Agile Faculty: Practical Strategies for Managing Research, Service, and Teaching

Rebecca Pope-Ruark

ISBN 10: 022646315X / ISBN 13: 9780226463155

Published by University Of Chicago Press, 2017

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2017. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Agile Faculty: Practical Strategies for Managing Research, Service, and Teaching
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 022646315X
• ISBN 13: 9780226463155
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Digital tools have long been a transformative part of academia, enhancing the classroom and changing the way we teach. Yet there is a way that academia may be able to benefit more from the digital revolution: by adopting the project management techniques used by software developers.

Agile work strategies are a staple of the software development world, developed out of the need to be flexible and responsive to fast-paced change at times when “business as usual” could not work. These techniques call for breaking projects into phases and short-term goals, managing assignments collectively, and tracking progress openly.

Agile Faculty is a comprehensive roadmap for scholars who want to incorporate Agile practices into all aspects of their academic careers, be it research, service, or teaching. Rebecca Pope-Ruark covers the basic principles of Scrum, one of the most widely used models, and then through individual chapters shows how to apply that framework to everything from individual research to running faculty committees to overseeing student class work. Practical and forward-thinking, Agile Faculty will help readers not only manage their time and projects but also foster productivity, balance, and personal and professional growth.

About the Author

Rebecca Pope-Ruark is associate professor of English at Elon University, where she coordinates the Professional Writing and Rhetoric program as well as the Design Thinking Studio in Social Innovation immersive semester pilot program.