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Archive for September, 2011

Sep 30, 2011 by Stephanie Gibson

Productivity in Academia

When the email came asking me to write a blog post about productivity in higher education my first reaction was to wonder exactly what that is. Productivity in higher education? Hmmm. Well, every spring we have to complete about a thousand (four) different forms that each tell a different story about our productivity: how many articles I’ve written, how many...

Sep 19, 2011 by Thursday Bram

5 Thoughts on Making Learning Easier

Learning is a life-long pursuit — but it isn’t necessarily an easy one. Whether you’re considering gluing yourself to your chair to just get a little more learning done or you need to teach someone else something that doesn’t seem to stick, it is possible to make the process a little more manageable, if not downright productive. Here are a few tips from...

Sep 12, 2011 by Thursday Bram

How Much Education Does a Normal Person Really Need?

You could probably describe me as an education junkie. While I did take what I describe as ‘the five year approach’ to getting my masters — I only took one class a semester — I’m actually only two classes away from graduating. Now that I’m this close to finishing, though, I keep thinking about the possibility of a doctorate. It’s...

Sep 9, 2011 by Becca Smith

Are You Multi-Tasking or Multi-Failing?

It’s autumn once again: the holidays have ended and it’s back to school/ college/ work for everybody. Forget January, everyone knows that the real new year’s resolutions are made now – a fresh workload, a new project… what better time to take on a new hobby, get fit or make a proper go at being houseproud? Multi-tasking is an increasingly prized...

Sep 6, 2011 by Ali Luke

Why You Need Great Study Habits (Even If You’re Not in School)

(Image from Flickr by kate*) Maybe you finished school a decade ago. You’re not done with learning yet. We all learn new things every day of our lives – from the cradle to the grave. And in today’s world, learning is crucial. If you rely on knowledge, ideas and skills that you acquired twenty years ago (or even ten years ago) then you’re behind the curve. Thursday...

Sep 1, 2011 by Ali Luke

September: Back to School

During September, we’re going to be running posts on a back to school theme. Yeah, we know you probably don’t have a shiny new pencil case and a colour-coded timetable. But however young or old you are, September is a great time to set new goals, ditch stale projects and re-energise yourself for what’s coming next. We (that’s Thursday...