College Professors’ Experience With Social Media

While you probably won’t find many college professors teaching their students by using social media, there is evidence that faculty may be getting more comfortable with this form of communication.  Learn more in the following infographic. Continue Reading

Interview with a Professor

My official job title is Associate Professor. I work in the education field, and I have fourteen years of teaching experience at a state university in Georgia. To prepare for this career, I earned a bachelor’s degree in English, and then I received my MFA in poetry writing. I earned my Ph.D. in English fifteen years ago.

Education, publications and work experience are the most important things a person needs to get hired and succeed as a professor. In graduate school, I discovered that most colleges and universities would not hire someone without an advanced degree, and most schools wanted their professors to have doctoral degrees and lengthy lists of publications. I found that the graduate schools I attended were both good at shopping their graduates around and finding job placements for them, but I also networked for myself whenever I could. My extensive list of publications also made me a good candidate for a position as a professor. Continue Reading

How College Students can work with Professors to Achieve Academic Success

A Washington college professor is shaking up the world of education and helping students get better grades like never before. Using a progressive teaching style that breaks down barriers, Ellen Bremen, a tenured professor of Communication Studies at Highline Community College just outside of Seattle, Washington is teaching students things that no one ever dreamed of telling students before.

Ellen Bremen

“Succeeding in college,” she says, “is not just about studying day and night to get good grades on the tests. The real key is learning how to talk with professors, so that you express exactly what you need in order to learn, and then deliver what they are asking for. Communicate your goals and intentions, not your remorse. ”

Students wonder, “How can I get better grades?” Many students go all the way through college and never figure out that what they really need to learn is how to effectively and professionally communicate with professors, people who work in the institutions, and other students. Continue Reading