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Charlie Sweet

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Teaching higher education

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It Works For Me: Becoing A Publishing Scholar/Researcher, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe Dec 2009

It Works For Me: Becoing A Publishing Scholar/Researcher, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Charlie Sweet

The authors’ purpose in this book is to provide “a collection of practical tips drawn from real-life experiences.” We believe this particular book is so important to share with today’s audience, we almost called it Take My Book, Please! On the other hand, does the scholarly world need another book on the importance of scholarship? Further, if the book standard for tenure is slowly disappearing because so many academic presses are closing, why would we bother to write one? And recent studies show that new faculty members consider university employment a 9:00-5:00 job, so doesn’t that leave out time for …


Nullilfying The Barbay Effect: Connecting With Your Students, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe Dec 2008

Nullilfying The Barbay Effect: Connecting With Your Students, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe

Charlie Sweet

Of course reaching students has always involved more than logistics. They always live in a newer world than those of their teachers, and speaking their language in order to wed the valuable past with the hip present remains an ongoing challenge. Barbay Effect? It’s a reference to the movie “Back to School” (1986) starring Rodney Dangerfield.