Early Career Geoscience Faculty Workshop Program

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Participants discuss various aspects of academic careers on the first evening of the 2009 workshop. Photo by Carol Ormand.

Note: the 2009 workshop is over. Find out more about the Early Career Geoscience Faculty workshops, or scroll down for more information about the 2009 workshop, including links to most of the workshop presentations.

Sunday, June 14, 2009

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

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

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

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

Monday, June 15

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

8:15-9:40 Alumni House, Leadership Hall

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Heather and Rachel's session on course design. Photo by Carol Ormand.

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Course Design: Learning, Teaching, and Assessment (Acrobat (PDF) 865kB Jun12 09)

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• The Course Design Tutorial has pages on Setting Course Goals and on Assessing Student Learning, which includes a section on cooperative exams.
• the Role of the Affective Domain in Geoscience Learning
• Assessment

Successful Activities and Assignments: composite list of characteristics, from our discussion

9:40-10:00 Break

10:00-11:10 Course Design: Learning, Teaching, and Assessment continued

Bloom's Taxonomy Exercise (Acrobat (PDF) 514kB Jun9 09)

11:10-12:00 Interactive Lectures (Acrobat (PDF) 236kB Jun14 09) - Greg Hancock (Department of Geology, College of William and Mary)

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• Interactive Lectures
• Interactive Lectures: Overview and Examples (Microsoft Word 207kB Jun15 09)

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

1:30-2:20 Teaching Strategies: Concurrent Sessions, McGlothlin-Street Hall (MS): Participants will attend a session selected from the list below:

• Designing Class Activities and Assignments (Microsoft Word 36kB Jun9 09) - Rachel Beane, MS 201

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Conversation during the break. Photo by Carol Ormand.

• Engaging Students in General Education Courses through Interactive Activities (Acrobat (PDF) 3.7MB Jun14 09) - Randy Richardson, Liz Ritchie, and Katryn Wiese - MS 20
• Integrating Research into Courses (Acrobat (PDF) 111kB Jun9 09) - Jen Roberts, Julia Sankey, and Steve Wojtal, MS 230
• Working in Groups: From Debates to Jigsaws (Acrobat (PDF) 10.3MB Jun15 09) - Rowan Lockwood (Geology Department, College of William and Mary), MS 224

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Greg Hancock's session on interactive lectures. Photo by Carol Ormand.

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

• Classroom Activities that Help Build Quantitative Literacy Skills (Microsoft Word 34kB Jun10 09) - Randy Richardson, MS 20
• Designing Class Activities and Assignments (Microsoft Word 36kB Jun9 09) - Rachel Beane (see description above), MS 201
• Integrating Research into Courses (Acrobat (PDF) 111kB Jun9 09) - Jen Roberts, Julia Sankey, and Steve Wojtal (see description above), MS 230
• Presence, Tone, and Body Language in Teaching (Acrobat (PDF) 133kB Jun15 09) - Katryn Wiese, MS 224

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Participants introduce themselves in three or fewer words. Photo by Carol Ormand.

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

3:40-4:40 Taking Charge of Your Career (Acrobat (PDF) 72kB Jun14 09), MS 20

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• Advice for New Faculty Members: Nihil Nimus by Robert Boice
• How to Write a Lot: a Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing ( This site may be offline. ) by Paul Silvia

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

5:30-6:30 Dinner, Sadler Center Dining Hall

7:00-8:00 Informal Session (optional) - Sharing Ideas about Specific Courses - Alumni House (open until 9:00 pm)

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• Course Goals and Syllabus Database
• On the Cutting Edge list of past workshops (including workshops on teaching specific topics)

Tuesday, June 16

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

8:15-8:30 Report from Daily Roadcheck, Your Research/Scholarly Career Sadler Center, Tidewater A

8:30-9:40 Working Effectively with Research Students: Different Models

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• Collaborating with Research Students
• The National Academy of Engineering has an Online Ethics Center , which includes a page of case studies on publication and credit

Discussion summary: Synthesis of participants' discussions on guidelines for research students

9:40-10:00 Break

10:00-10:50 Research Strategies: Concurrent Sessions. Participants will attend one of the sessions listed below:

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Research breakout session during the 2009 workshop. Photo by Carol Ormand.

• Bringing Earth Sciences to the Community via Outreach Opportunities (Acrobat (PDF) 94kB Jun16 09) - Katryn Wiese and Randy Richardson, James Room (also offered at 11:00)
• Research with Undergraduates (Acrobat (PDF) 754kB Jun15 09) - Rachel Beane and Julia Sankey, Tidewater B (also offered at 11:00)
• Setting the Scope for M.S. Research Projects - Richelle Allen-King and Liz Ritchie, Tidewater A (offered one time only)

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Breakout session during the 2009 workshop. Photo by Carol Ormand.

• Starting New Research Projects and Collaborations - James Farquhar, Jen Roberts, and Steve Wojtal, York Room (also offered at 11:00)

11:00-11:50 Research Strategies: Concurrent Sessions. Participants will attend a session from the list below.

• Bringing Earth Sciences to the Community via Outreach Opportunities (Acrobat (PDF) 94kB Jun16 09) - Katryn Wiese and Randy Richardson, James Room (also offered at 10:00)
• Research with Undergraduates (Acrobat (PDF) 754kB Jun15 09) - Rachel Beane and Julia Sankey, Tidewater B (also offered at 10:00)
• Setting up Your Lab and Obtaining Equipment - Richelle Allen-King and James Farquhar, Tidewater A (offered one time only)
• Starting New Research Projects and Collaborations - Jen Roberts and Steve Wojtal, York Room (also offered at 10:00)

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Sharon Zuber's session on responding to student writing. Photo by CarolOrmand.

