The Essential College Professor: A Practical Guide to an Academic Career (Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education) PDF
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buller The Essential College Professor ESSENTIAL The College professors are expected to perform a large number of tasks for which they receive little or no training. For instance, where in graduate school do you learn how to teach most effectively in a large auditorium, and what do you do differently in those classes from when you are teaching in a more intimate setting, with a few upper-level COLLEGE students around a seminar table or in a tutorial? How do you secure a contract for a C book that you would like to publish? How do you go about applying for external fund- ing to support your research? How do you write a particularly effective syllabus or exam? O How do you create the sort of curriculum vitae that is most likely to earn you tenure, promotion, another position, or an administrative appointment? How do you chair L a committee? How do you deal with a student who is disrupting one of your classes? PROFESSOR L Why should you engage in fundraising, recruiting new students, or maintaining close T ties with alumni? Why should you develop a “strategic plan” for your career, improving E h your teaching and enhancing your research? Why is service only a small part of genuine e G academic citizenship? E S E A Practical Guide to an Academic Career The Essential College Professor is about the “how” and “why” of being a faculty member S in higher education today. Based on the author’s series of highly successful faculty devel- E opment workshops, each chapter deals concisely with the most important information P college professors need at their fingertips when confronted by a particular challenge or N R j ef f r e y l . b u l l er faced with an exciting opportunity. Written both as a comprehensive guide to an aca- demic career and as a ready reference to be consulted when needed, The Essential College O T Professor emphasizes proven solutions over untested theories and stresses what faculty I members need to know now in order to be successful in their careers. F A E L The Author S Jeffrey L. Buller is dean of the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College at Florida S Atlantic University and author of The Essential Department Chair and O The Essential Academic Dean. R Education/HigHEr www.josseybass.com Cover design by Michael Rutkowski ffffiirrss..iinndddd iiii 1100//99//0099 55::4411::2244 PPMM the essential college professor ffffiirrss..iinndddd ii 1100//99//0099 55::4411::2244 PPMM ffffiirrss..iinndddd iiii 1100//99//0099 55::4411::2244 PPMM the essential college professor A Practical Guide to an Academic Career Jeffrey L. Buller ffffiirrss..iinndddd iiiiii 1100//99//0099 55::4411::2255 PPMM Copyright © 2010 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 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LB1778.2.B85 2010 378.1'202373—dc22 2009031946 Printed in the United States of America first edition PB Printing 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ffffiirrss..iinndddd iivv 1100//99//0099 55::4411::2255 PPMM the jossey-bass higher and adult education series ffffiirrss..iinndddd vv 1100//99//0099 55::4411::2255 PPMM ffffiirrss..iinndddd vvii 1100//99//0099 55::4411::2266 PPMM contents The Author ix Introduction xi Part I: The College Professor’s Career 1. Applying for a Faculty Position 1 2. Interviewing for a Faculty Position 14 3. What Kind of Professor Are You? 28 4. Career Planning for College Professors 38 5. The Tenure and Promotion Process 47 6. Special Challenges for Junior Faculty 57 7. Special Challenges for Midcareer Faculty 67 8. Special Challenges for Senior Faculty 75 9. Taking the Next Step in Your Career 82 Part II: The College Professor as Teacher 10. Assessing Student Learning 87 11. Writing an Effective Course Syllabus 102 12. Developing Creative Course Materials 114 13. Teaching Small Classes 124 14. Teaching Large Classes 131 15. Teaching One-on-One 141 16. Teaching with Technology 148 17. Reducing Grade Anxiety 157 18. Promoting Student Engagement 166 19. Addressing Academic Misconduct 178 20. Maintaining Appropriate Faculty-Student Relations 186 21. Dealing with Student Problems and Problem Students 198 22. Taking the Next Step in Your Teaching 208 Part III: The College Professor as Scholar 23. Writing a Grant Proposal 220 24. Writing a Book Proposal 232 25. Overcoming Research Block 240 vii ffttoocc..iinndddd vviiii 1100//1122//0099 1122::5511::1144 PPMM viii contents 26. Balancing Scholarship with Other Duties 251 27. Seeking and Providing Peer Support for Scholarship 259 28. Alternative Forms of Scholarship 267 29. Taking the Next Step in Your Scholarship 278 Part IV: The College Professor as Citizen 30. Service Reconsidered 289 31. Creating an Effective Curriculum Vitae 299 32. Seeking Leadership Positions 314 33. Serving on Committees 324 34. Serving as an Academic Advisor 334 35. Serving as a Mentor 344 36. Handling Confl ict with a Supervisor 355 37. Handling Confl ict with Colleagues 365 38. The Faculty Member as Fundraiser 374 39. Exploring the Possibility of Administrative Work 382 40. Taking the Next Step in Your Service 397 Epilogue: A Checklist for the Essential College Professor 405 ffttoocc..iinndddd vviiiiii 1100//1122//0099 1122::5511::1144 PPMM
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