This is a longer blog, and I've decided to break it into two parts. I see them shuffle in every semester, this group referred to by the…
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One frequently reads in the newspaper and magazine articles published about part-time faculty these days (many of which are authored by tenured or tenure-line faculty) that a…
This is it. This is the summer you will brush up on your teaching skills or your organization techniques. You know it will make your life easier…
The old, dirty flatbed truck two vehicles ahead if me is loaded down with assorted shopping carts. Had I noticed, I would have gotten in the other…
I missed a deadline last week. I teach at ABC College, a proprietary school that is well-known for strict faculty grading deadlines, and I missed one. I…
Offices are important. An office is the college instructor's home away from home; in fact, the instructor often spends more time at the office than at home.…
I was out walking with a friend last week and the conversation turned, as it often does, to school. She'd just finished her college-level writing class and…
Working at multiple colleges and campuses provides opportunities to teach students of many different backgrounds, needs, and interests. Here are some of the student population types you…
There are days when I wonder why I even got out of bed. In teaching, these days can sneak up on you when you aren't ready for…
I had planned to write this week about how to avoid burning bridges with colleges if someone has to turn down a class. Then, the phone rang…