Topic: Academic mentorship
A time to teach: Reflections upon pedagogy in the life of a graduate student
Does the dearth of pedagogical training and awareness and too-heavy overburdened workloads contribute to culture of “antipedagogy” on campus?
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Acting Out of Character in the Immortal Profession: Toward a Free Trait Agreement
Sometimes, the academic life demands that faculty deny their fundamental personality traits. But if collegial respect includes allowing colleagues the latitude to nurture their true characters, academics can survive and thrive amidst the challenges of academic life.
READ MORETeaching Mentorship Matters
Learning how to teach is an important process of academic life. But when should it begin? How does it happen? Who should be involved? Who is responsible?
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John S. Saul: a passionate scholar
In a long career and life, there are ample opportunities to take sides, make judgements, and reach firm conclusions. This is perhaps […]
READ MOREWhy I Teach Intro
You probably recall that in George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four the authorities bring Winston Smith to a torture chamber to break his loyalty […]
READ MORECreating the engaged student
As university professors, many of us have very busy schedules of teaching and research. For some, the first passion is research. But […]
READ MOREJeu de la séduction universitaire
La séduction en pédagogie universitaire ? La question étonne et scandalise même. Comment peut-on croire que dans nos classes à l’université se […]
READ MORELa séduction pédagogique
S’il est un domaine où la séduction a mauvaise réputation, c’est bien celui de l’éducation. Les craintes proviennent du lourd sémantisme moral […]
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