Informal Academic Advising and Other Educational Resources
>I wondered when a major party presidential candidate would assemble a Geographic Information Sciences Team. It was confirmed when the Campaign put out a call for volunteers over at the GIS Jobs Clearinghouse. I signed up to help and heard the electrical thumps of the team getting slammed with volunteer cartographers [...]
In preparation for the academic world, I have sought and found a new adjunct teaching position in Geography at Virginia International University. Deals aren’t done until contracts are signed, but I am confident I will be in the classroom this fall. I am still seeking used Geography Textbooks if anyone has any to [...]
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In Geography is Dead, Warwick E. Murray’s revisits the economic geography theory that Globalization is the end of Geography. Using Amazon as an example, he claimed brick-and-mortar book sales losses would collapse the bookstore industry. We know they adapted and survived and his thesis is deftly countered by Kevin Morgan’s “Exaggerated Death of [...]
So, I found a teaching gig I am interested in at Virginia International University in Fairfax, VA. They are a recently accredited academic program and I am interested in learning more about them. Their emphasis on collegiate level ESL would indicate an international student body of international students. It would be an [...]
Having taught four semesters (18 credit hours) as an Adjunct Geography Professor at Piedmont Virginia Community College in Charlottesville, VA, I have come up with a few conclusions about the relationship between a students and their professors. These few points are intended for both students and aspiring professors. As a student, remember these [...]
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