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Articles On Technology In The Classroom | Information Technology — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:12:42 +0000

[...] I really like the idea of taping lectures for students and letting students access them online. I think it its a good idea for several reasons it gives the professor a chance to look at how they are teaching. They can improve their teaching style by watching what they are doing right and what they are doing wrong. But I have been considering using my university’s webCT system to provide written versions of my lectures and the powerpoint presentations as well as web links and digitised primary and secondary sources. Some people have even gone down the route of having online seminars and online course tests. I am not sure of the value of those, but am happy to keep an open mind and learn from colleagues’ experience.As a teacher these sorts of issues are important to consider for pedagogical reasons, but as a future jobseeker I might want to prove that I have a broad teaching expertise and can utilise these sorts of systems for the benefit of my students. So, when planning your teaching practice for next year, spend a minute to consider Technology. [...]

Comment on Lack of job security: PhD students reject academia by Chris Parker

Chris Parker — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:16:33 +0000

I can’t get an academic job because I am underqualified
I can’t get an office job because I am overqualified
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I can’t go back into my old profession because I am ‘out of practice’
I can’t learn a new profession because I have spent 3 years learning to be a researcher
I can’t pay rent
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I can’t do anything but wait

Tell me, with a PhD What the hell am I meant to do?

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