Season 1: #2 - Lee Skallerup Bessette, Georgetown University

Topics Discussed in this Episode:The role of Twitter and social media in developing networks for career mobility.Blogging at Inside Higher Ed led to more opportunities to speak and write.Faculty development.Alt-ac fields in academia.Prestige metrics within academia.Isolation of the faculty role in higher ed and social media as a tool to combat isolation and marginalization.Getting contingent faculty issues on the official agenda of the Modern Language Association (MLA).Using your social media platform to advocate, amplify, and push for change.Putting the student first as a form of innovation.Resources Discussed in this Episode:Lee Skallerup BessetteCenter for New Designs in Learning (CNDLS), Georgetown UniversityUniversity of Venus at Inside Higher EdCollege Ready Writing, Lee’s blog at Inside Higher EdAlt-Ac definedNew Faculty MajorityMaria MaistoThe Futures Initiative at The Graduate Center, CUNYCathy DavidsonMusic Credits: “Come Right Here” by Tendinite, licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 CC-BY-NC-ND license.