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Getting What you Need

Ingrid Russell, University of HartfordEllen Walker, Hiram College

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Getting what you Need: Resources

Professional development Funding Collaborations/Contacts/Networking Time Recognition opportunities

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Professional Development

Conferences that address computing education SIGCSE www.acm.org/sigcse CCSC www.ccsc.org FIE fie.engrng.pitt.edu/ ITiCSE iticse2007.computing.dundee.ac.uk

Workshops Some education related Funded by NSF or other agencies Co-located with research conferences A way to fund your participation at the conference

NSF/DUE funded workshops Council on Undergraduate Research http://www.cur.org

Institutes for faculty development, including grant-writing

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Professional Development

ACM online courses Tutorials at SIGCSE

Inexpensive Large selection Other conferences also run tutorials but at a smaller scale

Mailing lists SIGCSE (sigcse.org/join/list.shtml) and CCSC Systers (www.systers.org) Local seminar announcements, e.g. at research institutions

Local consortium seminars, grant writing, workshops

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Sources of Funding: Internal Sources

Get to know your development officer(s) May help find a trustee who is making a gift

Know what is available Hidden funds not publicized

Specialized internal funds Faculty research funds Restricted to a theme - match your needs to the theme

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Equipment: Internal Sources

Someone who has it and is not using it Offer something else in return Share what you get with someone else

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Travel Funding: Internal Sources

Encourage student participation at conferences (e.g. ACM research competition) Colleges tend to fund student participation Results in partial funding to faculty Can build your internal visibility if students do well

Sabbatical (along with external resource to make it more productive and/or pay)

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Travel Funding: Conserving Resources

Combine trips Can you visit a nearby institution and give a talk? Combine conference with recruiting or alumni contact

The “two-body advantage”

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Sources of Funding: External Sources

Federal agencies http://www.firstgov.gov/Citizen/Topics/Science/Agencies.shtml NSF relevant divisions: CISE, DUE, EHR

General purpose equipment not supported; tie request to curriculum development

Volunteer to serve on panels to learn more

Corporate Research & Development Labs Often initiated by contact at the lab

Consulting If you do this, it should further your own goals (not only the company’s) Be careful about patent and copyright issues

Professional organizations such as SIGCSE

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Sources of Funding: Companies

Equipment and curriculum development examples HP (equipment grants for education):

www.hp.com/hpinfo/grants/us/programs/tech_teaching/higher_ed_main.html IBM (equipment through employee donations)

http://www.ibm.com/ibm/ibmgives/grant/giving/match.shtml Microsoft (research and curriculum development projects)

http://research.microsoft.com/erp/

Software and training examples IBM (Academic initiative - software & training)

http://www-304.ibm.com/jct09002c/university/scholars/academicinitiative/ Microsoft (Academic Alliance)

msdn.microsoft.com/academic Oracle Academy (formerly Academic Initiative)

https://oai.oracle.com/en/index1.html

Some companies mainly support their local geographic area (e.g. Dell)

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Sources of Funding: External Sources

State and local funding sources Alumni Collaboration with someone who has funding

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Sources of Funding: External Collaborations

Attachment to another grant Serve as an evaluator or a beta tester Participate in dissemination efforts Serve as an affiliate faculty to the funded project

Check out NSF/DUE’s Project Information Resource System (PIRS) https://www.ehr.nsf.gov/pirs_prs_web/search/ Provides a list of funded projects and PIs

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Collaborators/Contacts/Networking

Conferences and Workshops Meet people and be visible

Local consortia Existing networking programs at your institutions Interdisciplinary opportunities

Mainly within institution but there may be consortium or local opportunities

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Collaborators/Contacts/Networking

Research institutions in your area Get on their announcement mailing lists Find out about visiting speakers in advance Direct contacts at those institutions

Invite speakers to your institution, preferably a recognized authority in your field Consortia/research institutions/alum in graduate school/research

group/industry Go through someone who knows the two of you Perhaps funding through a consortium grant for speakers

Connect with them and get them to know your work

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Time Resource: Time for Research

Time Shifting: Don’t overload Post tenure/promotion to associate

Payback time, a tendency to overload Learn to say ‘no’ Most importantly be selective in selecting service duties with an

eye on service that provides visibility Administrative responsibilities

Make sure appropriate release time is given Include release time in grant proposals

Based on the source of funding, some institutions may not be eligible

Do not teach in the summer

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Time Resource: Alternatives to Summer Teaching

Consulting Summer faculty fellowships: NASA, Air Force, National

Labs, Microsoft, and others NSF panel reviews

Allows you to keep with the main trends Will know what the most important issues are Good contacts and networking Provides you with tips on how to write a successful proposal

AP Exam grading Worth doing especially if you are teaching introductory CS

courses

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Time Resource: Ways to Get “Research Time” from Teaching Activities

Undergraduate TAs Build into your class something that benefits your

research A student project that will benefit your research

Good for all students Could also generate undergraduate student research

Include readings of research papers Try to teach courses that support your research

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Time Resource: Undergraduate Research Assistants

Recruit work study students who have federal funding Consider giving students course credits if money is not

available or not sufficient. If you have an NSF grant, you can get funds (relatively

easily) through an REU supplement for undergraduate researchers

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Recognition Opportunities

Be proactive, seek recognition and look for opportunities Seek Leadership roles with visibility

Program Committee Editorial board Board member of professional organizations

ACM and IEEE Senior Member www.acm.org/awards/amg_call.html www.ieee.org/web/membership/senior-members/guide.html

“Press releases” for internal publications

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Recognition Opportunities: Awards

Awards and honors within the university Awards and honors available at the state and local

agencies level Best paper awards

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In Summary

Invest in yourself and in your promotion Be proactive and don’t wait for it to happen Take advantage of all available resources Take full advantage of the experience that mentors and

role models have to offer Good luck! And when you make it, be sure to pay back

and help others.