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Workshops A listing of workshops available to TEACRS trainees at Tufts University for academic 2008-2009 and resources related to teaching and career development can be found below. Preparing Future Scholars Workshop Workshop on Applying for NIH Fellowships and Transition Awards This workshop is presented by Steve Korn, Director, Fellowships and Training Opportunities, NIN/NINDS. Dr. Korn will review the various programs available and discuss application strategies. Effective Learning This workshop is presented by Maria A. Blanco, Assistant Dean of Faculty Development, Tufts Medical School. Participants will observe, reflect on and discuss videotaped faculty lecturing performances. Guidelines for delivering effective and interactive lectures will be provided. Developing Concept Questions for Audience Response Systems This workshop will focus on the use of audience response systems or clickers and provide instructors with an easy mechanism to use these devices with a large audience. Clickers help the instructor gauge their students' understanding. They are most effective when the questions used for the students are well-developed and this workshop will assist in this process. New England Science Symposium The meeting will feature oral and poster presentations of research projects by students with a focus on students from under-served groups. Participants will come from across the New England area. Graduate Institute for Teaching (GIFT) GIFT is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who are interested in becoming college-level faculty. It is a three-week intensive of specialized workshops on pedagogy. Participants will also be introduced to research in learning, new developments in teaching, new technologies, and in the changing demographics of students. National Events ASM Conference for Undergraduate Educators This is an interactive four day conference on effective teaching strategies. Each year, the conference attracts approximately 325 microbiology and biology educators. The conference program includes plenary, poster and exhibit sessions. Participants engage in formal and informal small group discussions between colleagues focused on the same goal: to improve teaching and learning the biological sciences. 2008 IRACDA National Conference National Effective Teaching Institute (NETI) A teaching workshop is held in conjunction with the annual meeting of American Society of Engineering Education. National Academies Summer Institute on Undergraduate Education in Biology The Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the National Academies invite research university faculty to build teaching skills and transform the undergraduate biology classroom at a week-long gathering, which is designed to model the scientific teaching principles on which it is founded and draws on the expertise of both participants and presenters. Current research, active learning, assessment, and diversity are woven through the week, creating a forum for participants to share ideas and develop innovative instructional materials which they implement when they return to their own campuses. ASM Kadner Institutee A one-week, intensive, hands-on training experience in grantsmanship, scientific presentations, and teaching is offered. Sessions also address career opportunities in the microbiological sciences and scientific ethics. Academic Employment Initiative This meeting is held during the American Chemical Society national meeting. Candidates seeking faculty positions will present posters about their current research, which will also expand on their research interests, teaching philosophy, and experience. Faculty recruiters are invited to take advantage of this opportunity to meet as many candidates as possible. |
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