Preparing Future Faculty

Video CVs are catching up with employers; most useful probably in business especially marketing jobs but there is no stopping designing one that suits our profession.

PE Central presents our Media Center featuring pictures, audio and video of quality physical education.

Washington State Health and Fitness EALR's .

Approximately 30 percent of American adults are obese and 16 percent of teenagers are considered overweight. These numbers show a stark lack of physical fitness in the American population. At a time when physical activity is declining due to technological advances, musculoskeletal injuries and chronic diseases are up.

Another good commentary about finding out what your purpose is, what your priorities are and the importance of asserting them. I would also suggest taking a look at some of the comments people have left, they have some good thoughts as well as some perspective from people in academia and their thoughts on the piece.

This article details personal accounts on how professors manage their work and life.

Dr. Anne-Marie Slaughter gives her rationale on work-life balance.

Work-life balance is possible for educators.

Portfolio of research (research output and citations); again, the program's website but more of a research emphasis with no inclusion of teaching

Dr. Laprade's ePortfolio - a bit flowery but robust in terms of her teaching experience and philosophy

Dr. Foreman's faculty webpage but includes components you'd expect on a personal site (service, teaching philosophy, etc.)

So here is an example of a research website, where research is the priority. Probably not somewhere I will be heading professionally but it is interesting to see the various ways ePortfolios/websites are presented based on interests/priorities.

This is someone who isn't exactly in my field but it's a branch of my field and he has a pretty thorough website

This is an example of a website for one of the professors in my field, as you can see research is quite important!

Portfolio of a well-known academic in the PT field.

A less well-known academic PT, but she teaches for a well-known program-- NYU.

Here is a young assistant professor at University of Pitt -- the top ranked PT program in the US. She is also completing her PhD currently and teaching.

This definitely strikes a chord, its one of those things I was told I had to choose between if I wanted to go for my PhD: family or career- and by female faculty members! I won't spoil the article, but I agree- babies do matter in the academic career of women.

So this is a TED talk- very interesting perspective. I have been listening and reading to different ideas of how this work/life balance isn't something we need to achieve, that it is not achievable, or practical for that matter. But by accepting that "off-balance" with a purpose and direction is reality and is how you achieve success then you will be more successful in the areas of your life that is important to you. It is all about your purpose. It an interesting idea- I wonder what people think...

A great article explaining why many women have to choose between tenure and children. It also has the Statement of Principles on Family Responsibilities and Academic Work by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).