Making Time, Making Change: Avoiding Overload in College Teaching

by Douglas Reimondo Robertson

Lack of time may be the single most commonly experienced problem among American faculty. The objective of this book is to elevate our awareness of how we use our time and how we might improve that use of time. In Making Time, Making Change, author Douglas Reimondo Robertson leads you on the road to a more rewarding, and less harried, teaching life!

Genres: Teaching

130 pages, Paperback

First published May 14, 2003

Reviews

[Katherine Lavelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

In a 4-4 load, I am always looking for ideas about how to manage my time better. This book had some helpful tips (even if it is a little dated - talking about faxes).

[Maria · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is distractingly out of date - the websites he suggests, his use of the word "robots" for any kind of automation, etc. The ideas were okay but I wouldn't recommend it.

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

A short but super practical guide. Though Robertson is exclusively focused to how faculty can manage and work through feelings (and actual) overload in teaching, it's easy to see how the ideas can be extrapolated into all work/life areas. A quick but worthwhile read for anyone who feels taken in by the title. (I will note, the book itself is in desperate need of a much better copy editor than it was given, but try not to let that distract you from the value of the content.)