Workshop for Early Career Faculty in the Geosciences: Teaching, Research, and Managing Your Career College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA June 8-12, 2005, optional trip to NSF on June 13 Application Deadline: March 15, 2005 Information and on-line application form: http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/earlycareer05/index.html Participants in this workshop must hold a teaching position at a 2- or 4- year college or university for the following academic year and must be in their first four years of full-time teaching at the time of application (or be starting their first year of full-time teaching in the fall). ******************** We announce a summer workshop for faculty on designing effective and innovative courses. This year, we are offering both a face-to-face (campus) and an on-line version of the workshop. Apply on line by March 15 (note change in application deadline) at http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/coursedesign05/index.html Designing Effective and Innovative Courses in the Geosciences Finding the time, energy, and inspiration to develop a new course or to re-design an existing course is a challenge for faculty. On the Cutting Edge will be offering two course design experiences this summer. We will offer our usual four-day face-to-face workshop, and we will, for the first time, offer an on-line version of the workshop. You can find details on both workshops at the following sites: Face-to-Face course Design Workshop Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA June 1-5, 2005 information and application at http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/coursedesign05/overview_face_to_face.html On-line Course Design Workshop May 23-June 23, 2005 information and application at http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/coursedesign05/overview_online.html ******************* These workshops are offered through On the Cutting Edge, a professional development program for current and future geoscience faculty http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops On-site workshop expenses are covered through a CCLI National Dissemination grant from the Division of Undergraduate Education of the National Science Foundation. (DUE-0127310). The grant covers the operational costs of the workshop plus room, board, and workshop materials for the participants. Participants or their home institutions must provide transportation to and from the workshop. ******************************* Heather Macdonald Department of Geology College of William and Mary 757-221-2443 fax: 757-221-2093 rhmacd@wm.edu Mail Address: P.O. Box 8795 Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795 UPS or FedEx Address McGlothlin-Street Hall Room 227 Williamsburg, VA 23185