ProfHacker Week in Review

This post wraps up another week of tips, tutorials, and commentary on pedagogy, productivity, and technology in higher education.

We certainly hope you found something useful from our posts this week, which included the following in a wide range of topics:

• Guest author Louisa Burnham started off the week with a narrative of her experiences during six weeks of travel this summer with no other computer than her iPad.
• It was a good week for guest posts, as Bethany Nowviskie provided a ton of great advice in “The #alt-ac Track: Negotiating Your ‘Alternative Academic’ Appointment”.
• As most of us head back to the classroom, Billie’s latest entry in the “Disruptive Students” series proved quite popular; there was good discussion in Disruptive Student Behavior: The Disrespecters.
• Continuing the pedagogical trend, Natalie discussed Assigning Students to Small Groups. Additionally, this week marked the return of the Teaching Carnival. Traci Gardner will host the next Teaching Carnival (4.2) on October 1. Please send her your links or information you’d like to have included, @newsfromtengrr on Twitter or through email: tengrrl@gmail.com.
• With remarkable timing, Kathleen reminded us to begin Prioritizing Exercise (for those of us, like myself, who have not).
• Two posts looked ahead to the upcoming job market: Erin offered Five Things That Helped Me Survive the Job Market and George started Open Thread: Tips On Searching For An Academic Job…When You Already Have One?
• We had a fair number of technology-related posts this week: Brian discussed signing in to multiple [Google] accounts, I gave an overview of (and plug for) Using Gmail Priority Inbox to Help Filter Your Incoming Mail, Mark listed 5 Android Apps I Can’t Live Without (and Why), Jason suggested Turning Your iPad into a Whiteboard, and Amy offered tips for Transitioning to a New Computer.
• Jason sent us off for the (holiday) weekend with Weekend Reading: Labor Day Edition.

Have a great week!

[Image of sunset over Ogden Point in Victoria, BC, by the author.]