Learn how to develop a syllabus. PROF-it (Professors-in-Training) session @UMBC w/ Dr. Linda Hodges, 9/18, 2PM

Graduate students and Postdocs are invited to come to UMBC on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015 at 2 PM for a seminar on developing a syllabus.  This seminar is part of the PROF-it (Professors-in-Training) series. Participants will learn how to develop a syllabus, manage time in the classroom, and plan content for the semester. Guest Facilitator: Dr. Linda Hodges, Director, UMBC Faculty Development Center.

Linda C. Hodges, Director of the Faculty Development Center, was Director of the Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Center for Teaching and Learning at Princeton University from 2003-2009 before retiring to Maryland. She holds a doctorate in biochemistry from the University of Kentucky and was a faculty member for over 20 years before transitioning into faculty development. Prior to coming to the McGraw Center in 2001 she was the William Rand Kenan, Jr. Professor of Chemistry at Agnes Scott College near Atlanta, Georgia. During her faculty tenure at two different institutions she taught a wide range of courses, participated in faculty governance, and served as department chair. In 1999 she was one of 28 faculty chosen nationally to study and assess new pedagogical approaches as a Carnegie Scholar of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. She has published widely on her work in faculty development, engaged student learning, and effective teaching practices. Her special interests are in pedagogies of engagement and the scholarship of teaching and learning.
FREE REGISTRATION
Light refreshments will be served.
Dr. Linda Hodges teaches graduate students at UMBC about inspiring disciplinary thinking, August 2015.

Dr. Linda Hodges teaches graduate students at UMBC about inspiring disciplinary thinking, August 2015.
Learn more about PROF-it: https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/promise/prof-it-professors-in-training/
Graduate students and postdocs who participate in the Professors-in-Training seminars have an opportunity to apply for mentored teaching experiences with our partners at local community colleges and campuses in the region.

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This page will serve as a chronicle and track record for some of our students in Maryland, including our LSAMP NSF BD Fellows, to review what they are learning about the 2016 NSF GRFP process, discuss questions, and receive support. Deadlines: http://www.nsfgrfp.org/applicants/important_dates

Please add your answers as comments on this page. Page down to the bottom of the page and post your entry. 

Assignment #1 – Due: 9/19/15

Patti Frances

Assignment #2 – Due: 9/25/15

Write one paragraph that describes your research. Name three members of the faculty within your department (name, website, research specialty) who have research that has a connection to your work. Explain how their work is connected.

Assignment #3 – Due: 10/2/15

From the NSF GRFP website.

a. BACKGROUND QUESTIONS: Important questions to ask yourself before writing the statement:

  1. Why are you fascinated by your research area?
  2. What examples of leadership skills and unique characteristics do you bring to your chosen field?
  3. What personal and individual strengths do you have that make you a qualified applicant?
  4. How will receiving the fellowship contribute to your career goals?
  5. What are all of your applicable experiences?
  6. For each experience, what were the key questions, methodology, findings, and conclusions?
  7. Did you work in a team and/or independently?
  8. How did you assist in the analysis of results?
  9. How did your activities address the Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts criteria?

b. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH QUESTIONS: Important questions to ask yourself before writing the statement:

  1. What issues in the scientific community are you most passionate about?
  2. Do you possess the technical knowledge and skills necessary for conducting this work, or will you have sufficient mentoring and training to complete the study?
  3. Is this plan feasible for the allotted time and institutional resources?
  4. How will your research contribute to the “big picture” outside the academic context?
  5. How can you draft a plan using the guidelines presented in the essay instructions?
  6. How does your proposed research address the Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts criteria?

Answer #1 from part a, and #2 from part b (both italicized above) below. Do not answer “yes” or “no” for #2 in part b. Please be specific and provide a detailed, comprehensive answer. 

Assignment #4 – Due 10/9/15

Discuss where you are in the process. List the application components that you’ve completed, and when you will complete any remaining items.


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To The UMBC Campus Community,

Recently a DoIT student employee contacted members of the campus that they may have a number of files on their computers containing personally identifiable information (PII).  This information may include social security numbers (SSNs), credit card numbers, passport numbers or bank account numbers.  

While this was a legitimate email, it was sent out mistakenly by a grad student working in our cyber security group.

We apologize for the alarm this has caused and we have used this incident to review how we keep the campus informed of the important work we are doing. We will be sharing our plans with the campus community once we have had this process reviewed by our shared governance committees and the VPs and Deans.

