Academic Success

Graduate students often feel behind. Join our session to develop a personal "career curriculum" alongside your academic journey and explore Baylor's support resources.

Conference novices and veterans face the daunting task of maximizing their time. Join our "Conferencing Well" workshop to master conference skills from experienced speakers.

Overwhelmed by information for your academic work? Join our GPS workshop with Dr. Nathan Hays to master the Zettelkasten knowledge management system and make your project easier.

Discover the art of compelling poster presentations at conferences. Join our workshop led by accomplished grad students for practical insights, perfect for the Graduate Research Showcases each November.

Learn Baylor resources to help you make sense of the grant funding universe! Recorded March 2024.

In this talk, Dr. Monika Mayfield (EdD-LOC graduate) provides proven tips and tricks for how you can find, apply for, and attain funding to support your educational journey, creative pursuits, and research endeavors. This talk is part of Alumni Speaker Series organized by the Ed.D. in Learning & Organizational Change program at Baylor University.

Gain confidence in project proposals, funding opportunities, and fellowships as you master grant writing in our partnership with the Office of the Vice President of Research.

A collaboration with the Baylor University Graduate Writing Center, with tips on how to write papers that get cited and proposals that get funded.

Achieving publication in academic journals is a grad student priority, but a challenging process. Attend our "Peer-Review Insights" Q&A to learn from experienced faculty reviewers and editors.

Written exams are common, but do they measure what we think they measure? This session will explore the ways our exams often create unnecessary anxiety in students and noise in feedback and share simple habits for writing tests that target learning objectives. Recorded April 2024.

Learning is inherently social. Yet college courses typically emphasize individual work. In this session, participants will discover the reasons for engaging in group work, examples for specific pedagogical goals, and tools for overcoming common hurdles.

Learn when it is appropriate to lecture and how to lecture in ways that facilitate learning.

Grade change requests, class disruptions, and upset students... no one prepared me for this! This workshop will prompt participants to think through different challenging scenarios that may arise while teaching and to cultivate strategies for addressing the “Teaching Situations No One Prepared You For.”

Learn tips on integrating discussion into class instruction, facilitating discussions that are productive, and encouraging student participation.

Learn the graduation process, proper dissertation/thesis formatting, paperwork essentials, and preliminary review tips in our comprehensive workshop. Access PowerPoint content by clicking the image below.