Professional Development Skills Training

Welcome to OCN 750!

January 14 – Introductions

On a name tag, please write:• your first name• your field of study

Today’s Overview

Interactive IntroductionsCourse Philosophy & SyllabusBreak Job Ad ActivityMini-Reflections

Interactive IntroductionsBINGO!

Take a card & find a class member or instructor who meets a description.

Ask that person to sign the square.Complete one bingo line (vertically, horizontally

or diagonally) with signatures in each square. Shout out “bingo!” when you finish!

Syllabus OverviewCourse Philosophy:• Team teaching• Active learning• Networking & camaraderie• Guided reflections• Active feedback

Goals for Students:1) Develop & refine professional skills2) Explore career options & improve job materials3) Provide peer support, share skills & resources

Class Projects – 2013 Examples• Organized a workshop or international meeting• Developed a teaching portfolio or statement• Created “how-to” guide for online profiles• Developed & conducted K-12 outreach• Produced science communication pieces

Class projects have also resulted in (at least):• 2 (international) conference talks• 1 (intl) conference poster• 3 publications in progress• Establishment of 1 new program

Nick Lee: “Careers for Astronomy PhDs” Seminar Series

Participant Feedback: “This was probably the most useful ‘class’ I’ve had at the Institute for Astronomy!”

https://sites.google.com/site/nylee23/careers-talk

http://www.astrobetter.com/careers-for-astronomy-phds/

Dr. Jill Tarter,SETI Institute& inspiration for “Contact”

Anela Choy: A Mentoring Bridge for Native Hawaiian Earth Science Students and

Earth Science Graduate Students

http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/maile/

Syllabus Overview

Questions? Comments?

Break(if not already)

Job Ad Activity1. Form groups of 3-4 people, including people you

haven’t met yet OR from different fields.2. Read each of the 3 job ads:

Environmental Science Assistant Professor (Job A) Executive Editor for Elements Magazine (Job B) Volunteer Coordinator – COASST (Job C)

3. Discuss the following questions: Which job or job type would you apply for? Which questions do you have about application requirements?

4. Be ready to discuss ads as a class, ~3:20 pm.

Upcoming AssignmentsFor Jan 21:

1) Prepare for networking (details on next slide)2) Project: Make appointment with instructors (sign-up sheet)

For Jan 28: 1) Project: Meet with instructors2) Assignment 1: Outreach and Communication

Preparing for Networking!

Prepare “elevator speech” (30 second version) Who am I? (name, job title, dept, institution)What do I do? (think: audience) Why should you care? (think: audience)

Recommended (optional)Review “Day 2 Networking Guests” (coming soon!) Dress for a 1st impressionBring business cards if you have them

Mini-Reflection #1

1. One thing you’re interested in exploring further2. One thing you’ve learned from others today

Please include your name, enough info so you remember the question & today’s date (Jan 14)

PLEASE WRITE LEGIBLY

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