Early Career Geoscience Faculty Workshop Program

Note: the 2008 workshop is over. Find out more about the Early Career Geoscience Faculty workshops, or scroll down for more information about the 2008 workshop, including links to most of the workshop presentations.

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Check in to hotel (Hospitality House) at any time (your room might not be ready until 3:00 pm). Registration for workshop in the William and Mary Parlor of the Hospitality House will be from 3:00-5:30; registration for later arrivals will be at the University Center during dinner or evening program.

5:30 Informal Reception with Cash Bar, University Center, Tidewater A and B

6:00-7:00 Dinner, University Center, Tidewater A and B

7:00-9:00 Welcome and Introductions, Workshop Goals, Discussion, Logistics, University Center, Tidewater A and B

Monday, June 16

7:00-8:00 Breakfast, University Center Dining Hall

8:00-10:00, Alumni House

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  Teaching Goals, Learning Styles, Effective Activities/Assignments (Acrobat (PDF) 502kB Jun16 08)
  
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  • Setting Course Goals
  • Learning Styles
  • Plan a Class Period

10:00-10:20 Break

10:20-11:00 Interactive Lectures (Acrobat (PDF) 292kB Jun16 08) - Greg Hancock

11:00-12:00 Assessment of Student Learning (Acrobat (PDF) 4.3MB Jun10 08)

12:00-1:00 Lunch, University Center Dining Hall

1:30-2:20 Teaching Strategies: Concurrent Sessions, McGlothlin-Street Hall

• Designing and Facilitating Effective Collaborative Learning Activities (Acrobat (PDF) 5.3MB Jun16 08) - Ann Bykerk-Kauffman (Room 224)
  
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  • Cooperative Learning
  • Leaving the Lectern
  • ConcepTests
  • iclicker.com: a company that sells "clicker systems."
  • A 2 minute, 22 second video about Eric Mazur and his physics class at Harvard, using peer instruction and just-in-time teaching
• Engaging Students in Introductory Classes Large or Small (Acrobat (PDF) 6.9MB Jun11 08) - Randy Richardson (Room 20)
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  • Expand Your Teaching Toolkit
  • A Private Universe
  • Descriptions of example activities from Randy (Acrobat (PDF) 17kB Jun23 08)
  

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  Kehui (Kevin) and Amanda model the Sun-Earth system, including the Earth's axial tilt, for a discussion on what causes the seasons. Photo by Carol Ormand.
• Integrating Research and Authentic Data in Undergraduate Courses (Acrobat (PDF) 1.1MB Jun11 08) - Rebecca Ambers, James Farquhar, and Heather Macdonald (Room 230)
  
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  • Student Research in the Classroom
  • Teaching with Data
  • Integrating Research and Education
• Keeping Seminar Courses Lively and Engaging - Richard Yuretich (first session only, Room 201)

2:30-3:20 Teaching Strategies: Concurrent Sessions. Participants will attend a 2nd session selected from the list above.

3:20-3:40 Break, Room 20 Lobby

3:40-4:40 Taking Charge of Your Career (Acrobat (PDF) 6.3MB Jun11 08) - Room 20

4:40-5:00 Overview of Individual Consultation Process and Daily Roadcheck

5:00-6:00 Dinner, University Center Dining Hall

7:00-8:00 Informal Session (optional) - Sharing Ideas about Specific Courses - Alumni House

Tuesday, June 17

7:00-8:00 Breakfast, University Center Dining Hall

8:00-8:15 Preview of day, Alumni House

8:15-8:40 Launching and Maintaining Research/Scholarly Activity in Your Current Setting

8:40-9:40 Working Effectively with Research Students: Different Models

• Summary of our (2008 workshop) round table discussion (Microsoft Word 37kB Jun17 08)
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  • Collaborating with Research Students

9:40-10:00 Break

10:00-10:50 Research Strategies: Concurrent Sessions. Participants will attend a session selected from the following list:

• Designing Independent Research Projects for Undergraduates (Acrobat (PDF) 1.2MB Jun11 08) - Rebecca Ambers and Ann Bykerk-Kauffman (Leadership Hall)
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  • Profile of Greg Hancock: how he designs undergraduate research projects
• Setting up Your Lab and Obtaining Equipment - Richelle Allen-King and James Farquhar (first session only, Conference Room)
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  • Setting Up Your Lab
  • see also the related resources under "Starting New Research Projects," particularly for sources of lab equipment
• Staying Current in Your Discipline: Reaching Out to the Community (Acrobat (PDF) 10.7MB Jun11 08) - Bill Hirt and Randy Richardson (second session only, Conference Room)
• Starting New Research Projects (Acrobat (PDF) 6.2MB Jun11 08) - Paul Markowski and Richard Yuretich (Pollard Room)
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  • Shared research instruments: Analytical Instrument Registry
  • Geophysical Instrument Registry
  • Auction sites for lab equipment: labx.com
  • go-dove.com (different types of auctions, great site for buying large number of items at one time)
  • ebay.com (look under the category of Business & Industrial > Healthcare, Lab & Life Science)

11:00-11:50 Research Strategies: Concurrent Sessions. Participants will attend a 2nd session selected from the list above.

