cirtl network exchange program 2.0
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CIRTL Network Exchange Program 2.0. http ://www.cirtl.net/networkexchange /. Network Exchange Objectives. Visitors: Practice professional skills before the job search Network with disciplinary research and TAR colleagues at another institution - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
CIRTL Network Exchange Program 2.0
http://www.cirtl.net/networkexchange/
Network Exchange ObjectivesVisitors:• Practice professional skills before the job
search• Network with disciplinary research and TAR
colleagues at another institution• Receive feedback on professional
development topics• Disseminate TAR findings and implications
Hosts:• Inspire students/faculty interested in TAR• Gain new ideas on research and teaching (at
low cost)• Raises profile of CIRTL Network within
dept/school
Distributed Model: Send Your Own Students(Within a structured framework)
• Institutional leaders decide who to accept
• Institutional leaders fund this travel
• (But, lots of host responsibilities, too!)
Sending Institution Responsibilities• Advertise Network Exchange Program to
prospective graduate students and postdocs; set deadlines*
• Review local applications*• Collect and file participant/advisor signatures*• Help make disciplinary connections with host
campus*• Organize practice talk and give feedback• Help with travel arrangements and pay travel
expenses* (~$1000+)• Debrief visit with participant within 1 week of
return• Facilitate local presentation within 1 month of
return• Process travel expenses
*Resources available
Host Institution Responsibilities• Recommend local lodging, ground transportation*• Help identify appropriate disciplinary faculty*• Familiarize visitor with the campus, give tour• Schedule TAR and research talks in appropriate
venues• Advertise presentations locally*• Set up individual/group meetings with visitor• Provide refreshments for seminars (~$50, optional)• Take speaker to dinner (~$150, optional)• Collect attendee information at TAR talk*• Provide professional development feedback to
presenter• Fill out host evaluation form*
*Resources available
Eligibility• Graduate students and postdoctoral
scholars in science, technology, engineering or mathematics or social, behavioral and economic disciplines at CIRTL Network Institutions.
Question for input:• Handling Non-STEM applicants?
Eligibility• The primary eligibility requirement
is the applicant's readiness to give a high-quality presentation on his or her teaching-as-research study.
Suggestion:• Might want to explore/provide
additional opportunities earlier on…
Example Alternative Opportunities• Group travel to
regional meetings• Matching funds
for travel to conferences
• AGEP-T project opportunities for underrepresented minority scholars
Steps for Applying for an Exchange Visit
Contact local NEP coordinat
or
Explain interest to
advisor and
obtain approval
Identify a faculty
contact at a host
institution
Identify potential
dates
Submit applicatio
n to institutio
nal coordinat
or at sending
institution
Visitor Responsibilities After Exchange Visit
• Debrief one-on-one with CIRTL leaders at home institution.
• Lead a discussion on Teaching-as-Research and share your experiences in the Exchange Program at home institution.
• Post a blog post summarizing the visit on the CIRTL Network website.
• Submit an abstract of your TAR project to the CIRTL Online Learning Community.
• Any changes?
Web Resources: Current• Overview• Details• Example Itinerary• Campus Contacts• Campus
Requirements• Application Form• Local Institutions• Past Network
Exchanges
http://www.cirtl.net/networkexchange
/
Web Resources: Proposed• AboutInformation for:
– Prospective Visitors
– Prospective Hosts
– Institutional Leaders
• ApplyUpdated Version available April 1,
2014
Common Application Form: Please Review
• Plus CV• Plus signature
page with advisor and department chair’s signature
• Submit to local Network Exchange Program contact
www.cirtl.net/networkexchange/appform
Questions for Input:• Who submits the application?
Proposed: – Applicant downloads fillable pdf and
submits to institutional leader– Institutional coordinator reviews and
submits to central database with brief endorsement
Note:– For tracking and evaluation
purposes
Questions for Input:• Timing of deadlines and how far in
advance of travel dates?– Two deadlines a year?– Three deadlines a year?– Rolling deadline, 2 months in
advance?– Rolling deadline, 1 month in
advance?• Do these need to be coordinated
across institutions for any reason?
Questions for Input:• Are there ways to increase
accessibility of the Network Exchange Program to all interested and qualified participants?– Inclusive/Universal Design?– English Language Learners?– Postdoctoral Scholars?– Needs-based Scholarships?
Questions for Input:• Does everyone need to
fund this as an “all-expenses paid” program?– What if one institution
wanted to provide $500 travel scholarships instead?
• Thoughts?• Other questions?
Opportunities for Evaluation• Impacts of participation in a
Network Exchange Program visit?• Which CIRTL programs have the
biggest impact and why?
• Suggestions:– Post-visit evaluation forms (host,
visitor)– Review participant
reflections/artifacts– Develop follow-up participant
survey
Qualtrics Survey Sent Next Week
Please submit one response for your institution by April 18, 2014
Microsoft Word available for review now
Information Gathered in Survey (1/school)
• Ready to start participating by May 1, 2014?• Institutional contact for Network Exchange
Program?• How many TAR projects do you have each year?• How many visitors per year are you:
– Likely to send?– Willing to host?
• Planning to use the Common Application Form?• Preferred schedule of deadlines?• List of appropriate symposia or seminar series
and when offered (optional)• Names of interested disciplinary faculty hosts
(optional)
Emily Weigel on graduate program and FAST fellowship (length: 3:00min)
www.msu.edu/user/weigelem/cv.html (Description of TAR project from: 1:31-2:16)Text transcript (PDF):www.msu.edu/user/weigelem/files/FAST%20Interview.pdf
Emily Weigel Research Interview
(length: 3:57min)www.msu.edu/user/weigelem/research.html
Text transcript (PDF):www.msu.edu
/user/weigelem/files/The%20Importance%20of%
20Stickleback.pdf
Jeff Klukas Teaching as Research talk:
http://youtu.be/D5DnqgNFmXc
Contact for Questions
• Colleen McLinn• CU-CIRTL Program Director• [email protected]• 607-255-2030