous teaching and setting boundaries I've noticed in various conversations on Twitter that there are some issues with setting boundaries in the context of pandemic teaching conditions. In this post I address a particular issue with asynchronous … [Read more...] about Asynchronous teaching and setting boundaries

Filed Under: Audio Version Available, Planning, Teaching Tagged With: audio, audio version available, boundaries, COVID19, email, support, teaching

Where does teaching preparation fit in your summer plans?

Posted on June 27, 2020 by Jo VanEvery

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In April I wrote about Writing and Research in the Summer of the Pandemic because I know a lot of academics look forward to summer as a time when they can make that their primary focus. My focus there was on the writing and research itself. What you can do. How stress and uncertainty affect your … [Read more...] about Where does teaching preparation fit in your summer plans?

Filed Under: Teaching Tagged With: beginning of semester, beginning of term, COVID19, preparation, priorities, professional development, summer, teaching, teaching preparation

What’s YOUR ideal academic job?

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Jo VanEvery 1 Comment

When you are looking for an academic job it is hard to imagine that you could get one and be unhappy, even miserable. And yet, I've met unhappy academics. Sometimes you're just overwhelmed. It seems like there is so much to do that there will never be enough hours in the day to do it. You try, … [Read more...] about What’s YOUR ideal academic job?

Filed Under: Career Planning, Finding Your Way Tagged With: academic careers, best contribution, coaching, research, service, teaching, teaching and learning centres

Being available, with limits

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Jo VanEvery 1 Comment

There are all kinds of reasons why you need to be available to students outside the classroom. You have various means of enabling those students to ask questions outside of class time: Fixed hours when you are available in your office for this purpose An e-mail address where they can … [Read more...] about Being available, with limits

Filed Under: Developing a Practice, Teaching Tagged With: beginning of semester, beginning of term, boundaries, office hours, teaching, time management

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