Last month I posted my goals for year three on the tenure track, along with whether or not I met them. This month I’m following up with advice I’d give to myself if I had to do it all over again. Here are 8 lessons learned from my third year as an assistant professor.
Read MoreWhat was going on during year 3? In terms of teaching, I eased into the year by not teaching during fall term. This rhythm works well for me, I’m all about the slow start!. During winter and spring, I taught four classes. Two were online and two were in our distance program, which means the classes were condensed into 4 sessions (from 9-5). Content wise, I had taught all of these courses previously; however, modality wise, it was my first time teaching one of the online courses. This meant that there was a significant amount of prep work in terms of making videos and adjusting the online content to match my style.
Read More
