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A Berkeley Compendium of Suggestions for Teaching With Excellence
- The distilled wisdom of recipients of Berkeley's Distinguished Teaching Award.
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calculus@internet
- Resources for teaching calculus, linear algebra, and ODE's.
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Richard Feynman on Teaching: The Dignified Professor
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in Teaching" I would never accept any position in which somebody has invented a happy situation for me where I don't have to teach. Never. "
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Eric Mazur's Science Education Page
- ConcepTests and Peer Instruction. One of the most interesting approaches to science education.
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PLoS Computational Biology: Ten Simple Rules for Getting Grants
- "At the present time, US funding is frequently below 10% for a given grant program. Today, more than ever, we need all the help we can get in writing successful grant proposals. We hope you find these rules useful in reaching your research career goals."
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The Real Science Crisis: Bleak Prospects for Young Researchers
- Chronicle of Higher Education , September 2007. "[F]or many of today's graduate students, the future could not look much bleaker. They see long periods of training, a shortage of academic jobs, and intense competition for research grants looming ahead of them. 'They get a sense that this is a really frustrating career path,' says Thomas R. Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health. So although the operating assumption among many academic leaders is that the nation needs more scientists, some of brightest students in the country are demoralized and bypassing scientific careers."
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The NIH R01 Tool Kit
- ScienceCareers.org | "We can help you avoid those few pitfalls in preparing your application, greatly improving your chances of success. Many researchers know their science inside and out but don't take the time to learn about the intricacies of the proposal-reviewing process, so they end up making mistakes. Indeed, intricacies aside, many applicants lack even a basic notion of what proposal writing is all about, what a grant proposal ought to accomplish. The more time you get to spend on your science, the better, but succeeding in research requires more than just ingenuity and a deep knowledge of your field. We aim to make the process of learning about those other concerns--such as writing grant proposals--as short and painless as possible. If you're reading this, that's half the battle."
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Networking on the Network
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in NetworkingNetworking is a vital skill. Here's how to use the Internet for building professional networks.
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Be Careful What You Wish For
- ScienceCareers.org - "Between 1998 and 2003, the budget of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) rose from $13 billion to more than $27 billion in a plan known as "the doubling. Now that the tsunami of cash has receded, many life scientists--especially those in the early phase of their careers--have found conditions no better, and in some ways worse, than before the process began."
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Academic Scientists at Work: Where'd My Day Go?
- ScienceCareers.org - "'5:30! I hardly got anything done today,' your colleague with the curly red hair shouts at you as she passes you in the hall. You think you didn't get anything done either, yet there the two of you are standing in the hall yabbering about how the day went by and nothing got done. You both complain that there was no time to finish your experiments, write your test questions, revise your hot manuscripts, meet with your advisees, help with graduate-student recruiting, design the new Web site for your department, order the food for the department poster session, and pick up the kids from soccer practice at 7:00. But, as you look around, some of your colleagues seem to have it all under control. How do they do it?"
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Richard Felder's Resources in Engineering and Science Education
- An interesting collection of articles on teaching and learning styles.
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Reform Calculus Resource Archive
- Ready-to-print Activities (in-class groupwork), Projects (long-term assignments), Capsules, Tutorials, and Resources (both for instructors and students) in Calculus.
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How to write a great research paper
- Great advice from Simon Peyton Jones at Microsoft Research.
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The Visible Human Project
- A complete dissection of a male and a female cadaver, each one sliced up into 1 mm slices. Fascinating, though a bit grisly.
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Project NExT Teaching Resources
- A collection of resources for teaching undergraduate mathematics courses, courtesy of Project NExT.
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Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty
- A very impressive and comprehensive lab management manual put out by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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How to Succeed in Graduate School: A Guide for Students and Advisors
- by Marie desJardins. " This paper attempts to raise some issues that are important for graduate students to be successful and to get as much out of the process as possible, and for advisors who wish to help their students be successful. The intent is not to provide prescriptive advice -- no formulas for finishing a thesis or twelve-step programs for becoming a better advisor are given -- but to raise awareness on both sides of the advisor-student relationship as to what the expectations are and should be for this relationship, what a graduate student should expect to accomplish, common problems, and where to go if the advisor is not forthcoming. "
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Active and Cooperative Learning
- Papers by R.M. Felder. The traditional teacher-centered approach to learning " has repeatedly been found inferior to instruction that involves active learning, in which students solve problems, answer questions, formulate questions of their own, discuss, explain, debate, or brainstorm during class, and cooperative learning, in which students work in teams on problems and projects under conditions that assure both positive interdependence and individual accountability. "
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A Victory for the Student Researcher: Chou v. University of Chicago
- Duke Law and Technology Review . " For years, graduate and other student researchers at universities have alleged that the hierarchical system in academic research allows supervising PhDs to steal and patent inventions that were rightfully discovered by students. In July 2001, the Federal Circuit finally addressed these concerns by interpreting the law in a way that strictly protects the rights of student researchers. This article examines this long-overdue change in the law and discusses its potential implications. "
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How to Mentor Graduate Students: A Guide for Faculty at a Diverse University
- The Rackham Graduate School at the University of Michigan created this resource in response to numerous discussions with graduate students and faculty in various disciplines at the University of Michigan over a period of two years. It provides advice on establishing mentoring relationships based on mutual understanding and realistic expectations. It also features summaries of the challenges that face historically underrepresented and other student groups, as well as observations and suggestions for the ways faculty and students can address those challenges.
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100 Tips for College Science Educators
- Teaching tips and innovations from Brown University's science and engineering faculty.
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Giving a Talk: Guidelines for the Preparation and Presentation of Technical Seminars
- by Frank R. Kschischang. " These notes are a collection of a few simple guidelines for preparing and delivering a 'talk.' The basic principles are applicable in defence of your thesis, at conferences, in giving research progress reports and the like. "
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Choosing a Thesis Lab
- "A thesis lab is a place that you will spend much of the next several years of your life. The work you do in your thesis lab will influence the work you do in the rest of your career. The recommendation you receive from your thesis advisor will determine what options will be open to you after you receive your degree. Choosing your thesis lab is an important decision, so take it seriously and make it carefully."
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Networking, Part 1: Making the Most of Your Contacts
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in Networkingby Dave Jensen. "There is a perception among some job seekers that networking is a nasty part of the job hunt, best managed by those who have some kind of innate flair for telephone work. My belief is that this is a complete misconception."
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How to Get the Mentoring You Want: A Guide for Graduate Students at a Diverse University
- The Rackham Graduate School at the University of Michigan created this resource in response to numerous discussions with graduate students and faculty in various disciplines at the University of Michigan over a period of two years. It provides advice on establishing mentoring relationships based on mutual understanding and realistic expectations. It also features summaries of the challenges that face historically underrepresented and other student groups, as well as observations and suggestions for the ways faculty and students can address those challenges.
