When I was a student, the technology in teaching was limited: announcements were placed "ad valvas" on a cork board in the main hall, and most teachers still used overhead projectors for the drawings. And, while I think the core…
When I started teaching, I worried a lot about doing everything "right". Over the years, I have learned that worrying about my teaching does not help - there are simply things you cannot predict in advance. And, while I always…
As I am now sharing the topics I spend working on during my think days, I wanted to share the topics I worked on during a recent Think day. This think day consisted of three parts: General reflection on how…
The classroom environment is difficult to evaluate, and even more difficult to steer. Sometimes, as teachers, we get a group of students with whom we get along immediately, without any difficulties, and everything flows. Other times, there is a negative…
I haven't done a Q&A in a while, so let me bring this category back. A reader recently asked me: Hello Dr. Lantsoght, Thank you for your excellent blog posts. I am currently winding up my research project as a…
I recently reserved a few hours in my agenda (I couldn't find a full day that month in my schedule for a think day) to think about my research and funding strategies. Here is the rough time planning and the…
This post is part of the series PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: posts written for the Dutch academic career network AcademicTransfer, your go-to resource for all research positions in the Netherlands. These posts are sponsored by AcademicTransfer, and tailored to those…
At many universities and in many companies, professional development is important. We are often asked to have a certain number of professional development hours under our belt on an annual basis. Sometimes, collecting these credit hours can feel a bit…
These days, in preparation for and during the aftermath of, my interview with the academic career committee, I have been thinking a lot about leadership in academia. I have read the descriptions of university, and I have an idea of…
I have recently been thinking about a number of topics, as I was preparing to be interviewed by the academic career committee. One aspect is how culture influences education. In practical terms, I observe that teaching is different in Ecuador…