Best coauthoring and collaborative writing practices, including finding partners, setting and reaching goals, and anticipating and navigating challenges.
By Kate Drabinski
Kate Drabinski is the education director at Ideas on Fire, an avid bicyclist, and a senior lecturer in gender and women's studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Setting Up Virtual Writing Accountability Systems
How to set up virtual writing accountability systems that give you the social support, inspiration, and accountability to finish your writing projects.
Things to Consider When Starting a Writing Group
From choosing a meeting frequency to figuring what kind of feedback members would benefit most from, here’s what to consider when starting a writing group.
Managing the End-of-Term Crunch with Energy to Spare
Learn strategies to manage the end-of-term crunch with energy to spare, avoid burnout, and lay the groundwork for a relaxing and productive winter break.
How to Say No and Yes to Academic Service Requests
Learn how to articulate academic service priorities to yourself and colleagues and say no and yes in ways that align with your values and support your career.
Tips for Teaching toward Inclusive Excellence
Tips for teaching toward inclusive excellence, including writing the syllabus, planning the first day of class, and leading classroom discussions.
Fostering Intellectual Community at Your Academic Workplace
Learn how to foster intellectual community in academic workplaces using reading and writing groups, engaging mentorship, and other strategies.
Writing a Student-Centered Syllabus that Saves You Time
Strategies to write a student-centered syllabus that also saves you time as an instructor—from day one until the end of the term.
How to Move to a New City (Again) and Settle In
Learn how to move to a new city, settle in, and make any place feel like home—no matter how contingent the position or temporary the stay.
How to Do Meaningful Community-Engaged Scholarship and Teaching
Learn best practices for doing community-engaged scholarship and teaching, including answers to those thorny ethical questions often provoked by this work.
Resisting Academic Busyness and Taking Weekends Off
Strategies to avoid the siren song of academic busyness, preserve your time, and finally take those weekends off—for real.
Surviving Job Burnout in the Academy and Beyond
Strategies for surviving job burnout in the academy and beyond, including continuing on when you’d rather do just about anything else.
Making Career Decisions in an Era of Uncertainty
How to make career decisions in an era of uncertainty and with limited information, and learn to live with those choices even as circumstances change.
Academic Politics for New and Contingent Faculty
Help navigating academic politics for new and contingent faculty, including finding allies, trusting colleagues, and knowing when to stay out of it.
Wellness for Academics, Scholars, and Other Cultural Workers
Wellness for academics, scholars, & cultural workers, including fitting exercise, healthy food, laughter, and joy into a busy schedule.
Navigating Imposter Syndrome and Other Insecurities
Navigating imposter syndrome and other insecurities to regain confidence, free up mental space for work, and feel at home where you are.
Social Media for Academics: Learn the Ropes
How to manage social media for academics wanting to build their careers, publish scholarship, foster community, and improve their research.
Teaching Techniques to Save You Time and Energy
Discover teaching techniques to save you time and energy when prepping classes while ensuring a fantastic learning experience for everyone.