Balancing the roles of supervisor, mentor, and friend
Mentor. The word itself was originally a name—the name of an advisor in Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey who wasContinue Reading
Tag: supervision
Graduate supervision as teaching: Let’s talk
While many professors come to Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) to talk with us about undergraduate teaching, hardly anyone everContinue Reading
Expectations (of graduate students and supervisors)
A very thoughtful post from Prof Chirs Buddle on the importance of setting expectations for graduate students and supervisors. InterestedContinue Reading
Is supervision about teaching or research?
In fact, it’s both! Studies in supervision practice have found a connection between a mentor-model of supervision and better researchContinue Reading
Writing a syllabus for graduate supervision
If you’re like most university teachers, you spend some time before each term writing a syllabus or outline for eachContinue Reading
Communications and expectations in graduate supervision
During my graduate education, I had two great supervisors and never any problems with communicating our mutual expectations. Their PhDsContinue Reading
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