Preparing Future Faculty in Engineering & Applied Science

Preparing Future Faculty in Engineering & Applied Science

A program for graduate students who:

• are in the College of Engineering and Applied Science

• are interested in an academic career

One of only a few such programs in the country, established with the help of a National Science Foundation grant in 1999.

Email: Dr. Carla Purdy, [email protected]; Web: http://secs.ceas.uc.edu/~pffp/

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STUDENT PROFESSOR????

courses / TA

research

researchteaching,giving presentations

managing lab

recruiting students

advising

committees

administration

funding



Who is this program for? Any engineering graduate student who:

• is seriously considering a career as a faculty member

• wants to improve teaching-presentation-professional skills

• wants detailed help applying for jobs in academia

• could benefit from individual mentoring for teaching skills

What is the time commitment?

1-1.5 hours per week in 2 one-semester seminars

• some outside preparation

• 15+ hours of mentored teaching




When is the program offered?

• New seminar series begins every SPRING quarter[The new SEMESTER version of the program will start in SPRING 2013]

Where are the seminars held?

• All seminars meet here on the UC campus

How do I apply? • Simple application form available online at http://secs.ceas.uc.edu/~pffp/




Program format: two 1-semester seminars plus mentored teaching

• Seminar 1: Modern Teaching Techniques. Bloom’s taxonomy, syllabus creation, course management, learning styles, interacting effectively with students, active learning, managing student projects and teams, dealing with large classes, grading, teaching leadership, incorporating ethics into the curriculum, teaching evaluations, ABET accreditation. ENGR 9051, Spring Semester beginning in Spring 2013.

• Seminar 2: The Academic Profession. Presentation skills, preparing job application materials, web page and portfolio development, panel discussions with new faculty, mid-career faculty, and hiring committee members, effective mentoring, proposal writing, career skills. ENGR 9052, Fall Semester beginning in Fall 2013.

• Mentored Teaching. Work directly with an assigned faculty mentor to gain 15+ hours of teaching-related experience. ENGR 9053, Fall Semester beginning in Fall 2013.




CEAS PFF program / general university PFF program:

University PFF:• General program—all UC grad students• Explores a variety of teaching venues• Mentoring—40 hours• Earn certificate + credit hours

Engineering & Applied Science PFF:• For CEAS (and science) students exclusively• Mentors are typically engineering, applied science & computer science professors • Mentoring—15+ hours• Earn credit hours on transcript

COMBINED PROGRAM: Students can complete the CEAS program and and then earn the university certificate by leading a university PFF seminar (reading group) and completing additional hours of mentored teaching. See Prof. Purdy for details.



Participant comments (hiring process):

I’m glad I picked up these tips from the PFF program:

• include my personal teaching philosophy with my application

• create a teaching portfolio, start early!

• letters of recommendation are very important

• research the institution you are applying to, including small details like selectivity of admissions



1. Problems of Instruction 2. Info Processing & Learning. 3. Aims, Goals & Objectives 4. Replication Outcomes 5. Constructed Knowledge 6. Questioning 7. Wait-Time 8. Motivating Students 9. Meaningful Learning 10. Direct Teaching 11. Indirect Teaching 12. Using Instructional Media13. Learning Styles

Participant comments (teaching making presentations):Useful information I gained from PFF:

14. Managing Teamwork15. Student Projects 16. Cognitive Level of Reasoning 17. Discrepant Events,Learning Cycle 18. Levels of Understanding (Bloom) 19. Planning Courses and Lessons 20. Interactive Teaching Model21. Presentation Skills 22. Testing, Evaluation, Assessment 23. Attitudes and Instruction 24. Responding to Students25. Dealing with Student Problems



Mentoring activities:

• I directed an undergrad senior project

• I developed a professional relationship with my teaching mentor

• I learned about the administrative side of teaching

• I got individual feedback from my mentor on my classroom teaching

• I learned more about networking

Participant comments (mentoring):



PFF helped me with:

• The application process • Giving good presentations during the interviews (8 seminars and 1 teaching lecture)

• Teaching qualifications

Participant comments (the job search):



Some program graduates who found academic positions:



HOW TO JOIN THE PROGRAM:

• Application form on web site—seminars begin every SPRING semester

QUESTIONS?? Prof. C. Purdy, 820 Rhodes [email protected] http://secs.ceas.uc.edu/~pffp/



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Preparing Future Faculty in Engineering & Applied Science