1. 1 CfAO NSF Site Visit 09/19/01 Beyond Kona Future Goals in Research and Education Denise Kaisler UCLA

2. CfAO NSF Site Visit 09/19/01 2 Kona 2001: Educating CfAO's Next Generation  science  collaboration / networking  education  structure, priorities, and goals of the NSF  inquiry-based learning Kona Conference taught grads & postdocs about

3. CfAO NSF Site Visit 09/19/01 3 Inquiry-Based Learning " Inquiry: a teaching method which encourages self- guided exploration and assimilation of knowledge. "  discussions on the nature of inquiry  examples of successful inquiry-based teaching  self-investigation into inquiry (flying fish workshop)  contrast between traditional and inquiry-based exercises This method was introduced through

4. CfAO NSF Site Visit 09/19/01 4 Students Generate New Ideas  Kona participants responded eagerly to the question "What can the Center do for you?"  A survey completed at 2001 the Summer School identified the four most popular ideas: 1. Institute more active learning at the CfAO Summer School 2. Hold other conferences for students/postdocs only 2. Develop technical resources 3. Require graduate students to give lectures 3. Make mini-grants available throughout year

5. CfAO NSF Site Visit 09/19/01 5 A Resounding Success!  " Was this conference a good use of your time?"  22% agree, 60% strongly agree  "Would you recommend this conference to others?"  26% agree, 57% strongly agree "It's great to have sessions with only grads and postdocs." "I gained a tremendous amount of insight and positive feedback "Must do it again."

6. CfAO NSF Site Visit 09/19/01 6 The Need For Continuity  Time constraints forced a deferral of discussion on how to implement inquiry  Need for further education about inquiry-based methods  Regular, inter-campus contact essential for collaboration, feedback on inquiry-based teaching activities maintenance of voice, sense of community, & interdisciplinary ties developed at Kona

7. CfAO NSF Site Visit 09/19/01 7 Ideas For Future Conferences  leadership development workshops self-management team management information management  give students a grounding in educational theory " We need to think about education with as much intellectual rigor as we think about science."  mentoring as an education activity of CfAO members by affiliated experts

8. CfAO NSF Site Visit 09/19/01 8 Graduate Studies Working Group  This group will address such issues as: 1) What can the CfAO do for graduate students that goes beyond what is offered in conventional graduate programs? 2) What can we, as a Center, do to reduce the time to degree? 3) What can we, as a Center, do to recruit more graduate students from underrepresented groups (women and minorities)?