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Monday, March 25, 2019
5 Reasons Why Low-Residency is the Future of Higher Ed Employment - Joshua Kim, Inside Higher Ed
Ask academic people about what they think about the idea of having some people work remotely, and you will hear all sorts of concerns. You might hear: "Campus academic cultures are built on face-to-face interactions.” "Informal knowledge sharing in spontaneous campus conversations is as productive as formal work meetings.” "Professors will only meet face-to-face.” Brave higher ed people. It is time to challenge our assumptions about distributed employees. Remote work is the future of higher ed employment. Here are 5 reasons:
https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/technology-and-learning/5-reasons-why-low-residency-future-higher-ed-employment