By Ian Dobson (NTEU National Office). Many researchers have investigated the appropriateness of pay for outperformance, (also called ‘merit-based pay’ and ‘performance-based pay’) for academics, but a review of this body of work shows that the voice of academics themselves is largely absent. This article is a contribution to addressing this gap, summarising the views of a sample of academics at one Australian university about the promises and problems of outperformance pay. More...
By Paulina Nozka - Evolllution. As a working professional, how would you go about choosing an educational provider when the time came to upgrade your skills?
I was recently asked about the main factors that help a university stand out in the employee education space. More...
By . UBC’s Montalbano Professor of Leadership Studies, Jennifer Berdahl, became embroiled in a mini-cause célèbre this week when she claimed her employer attempted to silence her, after she penned some thoughts on President Arvind Gupta’s resignation. Do read her j’accuse, available here; it’s quite something. Finished? Ok, on we go.
The question is: was Berdahl’s freedom infringed upon? Let’s start with the fact that there are many definitions of academic freedom, with the scope being quite different in each case. More...
By Inge Ignatia de Waard. Steve Wheeler threw his new blideo challenge out into the open and with a twist towards me as well. So grabbing this new challenge with both hands, juggling it, and sending it on its way again after some additional words. For a full list of blideo's, look here (growing as I type). Read more...
By Stefanie Botelho. Instead of devoting four years to obtaining a bachelor’s degree, Weldon took off two semesters and multiple summers to work as a full-time political organizer — first for Obama’s 2012 campaign, then for Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s 2013 re-election bid and finally for the Dallas County Democratic Party. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. At Lansing Community College (LCC) in Michigan, learning isn’t limited to lectures and textbooks; many of the hallway and classroom walls are covered – floor to ceiling – with graphics illustrating topics from history, literature and science. More...
By Matt Reed. Reading the revelations about the working conditions at Amazon alongside stories about officials at UIUC using personal email addresses triggered a spark of recognition. The common denominator is the relationship among transparency, candor, and discretion. More...
By Elizabeth Lewis Pardoe. September’s approach hits hard this year. While still in early August, I felt myself cling to emblems of summer with particular ferocity. At first I couldn’t understand my own intense desire to make this particular summer last. More...
By Rosemarie Emanuele. In math, we can sometimes talk of a number that takes on the smallest value in a sequence, with all following values being greater than that original number. I found myself thinking of this recently as I realized that these days are the very beginning of a new school year, one that will begin to unfold this weekend. Read more...
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