The MOOC is dead, long live the MOOC — University Affairs
Jun 12, 2013 · Last November, the New York Times declared 2012 the Year of the MOOC.Now, halfway through 2013, the MOOC momentum appears to be slowing – or, at least, shifting in a new direction. Some higher education observers go further, claiming the MOOC “revolution” is …
Emotional intelligence & the role it plays when making good …
Feb 18, 2021 · Career Advice Emotional intelligence & the role it plays when making good decisions. By using your emotions like data, grad students and leaders alike will be able to boost productivity, engagement as well as their overall well-being.
How to ask for a reference letter — University Affairs
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Working 60 hours a week does not automatically make you a …
Jul 3, 2020 · I suspect that a high percentage of academics work 60+ hours/week, not because they are choosing to put in the extra hours and labour to achieve, but simply because the notion that being an academic is a 40 hours/week job is pretty much laughable, no matter what your pay stub says about your hours of work.
Paternity leave policies are improving for men in academia
Oct 21, 2020 · As Christine Seguin, media and public affairs officer with NSERC explains, the granting council offers an extension of funding for up to two years to Discovery Grant holders to ease the transition from parental leave to work.
You are not a failure for wanting to leave academia
Aug 16, 2019 · The Black Hole You are not a failure for wanting to leave academia. Universities employ a very small fraction of all career scientists and serve mainly as a stepping stone to the next career phase rather than a final destination.
How to shine in an interdisciplinary job market
The rise in interdisciplinary programs is presenting some new challenges for scholars. Your ability to demonstrate that you’re the perfect fit for a position can be a complex process in an interdisciplinary job market, so we have turned to people on both sides of the process – job seekers and faculty with experience on hiring committees – …
Three reasons to include skills training in your classes
Feb 10, 2021 · Loleen Berdahl is a 3M National Teaching Fellow, an award-winning university instructor, the executive director of the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (Universities of Saskatchewan and Regina), and professor and former head of political studies at the University of Saskatchewan. Since 2016, Dr. Berdahl has spoken about student skills training and professional development at ...
Universities mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Sep 29, 2021 · Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a new federal statutory holiday, takes place on Sept. 30.The day is meant to honour and commemorate the Indigenous children that were lost to, or who are survivors of, the Indian Residential School System, and to remember the painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools.
We will need fine arts graduates in a post-COVID-19 world
Jul 9, 2020 · Here in the faculty of fine arts at the University of Victoria, we teach our students to think critically and creatively, to problem-solve and adjust to quickly changing circumstances – often with an audience watching.