Early Career Geoscience Faculty Workshop Program
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HideWednesday, June 13, 2007
5:30 Informal Reception with Cash Bar, University Center, Chesapeake A
6:00 Dinner, University Center, Chesapeake A
7:00-9:00 Welcome and Introductions, Workshop Goals, Discussion, Logistics, University Center, Chesapeake A
Thursday, June 14, 2007
7:00-8:00 Breakfast, University Center Dining Hall
8:00-9:40 University Center, Chesapeake C
- Preview schedule
Teaching Goals, Learning Styles, Effective Activities/Assignments (PowerPoint 711kB Jun14 07)
- Here is the workshop participant-generated list of what makes a learning activity successful. (Microsoft Word 45kB Jun14 07)
9:40-10:00 Break, Chesapeake B
10:00-11:00 Assessment of Student Learning (PowerPoint 1.5MB Jun14 07) - Richard Yuretich
11:10-12:00 Teaching Strategies: Concurrent Sessions, Chesapeake B, Chesapeake C, James Room, York Room. Participants will attend a session selected from the following list:
- Course Design and Syllabus Construction (PowerPoint 374kB Jun14 07) - Heather Macdonald
- Cooperative and Collaborative Learning (PowerPoint 291kB Jun14 07) - Heather Macdonald and Richard Yuretich
- Engaging and Empowering Majors in Quantitative Geoscience Courses (PowerPoint 751kB Jun14 07) - Richelle Allen-King and Jenni Evans
- Integrating Research and Authentic Data in Undergraduate Courses (Acrobat (PDF) 54kB Jun15 07) - Kristen St. John and Steven Wojtal
- Interactive Lectures and In-class Exercises (PowerPoint 1.5MB Jun14 07) - Randy Richardson and Katryn Wiese
- Keeping Seminar Courses Lively and Engaging - Richard Yuretich
- Promoting Active Learning in Introductory Classes Large or Small Using CO2 Data: - Randy Richardson
- Teaching Study Skills while Teaching Content (PowerPoint 8MB Jun14 07) - Katryn Wiese
12:00-1:00 Lunch, University Center Dining Hall
1:30-2:20 Teaching Strategies: Concurrent Sessions, McGlothlin-Street Hall Room 20, 224, 230. Participants will attend a 2nd session selected from the list above.
2:30-3:20 Teaching Strategies: Concurrent Sessions, McGlothlin-Street Hall Room 20, 201, 224, 230. Participants will attend a 3rd session selected from the list above.
3:20-3:40 Break, Room 20 Lobby
3:40-4:40 Taking Charge of Your Career (PowerPoint 75kB Jun14 07) - Room 20
4:40-5:00 Overview of Individual Consultation Process and Daily Roadcheck
6:00-7:00 Dinner, University Center Dining Hall
7:30-8:30 Informal Session (optional) – Sharing Ideas about Specific Courses
Friday, June 15, 2007
7:00-8:00 Breakfast, University Center Dining Hall
8:15-8:40 Launching and Maintaining Research/Scholarly Activity in Your Current Setting, University Center, Chesapeake C
8:40-9:40 Working Effectively with Research Students: Different Models
- Notes from our (2007) round-table discussion (Microsoft Word 32kB Jun16 07)
- The Early Career website has a page on Collaborating with Research Students.
9:40-10:00 Break, UC Chesapeake B
10:00-10:50 Research Strategies: Concurrent Sessions, Cheapeake B, C, James Room, York Room, Colony Room. Participants will attend a session selected from the following list:
- Beyond the Ivory Tower: Reaching Out to the Community (Acrobat (PDF) 100kB Jun15 07) - Katryn Wiese (first session only)
- Designing Independent Research Projects for Undergraduates (Acrobat (PDF) 39kB Jun15 07) - Kristen St. John and Steven Wojtal
- Running a Research Enterprise is Like Running a Small Business: Effective Resource and Personnel Management (Acrobat (PDF) 74kB Jun15 07) - Jenni Evans and Randy Richardson
- Setting up Your Lab and Obtaining Equipment (Acrobat (PDF) 134kB Jun15 07) - Richelle Allen-King and Deborah Bronk (School of Marine Science/Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences) (second session only)
- Starting New Research Projects and Building Collaborations - Richard Yuretich
11:00-11:50 Research Strategies: Concurrent Sessions. Participants will attend a 2nd session selected from the list above.
