Tag: community
Balancing institutional demands with sustainable practice
Discover how embracing academic productivity through quality over quantity can transform your work life. Instead of constantly expanding workloads, learn to focus on meaningful impact, sustainable practices, and deeper connections. Doing less, but doing it better, can lead to more valuable academic outcomes.
Ernest Boyer: Scholarship reconsidered
Scholarship Reconsidered by Ernest Boyer challenges the narrow focus on research in academia, proposing a more inclusive framework that values discovery, integration, application, and teaching. This seminal work reshapes faculty roles, advocating for diverse forms of scholarly work to enhance higher education’s impact beyond traditional research.
Overcoming conference fatigue: Alternatives for meaningful academic engagement
Conference fatigue is a growing concern in academia, where traditional conference programmes often lack the time for reflection and meaningful connections. However, there are alternatives, like communities and unconferences, which offer more sustainable and enriching forms of professional growth. This post proposes several strategies to improve conference experiences, including dedicated reflection time and “slow learning”…