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Take-away messages from CIRTL's Alternative Academic Careers Coffee Hour

Submitted by RobinGreenler on Wed, 01/30/2013 - 12:16pm

On January 24, The CIRTL Coffee Hour featured a panel presentation and discussion on Alternative Academic Careers. Cornell Chemistry Librarian, Sue Cardinal started off with four take-away points: know yourself, build your skills, take a leap of faith, and change when you need to. Sue emphasized the need to consider what you like to do, are good at and are attracted to, and to look broadly at what opportunities might match those skills. And for those not yet on the job market, consider what skills you want to build up, what you enjoy and what experiences you want to Read More »

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Professional Development Opportunity for Science Faculty

Submitted by caroline.crehan on Wed, 01/23/2013 - 5:46pm

Transform the Teaching and Learning of Science using the C.R.E.A.T.E. Strategy

NSF-supported workshops:

Session I: June 10 – June 14

Session II: June 17 – June 21 2013

The C.R.E.A.T.E. (Consider, Read, Elucidate the hypotheses, Analyze and interpret the data, and Think of the next Experiment) strategy is a new teaching approach that seeks to transform the learning environment of an undergraduate course to model the creativity, complexity, and excitement of the scientific process.

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Thursday, January 24: Coffee Hour: “Alternative academic careers”

Submitted by samantha.kuray on Wed, 01/23/2013 - 12:19pm

Join us as we continue our Building an Academic Career Coffee Hour series on Thursday, January 24 with “Alternative academic careers.” This discussion, facilitated by Chris Vanags of Vanderbilt University, Anne Poduska of Cornell University and Sue Cardinal of the University of Rochester, will center on non-faculty positions in academia, including the advantages and disadvantages of “alt-ac” opportunities as well as how teaching or research experience can be an asset in these positions.

For more information on this and other upcoming CIRTL Online Coffee Hours, as well as information on how to attend a Coffee Hour, visit the Coffee Hour website.
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Need a dissertation boost? Join the Productive Writer listserv

Submitted by colleen on Mon, 01/21/2013 - 2:51pm

Do you have writing goals for your thesis, dissertation, or article in the new year? Have you resolved to be a more productive writer in 2013? If so, join a community of writers by subscribing to the Productive Writer listserv to receive emails twice a month with advice and strategies for becoming a more productive writer. Read More »

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Wednesday, January 16: Coffee Hour: “Electronic distractions in the classroom: managing and utilizing the instant connections to

Submitted by samantha.kuray on Mon, 01/14/2013 - 3:42pm

Join us as we kick off our second Coffee Hour Series, “Teaching and Learning in the STEM Classroom,” on Wednesday, January 16 with “Electronic distractions in the classroom: managing and utilizing the instant connections to the world.” This discussion, facilitated by Mary Elizabeth Besterfield-Sacre of the University of Pittsburgh and Angel Hoekstra of the University of Colorado, Boulder, is the first in a series focusing on teaching and learning challenges in the STEM classroom. Future topics include teaching in diverse classrooms, teaching and using writing skills in the STEM classroom, and fostering critical thinking.

For more information on this and other upcoming CIRTL Online Coffee Hours, as well as information on how to attend a Coffee Hour, visit the Coffee Hour website.
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