It’s new faculty orientation here at the University.
This is the busiest time of year for those of us who work in faculty development. It’s the storm before the calm. Once classes begin, faculty and students will be busy, but we’ll get a chance to catch our breath.
“the storm before the calm”
Love that. I empathize fully.
We hosted 22 separate events last week for new faculty. Crazy, crazy.
To me, it’s the beginning of the storm that lasts until May. I’ve been dealing with constant calls from faculty members who don’t know how to use computers that think our department is here to teach them about their use…..