Tag Archives: University lecturer

Updated information for new lecturers.

Posted on 18 July 2017 by

This morning I spoke to some new lecturers at the University of Newcastle about how I try to maintain a balance between supporting students and not letting teaching take up all my time as an academic. In preparation, I updated … Continue reading →

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Some hints re course coordination for new lecturers

Posted on 19 January 2017 by

[Updated 18 July 2017] I’ve been asked to speak to new lecturers at the University of Newcastle about the role of a course coordinator and thought I’d share some thoughts here. (Note: the University of Newcastle uses course to refer … Continue reading →

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Keeping contact with students in online teaching

Posted on 30 August 2016 by

I’ve recently started emailing students more frequently in the online elective on community engagement I teach at the University of Newcastle. The students come from a wide variety of disciplines: since it started in 2008 there have been 1389 students … Continue reading →

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Blogging as an academic

Posted on 23 July 2014 by

Blogging is becoming a more important part of my life as an academic. I started blogging around August 2010 as a way of sharing interesting resources with students in online subjects I teach on community engagement and community capacity building. … Continue reading →

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