Archive - Periodic Ponderings🧠

10 Tips to Nail Your Next Job Interview

From the perspective of an AltAc PhD

Nov 16, 2022 •

Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

March 2022

What To Do When You No Longer Want A Research Career

Tips for research PhDs making a career pivot

Mar 30, 2022 •

Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

February 2022

So, You Want to Write About Science?

Some advice on how PhDs can get into science communication

Feb 23, 2022 •

Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

December 2021

On new year resolutions and transcending my academic identity

Dec 29, 2021 •

Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

November 2021

Lottery Admissions Won’t Increase Racial Diversity at Selective Universities

But lottery-eligible student pools include more middle-class students and fewer affluent students. Plus, some peculiar data on Asian students.

Nov 4, 2021 •

Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

September 2021

The Potential of Adjuncts to Enhance Student Education

Re-conceptualizing the role of adjuncts in higher education can fill an important gap in student's learning in the classroom

Sep 21, 2021 •

Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

Good Teaching Principles are Practiced Everywhere

What a spin class instructor can teach educators about teaching

Sep 18, 2021 •

Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

August 2021

My New Course on Infancy and Child Development

How I am using a flexible approach and new teaching methods in the classroom

Aug 24, 2021 •

Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

What Did Students Think About Online Learning Last Year?

My new survey report shares insights about students’ experiences with EdTech and online learning

Aug 11, 2021 •

Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

July 2021

Why Can’t We Have Good Teaching in Higher Ed?

Institutions are unwilling to put their money where their mouth is

Jul 21, 2021 •

Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

The Academic Publishing System is a Failure

Not just ethically, but it actively works against the impact and dissemination of knowledge, too

Jul 14, 2021 •

Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

June 2021

Five Differences Between Doing Research in Academia and Industry

Insights for the alt-ac curious researcher

Jun 22, 2021 •

Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

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