Making More Time for You | Origin: ED110
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Time and Stress Management for Instructors --> Making More Time for You
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Better time management to grade the assignments and not responding to emails every time.
Try to keep that inbox at a reasonable pace. Not everything has to be done right away but at the same time if people are waiting for you to respond, it needs to be cleared daily.
I'm typically an organizer; I plan my day prior to class even starting. I feel like it's very efficient and is great in managing time.
if you manage your time right. you'll have more free time
Proper time management equates to more time overall in your day to perform tasks most efficiently.
I learned that a to-do list and predetermined time for answering emails will really help with freeing up some of my time outside of the classroom.
I have found it to be helpful to let the computer grade certain assignments, such as math related assignments. Other assignments require attention and feedback such as certain map making assignments.
I've to try to streamline the grading process. Check emails at an allotted time. Time management is a crucial component to reduce personal stress in a classroom.
I had a habit of checking my e-mails and the urge to respond whenever I received a new e-mail. It's okay to allot a certain time of the day to check e-mails.
Do not let your emails coming in from all times of the day take away from the task your are already doing. Instead set a set time window that you only take care of emails with. That way you can give your full attention to the emails.
Set a schedule for your day. Remember to be flexible with that schedule. Maybe check your emails before and after class and not during.
using an online discussion can help organize questions maybe more than one person has and can all be addressed at the same time, while also letting students interact and engage more
I think many of the suggestions will be helpful in organizing time. In particular, setting a designated time to check and respond to emails. I also think the suggestions to arrange a to-do list will be helpful.
Getting students to grade papers is an interesting idea but not one I am going to engage in. Technical lectures do need updates. I find it interesting that we have experienced so many modules on re-designing the wheel towards personalized student experiences but in this module are essentially discouraged from "reinventing the wheel" when it comes to lectures. Hmmmmmmm. Quality assurances in every aspect of education is required and that is a committment of time, reflection, creativity and thought analysis.
Organization is an everyday task and as an instructor being organized, we can have more time for ourselves.
As instructors, it is important that we find ways to use our time wisely and efficiently. Prioritize our list, Set time limits for important tasks; so at the end of the days 95% of important tasks are completed.
When it comes to clerical tasks, I tend to check emails first thing in the morning (and do other task), but also throughout the day during down time. I think if a person is going to only check emails at a certain time of the day, there ought to be a disclaimer alerting people to that fact. Some of my clerical tasks are higher priority because they involve checking students work and post-testing. One thing that I do that keeps things moving is having the students check with my TAs (also students) for questions before they contact me, as well as pre-checking their work before requesting a final check from me.
The use of on-line discussion to answer questions is a great way to get the responds out quick but also to prevent you from having to answer the same question multiple times.
I just went into my email and changed notifications to no noise, no alert, no icon. I want to do emails at the beginning of the day and again at 3pm. Though I fear that if I don't respond immediately to an email, I will get a teams message or phone text.
