This session focused on prioritizing and making time for what matters to you. Strategies from time management experts, and approaches that have worked for work and home life were presented.
This talk covered current theories of pedagogy and practical suggestions/resources. We addressed planning course goals and objectives, interactive learning environments, and classroom management techniques.
Once you have your faculty position, how can you ensure that you have all you need - students to work with, professional development, travel support, etc.? This session presented ideas to help you make the most of your academic position.
This talk addressed issues related to making time for doing research, determining what sorts of projects and collaborations to pursue, selecting and working with undergraduate researchers, and obtaining research funding.
In this session, we explored how to find a mentor and how to be a good mentor. We discussed building mentor relationships, challenges and barriers in mentoring undergraduates, graduate students, and junior faculty.