and what I teach affects more than just myself, I am not able to change my courses as much as I would like. I received my PhD nearly 6 years ago, so 5 years ago I was still publishing and felt like I was doing well professionally. In the past five years I have nearly exclusively focused on course and instructor development, which I believe has sacrificed my professional standing and confidence. NA Nothing comes to mind. five years ago I was on leave doing graduate work, researching and teaching and being challenged. Today, I don't have tome for researching Excessive work load / Change in responsibilities No longer in administrative position. Getting to work here at BYU-Idaho. (I started this fall.) Finishing my PhD and obtaining full-time (albeit not permanent) employment. Change in job and location I find it fulfilling to work with students. Leaving an employer that didn't value their employees and was basically moving all of its workforce, including me, to China. More certainty and stability. / A shift from research to teaching. 1. Class size has significantly increased requiring more time for grading and less time for individual students. / 2. I have had to work on and deal with On-line classes development as well as their impact it on Face to Face classes in our department. Our department has been focusing more on On-line classes than standard curriculum or other university issues. / The number of students our department serves as a whole has increased significantly which requires us to teach larger sections, / add online sections, or teach multiple sections rather than a more variety of topics. / / Development leaves for the department seem to all be take up with On-line class development rather than other professional development leave activities. / / My department chair uses tyrannical methods that prevent me from using my experience and expertise to bless students and be happy professionally. My professional well-being has changed due to my administrative responsibilities. There has not been time, and probably proper motivation, to invest myself professionally. Partly I'm less personally invested in my work, so I'm not as stressed about it, partly the changes in the development leaves allow me more
and what I teach affects more than just myself, I am not able to change my courses as much as I would like. I received my PhD nearly 6 years ago, so 5 years ago I was still publishing and felt like I was doing well professionally. In the past five years I have nearly exclusively focused on course and instructor development, which I believe has sacrificed my professional standing and confidence. NA Nothing comes to mind. five years ago I was on leave doing graduate work, researching and teaching and being challenged. Today, I don't have tome for researching Excessive work load / Change in responsibilities No longer in administrative position. Getting to work here at BYU-Idaho. (I started this fall.) Finishing my PhD and obtaining full-time (albeit not permanent) employment. Change in job and location I find it fulfilling to work with students. Leaving an employer that didn't value their employees and was basically moving all of its workforce, including me, to China. More certainty and stability. / A shift from research to teaching. 1. Class size has significantly increased requiring more time for grading and less time for individual students. / 2. I have had to work on and deal with On-line classes development as well as their impact it on Face to Face classes in our department. Our department has been focusing more on On-line classes than standard curriculum or other university issues. / The number of students our department serves as a whole has increased significantly which requires us to teach larger sections, / add online sections, or teach multiple sections rather than a more variety of topics. / / Development leaves for the department seem to all be take up with On-line class development rather than other professional development leave activities. / / My department chair uses tyrannical methods that prevent me from using my experience and expertise to bless students and be happy professionally. My professional well-being has changed due to my administrative responsibilities. There has not been time, and probably proper motivation, to invest myself professionally. Partly I'm less personally invested in my work, so I'm not as stressed about it, partly the changes in the development leaves allow me more
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