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CRA-W Workshop, March 9, 2011, Dallas, TX

Getting What you Need

Ingrid Russell, Department of Computer Science

University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT


Getting what you Need: Outline Scholarship and professional development Teaching Funding Collaborations and networking Time Recognition opportunities Discussion


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


Know your Institution’s Priorities

Institution’s Mission Statement Institution’s academic strategic plan


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?


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


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


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


Sources of Funding

Internal, state and local funding sources External funding Alumni Collaboration with someone who has funding


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


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


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


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


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


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”


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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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