tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175875149329306963.post888292511891563000..comments2024-03-29T02:07:58.747-07:00Comments on Get a Life, PhD: The Five-Year Plan for Tenure-Track ProfessorsTanya Golash-Bozahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14299920277816825958noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175875149329306963.post-25756530045819539622012-12-14T09:19:48.356-08:002012-12-14T09:19:48.356-08:00Robert Boice reports that self-starters spend 1-2 ...Robert Boice reports that self-starters spend 1-2 hours per hour of class preparing, and no more.<br /><br />If you can squeeze even 15 to 30 minutes of writing in first thing in the morning the days you teach, you may find that it is easier to keep your writing routine steady.<br /><br />There are two reasons for this: 1) If you write every day, you send a message to yourself and those around you that writing is important. 2) Writing every day keeps you engaged with your scholarship.<br /><br />However, don't beat yourself up if this doesn't work for you. My first year, I taught MWF and did research TuTh. Over time, I have found that I am more productive when I write every day M-F - even if it's just for 30 min.Tanya Golash-Bozahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299920277816825958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175875149329306963.post-60542931413469639732012-12-08T05:42:38.107-08:002012-12-08T05:42:38.107-08:00Tanya, I'm starting my first year as TT member...Tanya, I'm starting my first year as TT member at KU next fall. I will be on a 2-2 load; in terms of prep it's like 2-1 and these are upper level UG seminars or grad courses. I will be teaching tues and thurs, morning and afternoon, pretty much..I plan to start getting stuff ready staring May,syllabi some class notes, powerpoints etc but in general, how many hours should I spend for class prep prior to a lecture/seminar session? Also, I am wondering: I have a block of days off from teaching Fri,Sat,Sun,MOn. I plan to work on Sats and take Sun off as I'm single w/o kids. I am wondering: would it be reasonable to expect to devote Fri and Sat to research and rest of the week to class prep and teaching? or is that unreasonable and I should plan on not getting any research done the first year? any thoughts would be appreciated.. if I asked around, I know the answer at KU should be, take as long as you need to prepare but I am from top R1 grad program and there the answer was quite different (2-3 hours per prep)...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175875149329306963.post-297102892726262732011-02-17T13:09:47.846-08:002011-02-17T13:09:47.846-08:00Dear Anonymous:
That is a hard question to answer....Dear Anonymous:<br />That is a hard question to answer. However, it makes sense to me that a person whose native language is not English would face additional difficulty writing and teaching in English. So, that could be construed as a "weakness." At the same time, I would also mention how it can be a strength. One of my friends recently told me that her lack of native-level ability requires her to slow down while teaching. This actually adds to student comprehension. Good luck!Tanya Golash-Bozahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299920277816825958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175875149329306963.post-64766267545305588142011-02-14T13:43:03.202-08:002011-02-14T13:43:03.202-08:00To follow up on the question, I am a non native en...To follow up on the question, I am a non native english speaker.<br /><br />Mentioning that point, and saying that I have worked hard on it and have come a long way, will have any negative impact on the search committee?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175875149329306963.post-41215389248553405002011-02-14T13:33:07.635-08:002011-02-14T13:33:07.635-08:00Thanks for this great blog. Extremely useful. Infa...Thanks for this great blog. Extremely useful. Infact I have couple of faculty interviews in the next 20 days. Any suggestions on the 'greatest strengths and weekness' question. I dont have a realistic and believable answer for the weekness part.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175875149329306963.post-53432931771639910172010-08-04T12:13:54.690-07:002010-08-04T12:13:54.690-07:00Beth: I am glad you found it useful and good luck ...Beth: I am glad you found it useful and good luck in your second year! In my experience, it was much better than the first!Tanya Golash-Bozahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299920277816825958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175875149329306963.post-10071367891493517502010-08-04T09:13:03.281-07:002010-08-04T09:13:03.281-07:00Thank you for this post. I've just completed m...Thank you for this post. I've just completed my first year on the TT and these are the things that I need to buckle down on this year. Thanks for the helpful reminder!<br />BethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com