12:00-1:15 Lunch, Chesapeake B
12:30-1:15 Optional Interest Groups
1:30-2:10 and 2:15-2:55 Connections, Extensions, Opportunities: Concurrent Sessions, Chesapeake C, James Room, York Room, Colony Room. Participants will attend a session selected from the following list:
- Classroom Management (Acrobat (PDF) 88kB Jun15 07) - Katryn Wiese
- Getting Involved with Professional Societies - Jenni Evans
- Getting Published: Strategies for Moving Forward (Acrobat (PDF) 254kB Jun15 07) - Richelle Allen-King and Steven Wojtal
- Dealing with Large Classes (Acrobat (PDF) 21kB Jun15 07) - Richard Yuretich
- Navigating Departmental and Institutional Politics (Acrobat (PDF) 18kB Jun15 07) - Kristen St. John and Randy Richardson
- Responding Effectively to Student Writing (Acrobat (PDF) 1.3MB Jun25 07) - Sharon Zuber, Director of the Writing Center, College of William and Mary
3:00-3:30 Tenure: Issues, Questions, and Answers; Daily Roadcheck, Chesapeake C
- The Early Career website has a page on Getting Tenure.
3:30-3:50 Break, Chesapeake B
3:50-4:20 Tenure Discussin, continued (optional): Discussion, James Room (optional)
3:50-5:20 Individual consultations (also in the evening, by mutual agreement)
5:30-6:30 Canoe Lake Matoaka, walk through the College Woods, tour the Keck Environmental Lab
6:30 Picnic Dinner at the Keck Lab
Saturday, June 16, 2007
7:00-8:00 Breakfast, University Center Dining Hall
McGlothlin-Street Hall, Room 20
8:15-10:00 Developing a Strategic Plan for Research/Scholarly Activity
- The Early Career website has a set of pages on Planning Your Research Program.
10:00-10:20 Break
10:20-10:30 Poster Instructions
10:30-11:30 Writing Proposals and Getting Funded
- The Early Career website has a set of pages on Funding Your Research, including resources for proposal writing and a collection of recent, successful grant proposals.
11:30-12:45 Lunch, University Center Dining Hall
12:00-12:45 Optional interest groups
1:00-3:00 Moving Your Research/Scholarly Activity Forward: Funding and Other Issues (concurrent sessions), University Center, Chesapeake Rooms
- Improving Research Proposals Through Review of Your Proposal Summaries
- Improving Research Proposals: Writing Proposals and the Proposal Review Process (PowerPoint 67kB Oct8 07) Related resource: Participant-generated list of the attributes of successful grant proposals (Microsoft Word 44kB Jun16 07)
3:00-3:20 Break, UC Chesapeake B
3:20-5:00 Work on Poster, Individual Consultations
6:00-7:00 Dinner, University Center
7:00-9:00 Work on Poster, Individual Consultations
Sunday, June 17, 2007
7:00-8:00 Breakfast, University Center Dining Hall
8:15-11:00 Poster Session, McGlothlin-Street Hall Room 20
McGlothlin-Street Hall Room 20 Lobby - coffee all morning
11:00-11:30 Poster Follow-up and Reflection
11:30-1:15 Lunch in town
1:15-2:15 Finding Balance and Time and Task Management (PowerPoint 19.4MB Jun17 07) Chesapeake B and C
- The Early Career website has a page on Making Time for Research, with resources for time and task management.
- The Early Career webpage on balance also lists time/task management resources.
2:15-2:30 Break
2:30-4:00 Strategic Action Planning
4:00-4:45 Concluding Remarks and Workshop Evaluation
7:00 Dinner, Nawab Indian Restaurant
Monday, June 18, 2007
Optional Visit to the National Science Foundation
A more detailed schedule is given on the NSF Visit page.6:45 Bus departs from campus
10:15-10:50 Welcome and Introduction to NSF
11:00-12:00 Small Group Meetings with Program Directors
12:00-1:30 Lunch
1:30-4:30 Individual Meetings with Program Directors and Concurrent Small Group Sessions
4:30-5:00 Debriefing Session
5:15-6:45 Dinner at Tara Thai
6:45 Bus departs from restaurant for Williamsburg
