How to save time on teaching prep, without compromising quality
One of the secrets to saving time while teaching, is streamlining your learning objectives. They may make you groan in neoliberal bureaucracy, but articulating clearly what you expect students to lear...
30 Jun 20218min
Surviving and Thriving in Uncertain Times
Uncertainty is stressful. Things are always uncertain. We have limited control over the future. My approach to supporting academics focuses on identifying the things you can control and being flexible...
18 Jun 20215min
Planning in Uncertain Times
In situations of high levels of uncertainty, you need a plan even more than you might otherwise. Planning is one practice it’s worth building into your regular activities.Read the post here: jovanever...
18 Jun 202116min
Freedom & Scheduling
Using the analogy of gravity to explore how freedom can both be helped and hindered by scheduling, it's about finding the right balance to sustain a planet of writing goals.Read the post here: jovanev...
3 Jun 20213min
How to take a vacation
Tips and advice on how to take a vacation as an academic. This post deals with planning and prioritising to get the most out of your summer, while touching on the emotional guilt and resistance you ma...
3 Jun 202111min
Introducing the Academic Writing Studio
Recounting the story of how the Academic Writing Studio came to be, through Meeting With Your Writing weekly virtual writing groups to realising academics could do with a place for all their writing n...
3 Jun 20215min
A Story from A Meeting With Your Writing
A story from a past member of A Meeting With Your Writing weekly virtual writing groups, sharing insights about how and why the structure helped maintain their writing practice goals and feel more on ...
2 Jun 20214min
Pressure vs Ease
An exploration of how to find the balance between the right amount of pressure and ease in motivation. I look at an analogy from cattle farming to show how carrot vs stick ideas can help and hinder us...
2 Jun 202111min
