1st Edition

Time Management for Academic Impact Controlling Teaching Treadmills and Tornadoes

By Kate Ames Copyright 2020
124 Pages
by Routledge

124 Pages
by Routledge

124 Pages
by Routledge

Academic staff are appointed to teach, research, consult, manage, and learn new technology amidst increasing pressure and dissatisfaction with workloads. They must learn new techniques to engage students who study across different modes, often juggling life and work. This book aims to blend good teaching practice with good time management skills to help academics feel more productive, confident,... Read more

Preface

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1. Academic Life: Treadmills and Tornadoes

Chapter 2. Academic Worldviews and Justifications

Chapter 3. Academic Time

Chapter 4. What’s Your Time Thief?

Chapter 5. Controlling the Time Thief

Chapter 6. Inverting the Tornado

Chapter 7. How Do We Know It Works?

Chapter 8. Tornado-Proofing for Academics

Biography

Kate Ames is an award-winning educator, best-selling author, communication professional, manager, wife, mother, student, and part-time military officer. She has spent two decades honing her juggling skills in academic environments with the view that we don’t win any marathons if we burn out too early.