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The New Professor is a weekly podcast written and hosted by Dr. Ryan Straight, an Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Arizona. In it, he explores what it means to be an educator in the current changing landscape of higher education, along with various related (and sometimes not-so-related) topics.

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Fall Semester Preparations - The New Professor, Episode 11
The New Professor fall semester, academic year, preparation, news Ryan Straight
The New Professor fall semester, academic year, preparation, news Ryan Straight
Fall Semester Preparations - The New Professor, Episode 11
The New Professor fall semester, academic year, preparation, news Ryan Straight
The New Professor fall semester, academic year, preparation, news Ryan Straight

In episode #11 of The New Professor, Ryan helps you prepare for the looming start of the fall semester and has some big news for you.

The New Professor fall semester, academic year, preparation, news Ryan Straight
The New Professor fall semester, academic year, preparation, news Ryan Straight
Backstabbers: A Love Story - The New Professor, Episode 10
The New Professor colleagues, interpersonal, professionalism, difficulties, backstabbery, meetings Ryan Straight
The New Professor colleagues, interpersonal, professionalism, difficulties, backstabbery, meetings Ryan Straight
Backstabbers: A Love Story - The New Professor, Episode 10
The New Professor colleagues, interpersonal, professionalism, difficulties, backstabbery, meetings Ryan Straight
The New Professor colleagues, interpersonal, professionalism, difficulties, backstabbery, meetings Ryan Straight

In episode 10 of The New Professor, Ryan explores the different types of difficult colleagues you're likely to run across and some specific tips on how to deal with them.

The New Professor colleagues, interpersonal, professionalism, difficulties, backstabbery, meetings Ryan Straight
The New Professor colleagues, interpersonal, professionalism, difficulties, backstabbery, meetings Ryan Straight
Conferences: A Primer - The New Professor, Episode 9
The New Professor conferences, unconference, traveling, funding, aace, olc innovate, hotel rooms Ryan Straight
The New Professor conferences, unconference, traveling, funding, aace, olc innovate, hotel rooms Ryan Straight
Conferences: A Primer - The New Professor, Episode 9
The New Professor conferences, unconference, traveling, funding, aace, olc innovate, hotel rooms Ryan Straight
The New Professor conferences, unconference, traveling, funding, aace, olc innovate, hotel rooms Ryan Straight

In episode 9 of The New Professor, Ryan provides a basic primer for academic conferences, the minefield of faculty travel funding, and how to avoid going altogether.

The New Professor conferences, unconference, traveling, funding, aace, olc innovate, hotel rooms Ryan Straight
The New Professor conferences, unconference, traveling, funding, aace, olc innovate, hotel rooms Ryan Straight
Coffee and Creativity, Mundanity and Moderation - The New Professor, Episode 8
The New Professor coffee, creativity, efficiency, ambient noise, cafes, dopamine, addiction Ryan Straight
The New Professor coffee, creativity, efficiency, ambient noise, cafes, dopamine, addiction Ryan Straight
Coffee and Creativity, Mundanity and Moderation - The New Professor, Episode 8
The New Professor coffee, creativity, efficiency, ambient noise, cafes, dopamine, addiction Ryan Straight
The New Professor coffee, creativity, efficiency, ambient noise, cafes, dopamine, addiction Ryan Straight

In episode 8 of The New Professor, Ryan sips coffee and looks at what caffeine, alcohol, and noise do to creativity and efficiency.

The New Professor coffee, creativity, efficiency, ambient noise, cafes, dopamine, addiction Ryan Straight
The New Professor coffee, creativity, efficiency, ambient noise, cafes, dopamine, addiction Ryan Straight
eBooks (A Lament) - The New Professor, Episode 7
The New Professor, Higher Education books, ebooks, candles, witcher, academia, drm, OERs Ryan Straight
The New Professor, Higher Education books, ebooks, candles, witcher, academia, drm, OERs Ryan Straight
eBooks (A Lament) - The New Professor, Episode 7
The New Professor, Higher Education books, ebooks, candles, witcher, academia, drm, OERs Ryan Straight
The New Professor, Higher Education books, ebooks, candles, witcher, academia, drm, OERs Ryan Straight

In episode 7 of The New Professor, Ryan discusses the past, present, and future of one of his greatest love/hate relationships: the eBook. Also, musty candles and The Witcher.

