1. www.cra-w.org CRA-W Getting What You Need Ellen L. Walker Hiram College March 6, 2013

2. Know Your Institution Characterizing a teaching-oriented institution  Culture within the institution: Scholarship takes a number of forms  Undergraduate research drives faculty research to an extent  Typical teaching load 3-3 or more  Emphasis on excellent teaching  Non-teaching resources are more limited Commonality: many seem to be moving in the direction of research with continued emphasis on excellent teaching

3. Know your Institution's Priorities Where to find documentation: – Mission Statement – Strategic Plan – Role models and mentors How to use them: – Tie any request for resources to institutional priorities – Prioritize your needs (especially time) in light of institutional priorities

4. Know your Institution’s Priorities Scholarship and professional development – Accepted forms of scholarship Scholarship of teaching? Scholarship of application? – How is scholarship evaluated? – What counts as professional development? Is undergraduate research professional development, teaching or service? Is developing a new course professional development, teaching, or service? Is serving as a reviewer professional development, service, or both? Teaching – How is good teaching evaluated? Service – How much is expected?

5. Outline Scholarship and professional development Teaching Funding Collaborations and networking Time Recognition opportunities Discussion

6. Professional Development Conferences in your discipline Conferences that address computing education – SIGCSE www.sigcse.orgwww.sigcse.org – CCSC www.ccsc.orgwww.ccsc.org – FIE fie-conference.orgfie-conference.org – ITiCSE www.sigcse.org/events/itiscewww.sigcse.org/events/itisce – Educational workshops co-located with research conferences

7. Professional Development Workshops – Some education related – Funded by NSF or other agencies – Co-located with research conferences – A way to fund your participation at the conference Council on Undergraduate Research http://www.cur.org http://www.cur.org – Institutes for faculty development, including grant- writing

8. Professional Development Online courses and tutorials (ACM, IEEE, free) Workshops at SIGCSE (relatively inexpensive) – Other conferences also run workshops but at a smaller scale Mailing lists – SIGCSE (http://sigcse.org/membership/mailingLists) and CCSChttp://sigcse.org/membership/mailingLists – Local seminar announcements, e.g. at research institutions Courses through HW and SW vendors Local consortia – Seminars, grant writing, workshops

9. Teaching Become familiar with your institution's Center for Teaching and Learning (if any) Attend workshops and talks on effective teaching techniques Attend educational conferences Invite a colleague to observe your teaching Sit in on a colleague’s class Ask for a colleague’s course material Many web resources, some are good

10. Sources of Funding Internal, state and local funding sources External funding Alumni Collaboration with someone who has funding

11. 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 and teaching funds – Department, college, and university funds – Restricted to a theme - match your needs to the theme – Share what you get with someone else

12. Funding: External Sources Federal agencies – http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Science/Agencies. shtml http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Science/Agencies. shtml – NSF relevant divisions: CISE, DUE, HER 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

13. 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 www.hp.com/hpinfo/grants/us/programs/tech_teaching/higher_ed _main.html – Microsoft (research and curriculum development projects) http://research.microsoft.com/erp/

14. Funding: Companies Software and training examples – IBM (Academic initiative - software & training) http://www- 03.ibm.com/ibm/university/academic/pub/page/academic_initiativ ehttp://www- 03.ibm.com/ibm/university/academic/pub/page/academic_initiativ e – Microsoft (Academic Alliance) www.dreamspark.com www.dreamspark.com – Oracle Academy https://academy.oracle.com/oa-web-advancedcs-description.html https://academy.oracle.com/oa-web-advancedcs-description.html

15. Funding: Collaborations Bring in different strengths and perspectives NSF’s website provides a list of funded projects and PIs 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

16. Travel Funding 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) Conference grants

17. Travel : 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” Recruiting and alumni development – Check with your admissions and development organizations to see if they'll pay any expenses if you'll meet with prospective students and/or alumni

18. Collaborators/Networking Existing networking programs at your institutions Interdisciplinary opportunities – Mainly within institution but there may be consortia or local opportunities Conferences and Workshops – Meet people and be visible Local consortia Volunteerism – Rewarding and a learning opportunity as well

19. Collaborators/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

20. Time for Research Don’t overload – Learn to say ‘no’; it’s OK to do so – Most likely the opportunities will present themselves again – 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 Avoid teaching in the summer

21. Time: 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

22. Time: “Research Time” from Teaching Activities Undergraduate TAs Try to teach courses that support your research Build into your class something that benefits your research Include readings of research papers A student project that will benefit your research – Good for all students – Could also generate undergraduate student research

23. Time: 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

24. Recognition Opportunities Be proactive, seek recognition and look for opportunities Look for opportunities local to your institution  Internal awards  Press releases Nominating others helps your visibility Seek Leadership roles with visibility Opportunities through professional societies  ACM and IEEE Senior Member http://awards.acm.org/html/amg_call.cfm http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/senio r/app_guide.html http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/senio r/app_guide.html

25. In Summary Invest in yourself and in your future Be proactive and don’t wait for it to happen Take advantage of all available resources Don’t be afraid to ask for what you need 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.