Being a Successfully Busy Professor: Implementing Time Management Steps for Getting Your Busy Life under Control - Softcover

Slater, Timothy F.; Heyer, Inge

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1721808310 ISBN 13: 9781721808311

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018

Synopsis

Everyone is busy these days. We are certainly busier today than we were yesterday, which brings about fears of being even busier tomorrow. Are you ready to change your pathway? Do you want to get your day-to-day life under control? These busy professors will tell you how. There are hundreds of books out there about time management, but how many of them have straight forward steps to change your life? These two busy professors offer 10 easy-to-implement steps that will make your work-life balance healthier and more enjoyable, no matter what your occupation may be.

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About the Author:

Dr. Tim Slater is an internationally respected scholar in science education. Formally trained as an astronomer, he is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Astronomy & Earth Sciences Education, has co-authored 17 books, has been awarded nearly $20 million dollars in grants, and has more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles. He is the University of Wyoming Excellence in Higher Education Endowed Chair of Science Education and a Senior Scientist at the international CAPER Center for Astronomy & Physics Education Research. Known widely as the “Professor’s Professor,” Dr. Slater has provided workshops on innovative teaching and successful career management to thousands of college professors worldwide. In order to figure out how to do all of this, he has developed exceptional skills in time management, and he shares many of his lessons learned about increasing scholarly productivity in his latest book series highlight the adventures of The Busy Professor. Inge Heyer, Ph.D., has spent decades developing a unique expertise in astronomy communications across a variety of settings, including college classrooms, K-12 schools, informal educational settings, professional scientific journalism, and science fiction venues. Born and raised in Berlin, Germany, she completed her secondary education there before accepting a scholarship to attend Tenri University (Japan), where she studied Japanese. After later earning an undergraduate degree in Astronomy and Physics from Smith College, she earned a Master’s degree in Astronomy from the University of Hawai`i at Manoa, and a Ph.D. in Science Education from the University of Wyoming. In addition to her professional work as senior data analyst at the Space Telescope Science Institute, Dr. Heyer also served as the public information officer at the Joint Astronomy Centre. She served as deputy press officer for the American Astronomical Society for many years. She has earned Shodan in both Judo and Karate, and is a guest science blogger for StarTrek.com. Dr. Heyer currently teaches astronomy and physics at Loyola University Maryland and co-authored her first astronomy textbook in 2018.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1721808310
• ISBN 13: 9781721808311
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 132