Early Career Geoscience Faculty Workshop Program

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Sunday, June 15, 2008

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

6:00 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

10:00-10:20 Break

10:20-11:00 Interactive Lectures

11:00-12:00 Assessment of Student Learning

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

1:30-2:20 Teaching Strategies: Concurrent Sessions. Participants will attend a session selected from the following list:

Designing and Facilitating Effective Collaborative Learning Activities - Ann Bykerk-Kauffman
Engaging Students in Introductory Classes Large or Small - Randy Richardson
Integrating Research and Authentic Data in Undergraduate Courses - Rebecca Ambers
Keeping Seminar Courses Lively and Engaging - Richard Yuretich

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

3:20-3:40 Break

3:40-4:40 Taking Charge of Your Career

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

Tuesday, June 17

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

8:00-8:15 Preview of day and discussion of NSF visit

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

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

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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 - Ann Bykerk-Kauffman and Rebecca Ambers
Staying Current in Your Discipline: Reaching Out to the Community - Bill Hirt and Randy Richardson
Setting up Your Lab and Obtaining Equipment - Richelle Allen-King and James Farquhar
Starting New Research Projects - Paul Markowski and Richard Yuretich

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

12:00-12:30 Lunch, Alumni House

12:30-1:15 Optional Interest Groups

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

Getting Published: Strategies for Moving Forward - Richelle Allen-King and James Farquhar
Recruiting Successful Graduate Students - Paul Markowski and Richard Yuretich
Strategies for Retaining Poorly-Motivated Students and Helping Them Succeed - Bill Hirt
Teaching Computer Skills Through Scaffolding - Rebecca Ambers

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

Dealing with Large Classes - Ann Bykerk-Kauffman and Randy Richardson
Designing and Managing Online Courses - Bill Hirt and Richard Yuretich
Getting Published: Strategies for Moving Forward - Richelle Allen-King and James Farquhar
Responding Effectively to Student Writing - Sharon Zuber, Director of the Writing Center, College of William and Mary

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

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3:40-4:00 Break

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An individual consultation at the Keck Lab picnic. Photo by Carol Ormand.

4:00-5:20 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

Wednesday, June 18

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

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10:00-10:20 Break

10:20-10:30 Poster Instructions

10:30-11:30 Writing Proposals and Getting Funded

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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), Alumni House - NOTE EARLIER AFTERNOON START TIME

Improving Research Proposals Through Review of Your Proposal Summaries
Improving Research Proposals Through Critique of Successful Proposals

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

Thursday, June 19

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 Alumni House

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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