If you have continued questions or concerns, or would like to discuss this further, please feel free to reach out to our Chief Information Security Officer, Mark Cather at mark.cather@umbc.edu.

Sincerely,

Jack Suess

VP of IT and Chief Information Officer

UMBC Division of Information Technology ]]> To The UMBC Campus Community, Recently a DoIT student employee contacted members of the campus that they may have a number of files on their computers containing personally identifiable... https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/54016/guest@my.umbc.edu/0ca8e15bda37e3724d6959f386c9e317/api/pixel security Division of Information Technology (DoIT) https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/doit https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xsmall.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/original.JPG?1727453227 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xxlarge.png?1727453227 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xlarge.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/large.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/medium.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/small.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xsmall.png?1727453227 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xxsmall.png?1727453227 Division of Information Technology (DoIT) 4 0 true Thu, 10 Sep 2015 19:18:55 -0400 Fri, 25 Mar 2016 12:17:01 -0400 Learn about applying to graduate school! GEM GRAD Lab 9/19 Saturday 9/19 at UMBC, Engineering Lecture Hall. Register UMBC: You are invited to come and learn more about applying to graduate school. Please register. The event is on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015. This program primarily focuses on graduate programs in STEM fields. 


From the GEM website: 

GRAD Lab is GEM’s first programmatic offering for undergraduates! Launched at the 30th Anniversary Conference in June 2006 to outstanding participant reviews, GRAD Lab offers underrepresented students exposure to the benefits of research and technology careers in a highly interactive one-day event.

Speakers may range from current graduate students to senior managers to faculty and senior administrators. They are selected from diverse communities and disciplines to present on the following topics:

  • “Why Graduate School”
  • “How to Prepare for Graduate School”
  • “Understanding the GEM Fellowship”, and
  • “Voices From the Field: Real Life Research and Internship Experiences”

GRAD Lab encourages young people of color to consider graduate engineering or science education and applying for the GEM fellowship. Focusing on the global importance of research and innovation, life-long career benefits, and real world role models the symposium will help each student envision his or her future as a technology leader, successfully apply for a GEM fellowship, and gain entry to a graduate program. GRAD Lab is GEM’s portable and scalable solution for developing diverse technical talent with advanced degrees.



REF: 
http://www.gemfellowship.org/about-gem/gem-events-and-conferences/grad-lab/
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Later in the day, around 4:50pm there was an general network outage that affected both wired and wireless communications for about 2-3 minutes. There was a central piece of equipment that crashed and caused this outage, the exact cause of the crash is still being investigated at this time. 

While we are still working to determine the cause of these events, they do not appear to be related at this time. We are continuing to work to determine exactly what happen so measures can be put in place to prevent similar occurrences in the future. 

We are sorry for any inconvenience these outages may have caused. At this point all services have been fully restored. 

Damian  
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Students, faculty, and staff can now print from their own devices using Pharos Mobile Printing. Devices include Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android.

Upload files, preview print jobs, and even customize color pages and choose double or single sided pages. After that, go to any Pharos printing station in the Library and swipe your Campus ID Card at the printer to print the files you have uploaded. Funds for Pharos printing come straight from your Campus Card Account.

Mac and Windows users can access Pharos by going to mobileprint.umbc.edu From there, simply login using your UMBC credentials and you will be brought to the Pharos mobile printing interface.

iOS users can follow the same steps as the Mac and Windows version by going to mobileprint.umbc.edu on their iOS device. Users can also visit the App store and download the Pharos Print app.

After downloading, launch the app and type in mobileprint.umbc.edu for the "Server Address" and 443 for "Server Port" and press "Connect". Then, type your UMBC credentials and log in. Wherever your file is located, you will need to select the “Open In” function and then select “Open in Pharos Print” which will open a window with details on the file and print options. The "Open In" function can be found in several apps, including Google Drive, Box, and Safari.