The New Professor, Higher Education books, ebooks, candles, witcher, academia, drm, OERs Ryan Straight
The New Professor, Higher Education books, ebooks, candles, witcher, academia, drm, OERs Ryan Straight
On Memory and Film - The New Professor, Episode 6
The New Professor photography, mindfulness, meditation, film, nikon, yashica Ryan Straight
The New Professor photography, mindfulness, meditation, film, nikon, yashica Ryan Straight
On Memory and Film - The New Professor, Episode 6
The New Professor photography, mindfulness, meditation, film, nikon, yashica Ryan Straight
The New Professor photography, mindfulness, meditation, film, nikon, yashica Ryan Straight

In episode 6 of The New Professor, Ryan recalls the history and making of his favorite hobby, photography, and how it is changing the fundamental experience of our lives.

The New Professor photography, mindfulness, meditation, film, nikon, yashica Ryan Straight
The New Professor photography, mindfulness, meditation, film, nikon, yashica Ryan Straight
Thermoception (Summer with The New Professor) - The New Professor, Episode 5
The New Professor, Higher Education summer, accelerated classes, dogs, health, safety, course design Ryan Straight
The New Professor, Higher Education summer, accelerated classes, dogs, health, safety, course design Ryan Straight
Thermoception (Summer with The New Professor) - The New Professor, Episode 5
The New Professor, Higher Education summer, accelerated classes, dogs, health, safety, course design Ryan Straight
The New Professor, Higher Education summer, accelerated classes, dogs, health, safety, course design Ryan Straight

In episode 5 of The New Professor, Ryan tries to beat the heatwave and talks about just what summer means for those of us in higher education.

The New Professor, Higher Education summer, accelerated classes, dogs, health, safety, course design Ryan Straight
The New Professor, Higher Education summer, accelerated classes, dogs, health, safety, course design Ryan Straight
The Privilege of Working from Home - The New Professor, Episode 4
Higher Education, The New Professor working from home, telecommuting, campus community, shared workspaces, working remote Ryan Straight
Higher Education, The New Professor working from home, telecommuting, campus community, shared workspaces, working remote Ryan Straight
The Privilege of Working from Home - The New Professor, Episode 4
Higher Education, The New Professor working from home, telecommuting, campus community, shared workspaces, working remote Ryan Straight
Higher Education, The New Professor working from home, telecommuting, campus community, shared workspaces, working remote Ryan Straight

In episode 4 of The New Professor, Ryan addresses the pros and cons of working from home and how to make the most of it.

Higher Education, The New Professor working from home, telecommuting, campus community, shared workspaces, working remote Ryan Straight
Higher Education, The New Professor working from home, telecommuting, campus community, shared workspaces, working remote Ryan Straight
The Public, The Anonymous, and the Unidentifiable - The New Professor, Episode 3 (2017)
The New Professor, Higher Education anonymity, pseudonyms, trust, public personas, identity Ryan Straight
The New Professor, Higher Education anonymity, pseudonyms, trust, public personas, identity Ryan Straight
The Public, The Anonymous, and the Unidentifiable - The New Professor, Episode 3 (2017)
The New Professor, Higher Education anonymity, pseudonyms, trust, public personas, identity Ryan Straight
The New Professor, Higher Education anonymity, pseudonyms, trust, public personas, identity Ryan Straight

In episode 3 of The New Professor, Ryan talks about the pros and cons of being publicly identifiable, being anonymous, the gray area in between, and how this can benefit an online class.

The New Professor, Higher Education anonymity, pseudonyms, trust, public personas, identity Ryan Straight
The New Professor, Higher Education anonymity, pseudonyms, trust, public personas, identity Ryan Straight
Digital Distractions - The New Professor, Episode 2 (2017)
The New Professor, Higher Education podcast, tnp, digital distractions, pomodoro technique Ryan Straight
The New Professor, Higher Education podcast, tnp, digital distractions, pomodoro technique Ryan Straight
Digital Distractions - The New Professor, Episode 2 (2017)
The New Professor, Higher Education podcast, tnp, digital distractions, pomodoro technique Ryan Straight
The New Professor, Higher Education podcast, tnp, digital distractions, pomodoro technique Ryan Straight

In episode 2 of The New Professor we address how easily we're distracted by social media and just what we can do to fight it (now with 100% more pictures of kittens).

The New Professor, Higher Education podcast, tnp, digital distractions, pomodoro technique Ryan Straight
The New Professor, Higher Education podcast, tnp, digital distractions, pomodoro technique Ryan Straight