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 One month past new faculty orientation…three weeks into teaching…how are things going?
It doesn’t matter if you started out “winging it” as you went along, or you began with a tactical plan for every day, right now take a moment to consciously think about how you will budget your time--your most precious asset.
On a calendar, a spreadsheet, or a planning app: block out your class times, office hours, and department meetings. Tally up course prep time and grading. Consider your commute, your family needs, and your sanity. And then, pencil in very specific allowances for research, background reading, and exploratory meetings with mentors and potential collaborators. During September and October, keep watch on how much time these ACTUALLY take, and be prepared to revisit your plans in November.
That’s the life of a faculty member: planning what you need to do, in the time you actually have.
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“Find a list-keeping technology and use it to organize your life and alleviate the need for hunting for notes! My personal favorite is OneNote, which is free and available through IUware’s Microsoft Office tools. With a bit of forethought, it can be organized to keep track of research projects, courses, committees–anything you need to do at work or at home. You can keep various “to-do” lists….stuff to read, stuff to do, people to connect with–and even upload attachments, photographs, or websites to your lists. What I love most is that I can sync it across my computers at work, at home, and my phone–giving me ready access to anything I need at any time of day. I try to scan the few handwritten notes I keep in order to integrate them with OneNote and cut down on clutter, while saving trees.”
- Kathy Johnson, Professor of Psychology and Executive Vice Chancellor of IUPUI
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Need-to-Know for New Faculty
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The National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) is a national organization that supports the development and advancement of faculty, from graduate school to administration and all levels in between. NCFDD offers on-demand, online mentoring support through a broad range of tools proven to increase productivity. Membership includes access to the popular Monday Motivator newsletter, live and recorded webinars, a private discussion forum, and peer mentorship. In addition, the Office of Academic Affairs partners with the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and academic units to sponsor faculty participation in NCFDD’s Fall and Spring Faculty Success Programs, which offer intensive accountability, coaching and peer support to tenure-track and tenured faculty as they progress toward tenure and promotion.
IUPUI has an NCFDD institutional membership that faculty members can register for at this site.
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The Forum Network is a site available to IUPUI, IUPUC, and IU Fort Wayne faculty members that houses plenty of resources for professional development and connections to campus units to offer even more support.
Visit Faculty Crossing to collaborate with colleagues, find programming valuable to you as a faculty member, or just unwind and have a really good cup of espresso (free!).
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One month past new faculty orientation…three weeks into teaching…how are things going?
“Find a list-keeping technology and use it to organize your life and alleviate the need for hunting for notes! My personal favorite is OneNote, which is free and available through IUware’s Microsoft Office tools. With a bit of forethought, it can be organized to keep track of research projects, courses, committees–anything you need to do at work or at home. You can keep various “to-do” lists….stuff to read, stuff to do, people to connect with–and even upload attachments, photographs, or websites to your lists. What I love most is that I can sync it across my computers at work, at home, and my phone–giving me ready access to anything I need at any time of day. I try to scan the few handwritten notes I keep in order to integrate them with OneNote and cut down on clutter, while saving trees.”