by Larry Burns | Sep 7, 2016 | classroom management, college teaching, employment, higher education, leadership, training, Uncategorized
Teaching and college administration has been my calling for well over a decade. From 2005-2009, I fulfilled that passion at ITT Technical Institute. When I read the news today, that they were no more, my first thought was, “Good! This is long overdue.” It was quickly...
by Larry Burns | Aug 31, 2016 | belief, classroom management, college teaching, employment, higher education, Uncategorized
First, let me confess my bias: I was hired as a full time faculty member with University of Phoenix back in February of 2015*. Prior to that, I spent the previous decade as a full time college administrator and an adjunct faculty member. I like being fully engaged in...
by Larry Burns | Apr 8, 2015 | career, college teaching, employment, higher education, training
Going into the final weeks of my University Studies course, career development gets some well deserved attention. One of the skills a successful student (and student of teaching) must have is intrapersonal intelligence. For me, it’s the ability dial in your GPS...
by Larry Burns | Feb 23, 2015 | employment, higher education, telecommuting, training, Uncategorized
Well… Off to another excellent week of training for this new teaching role with University of Phoenix. Week 1 hit on tons of stuff (drinking from the fire house as our trainers like to remind us!). What strikes me is the attention to student support at every...
by Larry Burns | Dec 14, 2014 | career, employment, higher education, leadership, management
Say Thank You.