CRA-W Workshop, March 9, 2011, Dallas, TX Getting What you Need Ingrid Russell, Department of Computer Science University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
Mar 27, 2015
CRA-W Workshop, March 9, 2011, Dallas, TX
Getting What you Need
Ingrid Russell, Department of Computer Science
University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
CRA-W Workshop, March 9, 2011, Dallas, TX
Getting what you Need: Outline Scholarship and professional development Teaching Funding Collaborations and networking Time Recognition opportunities Discussion
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Know your Institution
Characterizing a teaching-oriented institution Culture within the institution: Scholarship takes a
number of forms Undergraduate research drives faculty research to an
extent Typical teaching load 3-3 or more Emphasis on excellent teaching Non-teaching resources are more limited
Commonality: many seem to be moving in the direction of research with continued emphasis on excellent teaching
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Know your Institution’s Priorities
Institution’s Mission Statement Institution’s academic strategic plan
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Know your Institution’s Priorities Scholarship and professional development
Accepted forms of scholarship Scholarship of teaching? Scholarship of application?
How is scholarship evaluated? What counts as professional development?
Is undergraduate research professional development, teaching or service?
Is developing a new course professional development, teaching, or service?
Is serving as a reviewer professional development, service, or both?
Teaching How is good teaching evaluated?
Service How much is expected?
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Professional Development Conferences in your discipline Conferences that address computing education
SIGCSE www.acm.org/sigcse CCSC www.ccsc.org FIE fie.engrng.pitt.edu/ ITiCSE iticse2007.computing.dundee.ac.uk Educational workshops co-located with research conferences
Workshops Some education related Funded by NSF or other agencies Co-located with research conferences A way to fund your participation at the conference
Council on Undergraduate Research http://www.cur.org Institutes for faculty development, including grant-writing
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Professional Development
Online courses and tutorials (ACM, IEEE, free) Workshops at SIGCSE
Inexpensive Large selection Other conferences also run workshops but at a smaller
scale Mailing lists
SIGCSE (sigcse.org/join/list.shtml) and CCSC Local seminar announcements, e.g. at research institutions
Courses through hardware and software vendors Local consortia
Seminars, grant writing, workshops
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Teaching
Become familiar with the Center for Teaching and Learning
Attend workshops and talks on effective teaching techniques
Attend educational conferences Invite a colleague to observe your teaching Sit in on a colleague’s class Ask for a colleague’s course material
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Sources of Funding
Internal, state and local funding sources External funding Alumni Collaboration with someone who has funding
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Sources of Funding: Internal Sources Get to know your development officer(s)
May help find a trustee who is making a gift Know what is available
Hidden funds not publicized Specialized internal funds
Faculty research and teaching funds Department, college, and university funds Restricted to a theme - match your needs to the theme Share what you get with someone else
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Sources of Funding: External Federal agencies
http://www.firstgov.gov/Citizen/Topics/Science/Agencies.shtml
NSF relevant divisions: CISE, DUE, EHR General purpose equipment not supported; tie request to
curriculum development Volunteer to serve on panels to learn more
Corporate Research & Development Labs Often initiated by contact at the lab
Consulting If you do this, it should further your own goals (not only
the company’s) Be careful about patent and copyright issues
Professional organizations such as SIGCSE
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Sources of Funding: Companies Equipment and curriculum development examples
HP (equipment grants for education): www.hp.com/hpinfo/grants/us/programs/tech_teaching/higher_ed_main.html
IBM (equipment through employee donations) http://www.ibm.com/ibm/ibmgives/grant/giving/match.shtml
Microsoft (research and curriculum development projects)http://research.microsoft.com/erp/
Software and training examples IBM (Academic initiative - software & training)
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/university/academicinitiative/ Microsoft (Academic Alliance)
msdn.microsoft.com/academic Oracle Academy
https://oai.oracle.com/en/index1.html
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Sources of Funding: Collaborations
Bring in different strengths and perspectives NSF’s website provides a list of funded projects
and PIs Attachment to another grant
Serve as an evaluator or a beta tester Participate in dissemination efforts Serve as an affiliate faculty to the funded project
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Travel Funding
Encourage student participation at conferences (e.g. ACM research competition) Colleges tend to fund student participation Results in partial funding to faculty Can build your internal visibility if students do well
Sabbatical (along with external resource to make it more productive and/or pay)
Conference grants
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Travel Funding: Conserving Resources Combine trips
Can you visit a nearby institution and give a talk? Combine conference with recruiting or alumni contact
The “two-body advantage”
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Collaborators/Networking
Existing networking programs at your institutions
Interdisciplinary opportunities Mainly within institution but there may be consortia or
local opportunities Conferences and Workshops
Meet people and be visible Local consortia Volunteerism
Rewarding and a learning opportunity as well
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Collaborators/Networking
Research institutions in your area Get on their announcement mailing lists Find out about visiting speakers in advance Direct contacts at those institutions
Invite speakers to your institution, preferably a recognized authority in your field Consortia/research institutions/alum in graduate
school/research group/industry Go through someone who knows the two of you Perhaps funding through a consortium grant for speakers
Connect with them and get them to know your work
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Time Resource: Time for Research Don’t overload
Learn to say ‘no’; it’s OK to do so Most likely the opportunities will present themselves
again Most importantly be selective in selecting service duties
with an eye on service that provides visibility Administrative responsibilities
Make sure appropriate release time is given Include release time in grant proposals
Based on the source of funding, some institutions may not be eligible
Avoid teaching in the summer
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Time Resource: Alternatives to Summer Teaching
Consulting Summer faculty fellowships: NASA, Air Force,
National Labs, Microsoft, and others NSF panel reviews
Allows you to keep with the main trends Will know what the most important issues are Good contacts and networking Provides you with tips on how to write a successful
proposal AP Exam grading
Worth doing especially if you are teaching introductory CS courses
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Time Resource: Ways to Get “Research Time” from Teaching Activities
Undergraduate TAs Try to teach courses that support your research Build into your class something that benefits
your research Include readings of research papers A student project that will benefit your research
Good for all students Could also generate undergraduate student research
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Time Resource: Undergraduate Research Assistants
Recruit work study students who have federal funding
Consider giving students course credits if money is not available or not sufficient.
If you have an NSF grant, you can get funds (relatively easily) through an REU supplement for undergraduate researchers
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Recognition Opportunities Be proactive, seek recognition and look for
opportunities Look for opportunities local to your institution
Internal awards Press releases
Nominating others helps your visibility Seek Leadership roles with visibility Look for opportunities through professional
societies ACM and IEEE Senior Member
www.acm.org/awards/amg_call.html www.ieee.org/web/membership/senior-members/guide.html
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In Summary
Invest in yourself and in your promotion Be proactive and don’t wait for it to happen Take advantage of all available resources Don’t be afraid to ask for what you need Take full advantage of the experience that mentors and
role models have to offer Good luck! And when you make it, be sure to pay back
and help others.
Acknowledgement
The first version of this presentation was written by Ingrid Russell and Ellen Walker and was first presented at a CRA-W workshop in October 2006.
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