Sunday, November 28, 2010

32 Colleges Are Named Most Friendly to Junior Faculty - Labor & Work-Life Issues - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Readers,

Recently, I received an e-mail from an administrator friend who always keeps me abreast of new developments/issues regarding higher education faculty.

According to this article, "32 Colleges Are Named Most Friendly to Junior Faculty", there are a few colleges in the United States that are focused on retaining their faculty. These innovative retention policies focus on the following: better policies for faculty with families, clarity of expectation for tenure, and other important issues.

So, I started to think about that policies that would matter to junior faculty from the millennial generation. Here's my list:

- Clear research and teaching expectations for the tenure process.
- Opportunities to collaborate with other junior faculty on research.
- Funds for travel to academic conferences.
- A flexible teaching policy for teaching, research, and service AND for junior faculty who are parents (maybe an option to teach online or hybrid courses).

These would be the faculty benefits that I would look for in a department if I were on the academic job search.

What items would YOU add to the list?

Sincerely,

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

The NEW Issue of Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education

The latest issue of "Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education" is now available on the Ed/ITLib Digital Library.

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 10, No. 3 (September 2010)
Table of Contents

Copying Right and Copying Wrong with Web 2.0 Tools in the Teacher Education and Communications Classrooms
Ewa McGrail, Georgia State University, USA; J. Patrick McGrail, Jacksonville State University, USA
Abstract: http://www.editlib.org/p/30354

Making Sure What You See is What You Get: Digital Video Technology and the Pre-Service Preparation of Teachers of Elementary Science
Paul Bueno de Mesquita, Ross Dean & Betty Young, University of Rhode Island, USA
Abstract: http://www.editlib.org/p/32406

Using Digital Primary Sources to Teach Historical Perspective to Preservice Teachers
Scott Waring, University of Central Florida, USA; Cheryl Franklin Torrez, The University of New Mexico, USA
Abstract: http://www.editlib.org/p/29480

The Impact of and the Key Elements for a Successful Virtual Early Field Experience: Lessons Learned from a Case Study
Lily Compton, Center for Technology in Learning and Teaching, USA; Niki Davis, University of Cantebury, New Zealand
Abstract: http://www.editlib.org/p/30479

Grounded in Theory: Immersing Pre-Service Teachers in Technology-Mediated Learning Designs
Donna DeGennaro, University of Massachusetts - Boston, USA
Abstract: http://www.editlib.org/p/32358

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Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.