Early Career Geoscience Faculty Workshop Program
Note: the 2007 workshop is over. Find out more about the "Early Career Geoscience Faculty" workshops, or scroll down for more information about the 2007 workshop, including links to most of the workshop presentations.
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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
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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)
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
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
10:00-10:20 Break
10:20-10:30 Poster Instructions
10:30-11:30 Writing Proposals and Getting Funded (Acrobat (PDF) 15.9MB May14 08)
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
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