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Designing Your Postdoc

Your postdoc training is more than just research! Apply design thinking to the wicked problem of a comprehensive postdoctoral training plan and make a bold plan that amplifies your interests and values as you transition to your career of choice. The work we do together will support new perspectives, identify mentoring needs, and ensure that your individual development plan is thoughtful and balanced.

Note: there is approximately an hour of required prework for this session. You will receive details for the prework upon registration.

Professional & Academic Writing Winter

II: Professional & Academic Writing

Prerequisite: Oral Communication

Winter Session: Tuesdays, February 9 - March 16, 1:00pm-3:00pm

This  course on academic writing for publication focuses on learning to write coherently, clearly, and concisely. It will also include some practice in writing effective emails, letters, and short proposals. The course includes two 30-minute individual tutorials with the instructor.

Oral Communication Winter

I: Oral Communication

Winter Session: Monday, February 1 - Thursday, February 4, 3:00pm-5:00pm

Attendance is required ALL 4 Days

This course focuses on helping students improve their oral communication skills for academic and daily life. Emphasis is on increasing confidence and fluency through realistic activities both in and out of class covering pronunciation, idiom and slang usage, active listening skills, and conversation strategies.

Course topics:

Pedagogy Journal Club: Self-Regulated Learning: Help Students Learn Actively and Effectively in Distance Education

Required Readings:

Lee, D., Watson, S. L., & Watson, W. R. (2020). The Relationships Between Self-Efficacy, Task Value, and Self-Regulated Learning Strategies in Massive Open Online Courses. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning,21(1); pp. 23-39. DOI: 10.19173/irrodl.v20i5.4389 -- LINK

Pedagogy Journal Club: Selective College Admissions Criteria, Racial and Economic Inequities, and Critical Race Theory: A Call to Action

Required Readings:

Rosinger, K. O., Ford, K. S., & Choi, J. (2020). The Role of Selective College Admissions Criteria in Interrupting or Reproducing Racial and Economic Inequities. The Journal of Higher Education,91(7); pp.1-25. DOI: 10.1080/00221546.2020.1795504 -- LINK

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