12:00-1:00 Lunch, Sadler Center Dining Hall (12:15-1:15 - optional interest group discussions)

Related resources for lunch discussions:

• Kids and Careers: Balancing Your Career with Your Family Life on the Early Career website
• Teaching Large Classes: Teaching Large Classes, on the Early Career website; How to Give Interactive Lectures, on the SERC Starting Point website; Leaving the Lectern by Dean McManus
• Teaching with Case Studies: Using Investigative Case Studies in Geoscience, on the SERC Starting Point website; Case Studies in Science, from the National Center for Case Study Teaching at SUNY-Buffalo

1:25-2:05 Connections, Extensions, Opportunities: Concurrent Sessions, Alumni House and/or Sadler Center. Participants will attend a session selected from the following list:

• Getting Published: Strategies for Moving Forward - Richelle Allen-King and Steve Wojtal - Alumni House, Leadership Hall (repeated in second session)
• Navigating Departmental and Institutional Politics - Randy Richardson, Alumni House, 2nd Floor Conference Room (repeated in second session in different room)

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Breakout session during the 2009 workshop. Photo by Carol Ormand.

• Responding Effectively to Student Writing (Acrobat (PDF) 63kB Jun14 09) - Sharon Zuber, Director of the Writing Center, College of William and Mary, Alumni House, Chandler Room (repeated in second session)
• Keeping to the Core Demands and Dealing with Our Own Human Nature (Microsoft Word 61kB Jun9 09) - James Farquhar, Sadler Center, York Room
• Successfully Recruiting Graduate Students - Liz Ritchie and Jen Roberts, Alumni House, Pollard Room

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Happy fossil collectors at the Keck Environmental Field Lab, with several samples of Chesapecten jeffersonius, the Virginia state fossil. Photo by Randy Richardson.

• What to Do When Our Teaching isn't Going Well (Microsoft Word 35kB Jun9 09) - Rachel Beane and Katryn Wiese, Alumni House, 3rd Floor Conference Room

2:15-2:55 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 Steve Wojtal, Alumni House, Leadership Hall (see description above)
• Navigating Departmental and Institutional Politics - Randy Richardson, Alumni House, Chandler Room (see description above)
• Responding Effectively to Student Writing (Acrobat (PDF) 63kB Jun14 09) - Sharon Zuber, Director of the Writing Center, College of William and Mary, Alumni House, Pollard Room (see description above)
• Getting Involved in Professional Activities: Professional Societies and Consulting (Microsoft Word 33kB Jun9 09) - Julia Sankey and Liz Ritchie, Alumni House, 2nd Floor Conference Room

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At the picnic at the Keck Environmental Lab. Photo by Carol Ormand.

• Motivating Students and Helping them Succeed (Acrobat (PDF) 141kB Jun16 09) - Katryn Wiese, Alumni House, 3rd Floor Conference Room

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

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Getting Tenure

3:40-4:00 Break, Alumni House

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

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Individual consultation at the Keck Environmental Lab. Photo by Carol Ormand.

6:30 Picnic Dinner at the Keck Environmental Lab

Wednesday, June 17

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

8:15-8:30 Preview of Day, Alumni House

8:30-10:00 Developing a Strategic Plan for Research/Scholarly Activity (Acrobat (PDF) 111kB Jun14 09)

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Planning Your Research Program

10:00-10:20 Break

10:20-11:30 Writing Proposals and Getting Funded (Acrobat (PDF) 332kB Jun17 09); Professional Introductions; Discussion ofNSF Visit

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Funding Your Research is a set of web pages including resources for proposal writing and a collection of recent, successful grant proposals

11:30-12:45 Lunch, Alumni House

11:45-12:45 Optional Interest Group Discussions

Related resources for lunch discussions:

• Dealing with Difficult Students: Close the Book. Recall. Write it Down. By David Glenn, in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Volume 55, Issue 34, Page A1. May 1, 2009.
• Cooperative Exams are described on the Assessing Student Learning page of the Course Design Tutorial. See additional resources on the additional resources page for this workshop.
• International Faculty: International Faculty Members, from the Early Career website
• Being in a Department Outside of Your Specialty: Interdisciplinary Research and Teaching

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Participants discuss their research plans. Photo by Carol Ormand.

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

• Improving Research Proposals Through Review of Your Proposal Summaries - Sadler Center, Tidewater A
• Improving Research Proposals Through Critique of Successful Proposals and Feedback on Your Plans - Alumni House, Leadership Hall

3:00-3:20 Break, Alumni House

3:20-3:30 Poster Instructions (Microsoft Word 30kB Jun14 09), Daily Roadcheck Alumni House, Leadership Hall

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

6:00 or your choice Dinner in town (self-organized)

7:00-9:30 Work on Poster, Individual Consultations, Alumni House (open until 10:00 pm)

Thursday, June 18

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

McGlothlin-Street Hall Room 20 Lobby: coffee all morning

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At the poster session. Photo by Carol Ormand.

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 Balance and Time Management (Acrobat (PDF) 93kB Jun18 09), Alumni House. Leadership Hall - making choices based on priorities, scheduling, and more.

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• Making Choices: Finding Your Balance, including Balancing Your Career with Your Family Life
• Task (Time) Management
• Making Time for Research
• Wisdom from Participants in this Workshop

2:15-2:30 Break

2:30-4:00 Strategic Action Planning

4:00-4:45 Next Steps, Recommendations, Concluding Remarks, and Workshop Evaluation

7:00 Dinner, Nawab Indian Restaurant

Friday, June 19

Optional Visit to the National Science Foundation

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At the poster session. Photo by Carol Ormand.

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

6:45 Bus departs from restaurant for Williamsburg