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So you want to be a faculty member

Learn how to become a faculty member in educational psychology, balancing research, teaching, and administrative responsibilities while shaping the future of students. Explore the diverse types of institutions and paths to academia. Understand the rewarding challenges and responsibilities of being an educator and researcher in the academic setting.

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So you want to be a faculty member

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  1. So you want to be a faculty member Marilla Svinicki Educational Psychology By PresenterMedia.com

  2. Why? • I love to learn and don’t want to stop! • I love to work with students! • I love to do research! • It looks like a cushy job. • None of the above. • All of the above

  3. What do I like about it? • I like to learn new stuff all the time. • I have a lot of control over what I do. • It’s always a new day every day. • People respect what I do.

  4. What would you like me to tell you about? The balance between research and teaching for faculty

  5. What do we do? • Teach classes How many and what kinds varies. • Keep up with the field. • Do research or comparable professional activity. • Supervise student work. • Attend to administrivia (known as service) like scheduling, policies, national organization support, attending meetings, serving on committees. • Raise money

  6. What kind of institution do you want to be at? The process differs. • Four year liberal arts college • Mid-level state or private (master’s programs and some Ph.D.) • Research university (like UT) • Community college • Specialty college (like psychology only schools)

  7. How do you get to be a faculty member? • Get a Ph.D. in an area that is taught at the postsecondary level. • Develop your scholarship visibility • Have a coherent body or direction to your research • Present at conferences, especially AERA • Publish in established journals especially as first author

  8. More on how to get there • Get experience teaching, if possible. • Different types of classes • Different types of students • Different levels of classes • Increasing levels of responsibility • Develop a teaching philosophy that is consonant with your teaching behavior • Develop a teaching philosophy • What do you think learning requires? • What do you think your role as a teacher is? • What do you think the students’ responsibilities are? • What is your philosophy about evaluating student learning?

  9. It takes more time than you think. • It’s more work than you’d think. • You get less help with everything than you’d think. • Sometimes teaching the same class every semester is more boring than you’d think. • BUT • IT CAN ALSO BE MORE REWARDING THAN YOU’D THINK.

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