12:00-1:00 Lunch, University Center Dining Hall

12:30-1:15 Optional Interest Groups

1:30-2:10 Connections, Extensions, Opportunities: Concurrent Sessions, Alumni House. Participants will attend a session selected from the following list:

• Getting Published: Strategies for Moving Forward - Richelle Allen-King and James Farquhar - Leadership Hall
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  • Simon Peyton Jones, from Microsoft Research, offers excellent advice on How to Write a Great Research Paper.
• Recruiting Successful Graduate Students (Acrobat (PDF) 84kB Jun11 08) - Paul Markowski and Richard Yuretich - Pollard Room
• Strategies for Retaining Poorly-Motivated Students and Helping Them Succeed (Acrobat (PDF) 3MB Jun11 08) - Bill Hirt - Conference Room
• Teaching Computer Skills Through Scaffolding (Acrobat (PDF) 2.8MB Jun11 08) - Rebecca Ambers - Chandler Room

2:15-2:55 Connections, Extensions, Opportunities: Concurrent Sessions. Participants will attend a session selected from the following list:

• Dealing with Large Classes (Acrobat (PDF) 2.5MB Jun11 08) - Ann Bykerk-Kauffman and Randy Richardson - Pollard Room
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  • Teaching Large Classes
• Designing and Managing Online Courses (Acrobat (PDF) 13.1MB Jun16 08) - Bill Hirt and Richard Yuretich - Chandler Room
• Getting Published: Strategies for Moving Forward - Richelle Allen-King and James Farquhar - Leadership Hall
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  • Simon Peyton Jones, from Microsoft Research, offers excellent advice on How to Write a Great Research Paper.
• Responding Effectively to Student Writing (Acrobat (PDF) 74kB Jun11 08) - Sharon Zuber, Director of the Writing Center, College of William and Mary - Conference Room
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  • Example rubrics: for quantitative and scientific work (Microsoft Word 47kB Jul3 08)
  • from Sharon Zuber, for all written work (Microsoft Word 32kB Jul3 08)
  • from Laurie Koloski, for written work, including a checklist for students (Microsoft Word 36kB Jul3 08)

3:00-3:40 Tenure: Issues, Questions, and Answers; Daily Roadcheck, Leadership Hall.

3:40-4:00 Break

4:00-5:20 Individual consultations, Alumni House (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

See more photos from the picnic.

Wednesday, June 18

7:00-8:00 Breakfast, University Center Dining Hall

8:15-8:30 Preview of Day and and discussion of NSF visit, Alumni House

8:30-10:00 Developing a Strategic Plan for Research/Scholarly Activity

10:00-10:20 Break

10:20-10:30 Poster Instructions

10:30-11:30 Writing Proposals and Getting Funded (Acrobat (PDF) 16.4MB Jun18 08)

11:30-12:45 Lunch, Alumni House

11:45-12:45 Optional session:

• Information Session on the NSF Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement Program ( 938kB Jun18 08) with Jill Singer, Program Director in the Division of Undergraduate Education, NSF

1:00-3:00 Moving Your Research/Scholarly Activity Forward: Funding and Other Issues (concurrent sessions), Alumni House - NOTE EARLIER AFTERNOON START TIME

• Improving Research Proposals Through Review of Your Proposal Summaries, Leadership Hall
• Improving Research Proposals Through Critique of Successful Proposals, Pollard Room
  
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  • Peer Review
  • Funding Your Research
  • (These pages include resources for proposal writing and a collection of recent, successful grant proposals.)

3:00-3:20 Break

3:20-3:30 Poster Distribution, Daily Roadcheck

3:30-5:00 Work on Poster, Individual Consultations

6:00- Dinner Dinner in town

7:00-9:00 Work on Poster, Individual Consultations, Alumni House

Thursday, June 19

7:00-8:00 Breakfast, University Center Dining Hall

McGlothlin-Street Hall Room 20 Lobby: coffee all morning

8:15-11:00 Poster Session, McGlothlin-Street Hall Room 20

11:00-11:30 Poster Follow-up and Reflection

11:30-1:15 Lunch in town

1:15-2:15 Time and Task Management: Balancing Your Life (Acrobat (PDF) 7.4MB Jun23 08), Alumni House

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

Friday, June 20

Optional Visit to the National Science Foundation

See a more detailed schedule for the NSF visit.

6:45 Bus departs from Hospitality House

10:15-10:50 Welcome and Introduction to NSF

11:00-12:00 Small Group Meetings with Program Directors

12:00-1:30 Lunch

1:00-4:30 Individual Meetings with Program Directors and Concurrent Small Group Sessions

4:30-5:00 Debriefing Session

5:15-6:45 Dinner at Uncle Julio's Rio Grande Cafe, Arlington

6:45 Bus departs from restaurant for Williamsburg