Program
Pre-Workshop
- Read the 1-page article, "The key to a happy life is in the manual" by Mariam Aly.
- Complete a pre-workshop survey to help leaders understand your related goals and prior experiences.
- As time allows, choose one or more lab manuals from others to peruse for ideas
All of these can be found (with links) in the participant workspace.
Please visit the participant workspace for links to slides, worksheets and other resources.
Thursday
8:30 Warm-up: What do you wish you knew when you first joined a research lab, or what do you wish your students knew?
8:35 Introductions, learning objectives, who is in the room?, and norms for discussion
8:50 Why do we use lab manuals? What are the sections of a lab manual?
9:00 Gallery tour
9:20 Self-reflection and coaching: Identifying your lab manual's sections
9:45 Break!
10:00 Potential lab document formats & designing with the end in mind
10:15 Work time
11:10 Reconvene and Roadcheck
Friday
8:30 Discussion of roadcheck and addressing any lingering questions
8:45 Work time in small groups
9:45 "Top of mind" check in
10:00 Break!
10:15 Designing with the end in mind, re-visited
10:25 Individual work time: prepare to share
10:45 Virtual gallery tour/discussion board
11:10 Reconvene and end of workshop evaluation