time management

The most important time-saver that I have is the agenda; it's similar to a lesson plan. Some of my classes meet once per week, some twice, or three times per week. Thanks to my use of agendas, I have a 4-hour course, plus grading and…

By Kathy McBrayer, M.Ed., SPHR Many say that weekends are a time to "rest up" for the coming week. Rest up, really? While I get a little down time, the majority of my Saturdays and Sundays are used to "catch up" from the previous week.…

By Bruce A. Johnson, Ph.D., MBA The life of an adjunct isn’t always easy. In fact, it can be very demanding when you have facilitation duties to complete and deadlines are looming. An instructor is expected create a classroom environment…

By Jenny Ortiz There is no doubt that Freeway Flyers are good at multi-tasking, but I've found that when I'm in the middle of the semester I lose sight of my own work. My background is in creative writing, and aside from teaching I write…

I love email. I have been using it for over ten years and it has gone from an amusing novelty to one of the most important communication methods I use. While there are some people working in higher education who might say they are not…

If I spend time upfront, at the beginning of the quarter, getting my students settled, organized, giving them explicit sets of instructions and manageable expectations, I spend less time managing crises throughout the rest of the…

This week I thought I'd shift gears a bit. Assuming that the folks who read this blog write, or want to write, I thought I'd share a bit on writing productively…and what it means for an adjunct. Assume that you have established a solid…

    by Steven N. Pyser, J.D. Distance learning faculty are experiencing the Chinese proverb, “May you live in exciting times.” Computers are fully integrated into our lives. Technological advances with increased memory capacity and…

    by Steven N. Pyser, J.D. Distance learning faculty are experiencing the Chinese proverb, “May you live in exciting times.” Computers are fully integrated into our lives. Technological advances with increased memory capacity and…