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.

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.

NAGAP Announces Research Grant ~ Deadline for Submission December 15

The National Association of Graduate Admissions Professionals is the only professional organization devoted exclusively to the concerns of individuals working in the graduate admissions and recruitment environment. The NAGAP Graduate Student Enrollment Management Research Grant is designed to encourage emerging knowledge and understanding of the complexities of graduate enrollment management including all aspects of admissions and recruitment, enrollment, retention, and graduation in higher education. The grant is open to all graduate students who desire to conduct research in the wide range of graduate enrollment management activities and programs including any aspect of recruiting, enrolling, retaining and graduating professional, masters, and doctoral level degree students.

This award includes:

 *   $2,500, payable directly to the individual researcher. NAGAP will not pay institutional overhead or indirect costs.
 *   One year of NAGAP membership with full privileges.
 *   Travel to and registration for the NAGAP national conference during the year of the award.
 *   Recognition at the NAGAP national conference.

The deadline for submissions is December 15. Please visit our website for more information and guidelines http://www.nagap.org/research/. Please contact Kristen Sterba (kmsterba@uams.edu) with any questions.

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

Students Remain Reluctant to Try E-Textbooks, Survey Finds - Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Students Remain Reluctant to Try E-Textbooks, Survey Finds - Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education

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

How connected are your professors? More so than some might think. | The Daily Collegian

How connected are your professors? More so than some might think. | The Daily Collegian

"The May 4 survey asked 939 professors at two and four-year colleges if they had at least one account with Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, YouTube, Flickr, Google Wave, Skype, LinkedIn or Slideshare. Eighty percent said they used at least one of these functions, with 60 percent reporting that they had accounts with more than one social media site."

"Social media may be too broad a term to use when examining professors’ online activity. In a May 4 article on the college news site Inside Higher Ed, journalist Steve Kolowich wrote that, “not all Web 2.0 tools are created equal. Among respondents to the Babson survey, YouTube was the preferred tool for teaching, with more than a fifth of professors using material from the video-sharing community in class.”

Dr. Jennifer T. Edwards

Let the 2010-2011 National Learn & Serve Challenge Begin!!!

Let the 2010-2011 National Learn & Serve Challenge Begin

This week, thousands of young people, educators, community partners, civic leaders, and parents/families will commit to speaking up for service-learning in their local schools and communities. Our goals are simple:

1. To increase public awareness about service-learning as an effective strategy for school success, youth development and civic engagement;
2. To increase the number of service-learning opportunities available to young people in both school and community-based organizations; and
3. To increase public support for service-learning in local schools and communities nationwide.

ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE. Be a voice for service-learning this school year. Commit to spread the word about the power of service-learning. The Challenge will provide you with simple, but strategic ways to take action from October 2010 through April 2011 to build public awareness and support for service-learning.

Get Started with 3 Simple Steps:

1. SIGN-UP. Put your service-learning site on the national map of voices for service-learning. Enroll as an individual, classroom, youth group, club, school/campus, school district, organization, or community-wide initiative. Accept the Challenge now. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/lschallengeregistry-2010

2. BECOME A CHALLENGE PARTNER. List your school or organization as a proud supporter of service-learning and a partner in the National Learn & Serve Challenge. Become a Partner today. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/lschallengepartners-2010

3. INVITE 5 FRIENDS TO PARTICIPATE WITH YOU. Download sample language to email friends, post on your website or share through your social networks to encourage others to help spread the word about service-learning. http://www.service-learningpartnership.org/site/DocServer/LSChallenge-VirtualNetworking

For updates and information about ongoing opportunities to increase awareness and support for service-learning this week and throughout the year, visit the Learn & Serve Challenge website ( www.learnandservechallenge.org) or follow us on Twitter (@nslp).

Sign up today. Your voice matters! http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/lschallengeregistry-2010

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