Preparing Future Faculty

Interesting read...proposes work-life balance as a role of the employer/organization in addition to the responsibility of the individual

The Stanford WorkLife Office, a department of University Human Resources, delivers programs and services for every stage of life to help employees manage the competing demands of work, school, family and personal responsibilities.

Work_Life from the perspective of employer: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management provides Work/Life leadership for Federal agencies on Health and Wellness, Telework, Employee Assistance Programs, and Family Resources in an effort to increase employee productivity and best serve the American people.

This article resonates with my own definition of work-life balance, or rather my interpretation that it is an artificial bifurcation of one's life. Or, "Again, there is no work-life balance in academia. You need to figure out what works for you and when you work best."

Prioritizing, planning for the short-term and long-term, and setting boundaries.

Sonya Bland-Williams, Old Dominion University, Instructional Design and Technology Department, Graduate Student. Studies Instructional Design and Technology, Rubrics, and Self Regulation.

Introduction (About Me) Sonya Bland-Williams, Old Dominion University, Instructional Design and Technology Department, Graduate Student.

Reflections on Faculty Research Expectations

Note: behind ODU's login to access resource via EBSCOhost A study of life-work practices by UK academics. Unsurprisingly, most are stressed even on weekends and other "official" off-hours.

Dissertation on work-life balance in academy; interesting read, but is long -- as fitting a diss.

Provides a index to compare life balance across OECD countries. The US appears in the hardest working third of the profile, which is unsurprising. It would be interesting to find a comparison of productivity.

A world-wide index of countries and work-life study results.

Dr. Flowers, Clemson University Educational Leadership. A more traditional site housed on the university server, this site offers a different take on a portfolio and doesn't offer directive links to projects/current research.

Marybeth Gasman, Professor of Higher Education, University of Pennsylvania - a contemporary site, her portfolio is visually engaging and offers direct links to her publications.

I share PGB again as his website is incredibly unique and chock full of resources, including his research, teaching philosophy, social media presence, and institutions he has collaborated with. It is a busy, yet comprehensive site.

Kerry Ann Rockquemore is an author and speaker in the field of faculty development and leadership. All of her IHE articles are archived in this link. There are so many topics and pieces to choose from! I've had friends whose department paid for the pro development opportunities she hosts and have shared amazing feedback about the community building and networking.

I am an academic going through my midtenure review. It's a process whereby senior colleagues in my department, along with other supervisors, review my job performance for the past two and a half years and make comments on whether I am on track to earn tenure.

As I mentioned, there are not many websites that are or have portfolios for IT. I did find this site that gives dozens of examples of what portfolios could like it. You just had to fill in the content. - ERR Web technology has filtered its way in to portfolios especially in the digital work place job market. Creative Professionals are looking for an portfolios websites for an exclusive online presence to present their work more professionally and elegantly. Recently, I have been working on my personal portfolio website, which mainly showcase the websites I have done in the past.

This is a great site created by a student. He's done a terrific job and I plan on using a lot of these idea. - ERR Chad Blake's Information Technology and Web Development/Design Portfolio. This website is designed to showcase my work experience as well as to advertise my resume for potential Employers.

This page is intended for undergraduates, but there are very few pages of IT Portfolios. This pages can easily be adapted to a graduate student. - ERR General description Purposes Location Contents Assessment Login to your developmental portfolio (Note: For sample entries, login with userid and password as istsample) Back to the Information Science and Technology home page General description Any student majoring, minoring, and/or receiving a teaching endorsement in Information Science and Technology must develop a developmental portfolio.

This is a report on a study that was conducted on the work-life balance at SCU. As expected, the study includes surveys and interviews. I am impressed that an administration would care so much that they would spend the resources on conducting a study on w0rk-life balance.

This statement is from the Provosts Office. That makes me think they really are committed to a work-life balance. - ERR Penn is committed to supporting our faculty and staff as they balance the competing demands of work and personal life. That's why we offer a wide variety of programs and resources to help you care for your health, your family, and your worklife balance.

This article is written by two UCLA assistant professors. They are balancing their demanding, tenure-track positions with their roles as parents and individuals.

Dr. Angela Benson, Instructional Designer