My Online Academic Portfolio (ePortfolio) via Google Sites! - Dr. Jennifer T. Edwards

Readers,


Over the weekend, I decided to create an electronic academic portfolio using Google Sites. I chose Google Sites because I plan to use the free, online software in the fall for the Professional Communication upper-level communication studies classes). 


Here's the link - http://www.tinyurl.com/drjennifertedwards


Should I include anything else? Is anything missing?


I think that all students should have a competitive chance to obtain a job after graduating from college and it seems that electronic portfolios will help them during their journey.


I have to learn how to use the technology and then actively use the technology for at least two weeks before teaching others how to use the technology! :) Hopefully, by the fall semester, I can help my students develop their own online portfolios! :)


Sincerely,


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

Freebie Friday - Arby's Market Fresh Grilled Chicken and Pecan Salad Sandwich

Readers,


I am a huge fan of Arby's Restaurants! Recently, I tried the Market Fresh Grilled Chicken and Pecan Salad Sandwich and I loved it! Today's freebie for Friday is a wonderful FREE Market Fresh Grilled Chicken and Pecan Salad! Print your coupon here - LINK.


Thanks Coupon Cravings and Bargain Briana!

Enjoy!


Sincerely,


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

Funding Opportunities - Electronic Links to University Research Office Blogs, etc.

Readers,


I hope to write at least one NSF proposal this year. My colleague and I worked on one of our mutual interests this semester (ECW2011) and I rediscovered my love of renewable energy and sustainability. As communicators, we plan to work with the science department on campus on a program proposal. I am really looking forward to this!


As a result, a large part of my summer break will be spent teaching, researching, and writing grants. Here are some great resources for grant announcements and information focused on grants.:


NMU Grants and Research Blog
http://nmugrantsandresearch.blogspot.com/


Grantopedia: From Proposal to Practice - Research Matters
http://www.grantopedia.com/


Dolores' List of CFPs
http://www.personal.psu.edu/dxf19/blogs/dolores_list_of_cfps/


Office of Research and Sponsored Programs - Appalachian State University
http://www.orsp.appstate.edu/blog


University of Texas at Austin - Research Alerts
http://www.utexas.edu/research/resources/research-alerts


University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Research Support
http://research.unc.edu/news-events/research-support/index.htm


University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Funding Opportunities
http://research.unc.edu/news-events/research-support/funding-opportunities/index.htm


Grantwriter's Blog
http://grantwritersblog.blogspot.com/


Enjoy the resources!


Sincerely,


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

Wandering Wednesdays - The Tenure Track Blog Graveyard & Hope

Readers,

For this Wednesday's Wandering blog posts, I decided to look for blogs that fit my current situation....the tenure track. Unfortunately, almost every blog that I encountered did not have current posts. For example, one blog focused on one person's first year, but the person never persisted to the second year of their tenure track blog posts. Here are some examples:

Life on the Tenure-Track for a CJ Prof

http://cjprof.blogspot.com/

Teaching and Service and Scholarship! Oh My!

http://tenuretracknewbie.blogspot.com/

Tenure Track Woman

http://tenuretrackwoman.blogspot.com/

After looking at these forgotten blogs, it makes me wonder about the individuals who started the blogs (mostly women) and their ultimate fate. Did they receive tenure? Did they become stay-at-home mothers? Did they become discouraged in their blogging journey? Unfortunately, these blogs are like forgotten tombstones in a overgrown cemetery. Just left and forgotten without any flowers (blog comments) or mentions (on others' blogs).

Then, I started looking for recent blogs on the tenure track process (updated in the past month).

Communication and Higher Education: Life on the Tenure Track at a Teaching Institution

http://www.commhighered.com/

Balanced Instability: Adventures on the Tenure Track

http://scientopia.org/blogs/gertyz/

On the Fence: A Blog for Indecisive Academics Who are on the Market, or Currently Employed in Academe, But Considering Non-Academic Job Options

http://phd-onthefence.blogspot.com/

Babies, a PhD and Me

http://phd-onthefence.blogspot.com/

Now these blogs were inspiring. Most of them are written by women and most of them focus on work-life balance, a subject for which I have a large interest. I am very excited about following these four blogs focused on the tenure-track journey and I hope you will follow them as well!

Sincerely,

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