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Academic Career Paths:
Teaching at a Teaching College
Sheila Castañeda
Computer Science Department
Clarke College
Dubuque, IA
Career Mentoring Workshop 2April 16, 2005
Short Bio
Undergrad in Spanish and CS Worked in “Real World” for 5 years Masters in CS from UW – Madison Teaching at Clarke College for 25 years Member of CRA-W (CREU, CMW) Serve on governor’s IOWAccess
committee
Career Mentoring Workshop 3April 16, 2005
Professional Expectations
50 - 80% Teaching10 - 30% Professional Development10 - 20% Service
Career Mentoring Workshop 4April 16, 2005
Teaching is Different
More classes More preps Teach what needs to be taught Sub-area may be too specialized Smaller class size Teaching assistants may not exist Classes aren’t offered every semester May have other responsibilities associated with
classes
Career Mentoring Workshop 5April 16, 2005
Professional Development
Research Teaching skills development Professional conferences, workshops Publishing Work with professional organizations
Career Mentoring Workshop 6April 16, 2005
Research
Time is the biggest problem Release time/travel is through grants Probably only one with your interest Collaboration is important
Interdisciplinary Among other institutions Through organizations
Career Mentoring Workshop 7April 16, 2005
Research (cont.)
Fewer institutional resources RAs don’t exist Can get undergraduates involved
Distributed Mentor Project Collaborative Research Environment for
Undergraduates REU through NSF National Laboratories Consortium for Computing Sciences in
Colleges
Career Mentoring Workshop 8April 16, 2005
Service
College Committee work Grant writing, participation
Special needs: woman, computing – learn to say NO Department
Administration – chair Advising – formal and informal Recruiting Grant writing Labs, work study, library acquisitions, clubs, …
Community Consulting / Speaking Organizations / Committees
Career Mentoring Workshop 9April 16, 2005
Best Parts
Get to teach! Close relationship with
undergrads You can make a big difference
Colleagues Chance for leadership and
influence Flexible schedule
Especially nice for families