Android users: The Pharos Mobile Print app is still in development for Android and will be released sometime in 2015. Users can still print using their Android devices by opening Google Chrome by tapping the three vertical dots icon on the top right-hand corner of the screen to bring up “Request desktop site”. From there, go to mobileprint.umbc.edu and follow the same steps listed for Mac and Windows users. ]]> Note: The following is adapted from a DoIT News story originally published on 8/31/15. Students, faculty, and staff can now print from their own devices using Pharos Mobile Printing. Devices... https://wiki.umbc.edu/display/faq/Pharos+Mobile+Printing https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/53970/guest@my.umbc.edu/0cdd4f5028191c83ea5ba8ae472d2075/api/pixel active Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/library https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/016/854d6fae5ee42911677c739ee1734486/xsmall.png?1279120404 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/016/854d6fae5ee42911677c739ee1734486/original.png?1279120404 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/016/854d6fae5ee42911677c739ee1734486/xxlarge.png?1279120404 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/016/854d6fae5ee42911677c739ee1734486/xlarge.png?1279120404 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/016/854d6fae5ee42911677c739ee1734486/large.png?1279120404 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/016/854d6fae5ee42911677c739ee1734486/medium.png?1279120404 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/016/854d6fae5ee42911677c739ee1734486/small.png?1279120404 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/016/854d6fae5ee42911677c739ee1734486/xsmall.png?1279120404 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/016/854d6fae5ee42911677c739ee1734486/xxsmall.png?1279120404 Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/053/970/9a706a7e205af67d5986dd0d6d1befa3/xxlarge.jpg?1441824104 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/053/970/9a706a7e205af67d5986dd0d6d1befa3/xlarge.jpg?1441824104 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/053/970/9a706a7e205af67d5986dd0d6d1befa3/large.jpg?1441824104 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/053/970/9a706a7e205af67d5986dd0d6d1befa3/medium.jpg?1441824104 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/053/970/9a706a7e205af67d5986dd0d6d1befa3/small.jpg?1441824104 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/053/970/9a706a7e205af67d5986dd0d6d1befa3/xsmall.jpg?1441824104 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/053/970/9a706a7e205af67d5986dd0d6d1befa3/xxsmall.jpg?1441824104 10 0 true Wed, 09 Sep 2015 14:50:24 -0400 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 09:11:50 -0400 Maryland Consortium for Adjunct Faculty Prof. Development Conference: Oct. 3, 2015. Grad students & postdocs invited.
Graduate students have been invited to attend by Professor Kathy Im, President, Maryland Consortium for Adjunct Faculty Professional Development; Program Chair, Gerontology and Social Sciences; Collegiate Associate Professor
University of Maryland University College


Ninth Annual FALL CONFERENCE October 3, 2015
@ Anne Arundel Community College

“The Heart of Engagement”

MCAPD’s annual conference focuses on how all faculty and administrators engage students, themselves and each other in the teaching and learning process.

Keynote Panel ~ "Mindfulness in the Classroom"

Panel Presenters: Leslie Tinios, Professor, Wellness, CCBC; Bradford Grant, Professor, Architecture, Howard University and incoming President of the Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education; and Robin Williams, Retired Art Teacher, St James Academy




Please register here: 
http://ola.aacc.edu/mcapd/conference.html


Costs: 

Registration Fees*:

Includes Continental Breakfast and lunch

   

     $50 for registrations received July 16th through September 25th.

     $55 for registrations received after September 25th including walk-in registrations.



Options: The Graduate Student Association offers professional development funds: http://gsa.umbc.edu/professional-development-workshop-training-grant/

This conference was discussed at the UMBC Graduate Student Teaching and Learning Workshop on August 21, 2015. 
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Are you a current commuter student that is looking for a way to get involved on campus and make a difference? 

Are you looking to develop your leadership skills and meet new people? 

Do you have great ideas about how to enhance the commuter experience here at UMBC? 

Come out to our Commuter Student Association Call-Out Meeting and learn how you can make a difference on our campus. 

September 9, 2015
Commons Room 329
12-1pm
There will be a light lunch served
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Turning Technologies, the company that supports the TurningPoint clickers, is currently experiencing intermittent performance delays with their server’s connection to Blackboard.  As a result, users are experiencing intermittent delays when trying to connect to the server to complete the following tasks: update participant lists, download participant lists, and export grades. The UMBC Instructional Technology Team is in contact with Turning Technologies’ technical support staff regarding this issue.


In the meantime, faculty can follow the steps below as a workaround to download and/or update your participants lists:


Step 1:  Logon to Blackboard and click on the course where you want to download your clicker participant list.


Step 2:  Under the Tools area, on the course menu, click on Other Bb Tools.


Step 3: Click on the Turning Technologies Registration Tool. 


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Step 4: Click Download TurningPoint Participant List.



Note: If you are working in Firefox you will have to save the file to your hard drive.  If you are working in Chrome or Safari the file will automatically download.  



If you have questions or concerns about this process, please submit an RT Ticket. 

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To learn more about using TechSmith Relay:

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