iREDEFINE Workshop
The iREDEFINE workshop capitalizes on the unique environment provided by the ECEDHA conference to create a mechanism to motivate and prepare women and underrepresented minority (URM) students PhD students for pursuing faculty positions in US Universities. The unique opportunity arises due to the high concentration of ECE department chairs attending the event, most of whom are investing great efforts in increasing the diversity of their faculty.
The workshop format will balance the effective aspects of the previous three years with feedback received from the participants. In particular, ECE PhD students will have significantly more opportunities to interact with department chairs to learn about their programs, potential faculty positions, and expectations of new faculty. The iREDEFINE Fellows will also have the opportunity to present their research projects and participate in dedicated programming including sessions on negotiation strategies, understanding NSF, different types of institutions, and navigating the academic job search including mock interviews.
iREDEFINE Workshop Schedule of Events
Saturday, March 16
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7:30 am - 6:00 pm
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Registration
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8:00 am - 8:30 am
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Coffee Service
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8:00 am - 9:00 am
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Opening Session
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9:00 am - 10:00 am
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Strategies for Succesful Job Search I
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10:00 am - 10:15 am
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Networking Break
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10:15 am - 10:45 pm
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Strategies for Succesful Job Search II
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10:45 am - 12:00 pm
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Faculty Panel
Tosiron Adegbija (Associate Professor; Director of Graduate Studies,University of Arizona
Rozhin Yasaei (Assistant Professor, University of Arizona)
Mahdi Nikdast (Associate Professor, Colorado State University)
Rania Hussein (Associate Teaching Professor, University of Washington)
Joseph Young (Assistant Teaching Professor; Director of Professional Masters Program, Rice University)
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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Networking Lunch
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1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
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Institutional Diversity Panel
Stu Thompson (Department Chair and Associate Professor, Bucknell University)
Mario Simoni (Department Chair and Professor, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology)
Pamela Bhatti (Associate Chair for Strategic Initiatives and Innovation,Georgia Institute of Technology)
Deidra Hodges (ECE Department Chair, Florida International University)
Shawn Blanton (Associate Department Head for Research, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University)
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2:15 pm - 2:30 pm
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Break
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2:30 pm - 3:45 pm
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Reflect Back, Move Forward
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3:45 pm - 4:00 pm
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Poster Set Up
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4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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iREDEFINE Poster Session
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4:30 pm - 4:45 pm
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Networking Break
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4:45 pm - 6:00 pm
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How to Navigate NSF
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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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iREDEFINE Poster Session / ECExpo Reception
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Sunday, March 17
The objective of this session is for the participants to understand two key components of effective teaching: having clear learning objectives and employing active learning. Specifically, participants will: (1) be able to define Learning Objectives and explain why they are important, and (2) define active learning, explain why it is important, and describe ways to implement it that range from simple to sophisticated. The session will conclude with a list of advanced resources, but will primarily emphasize practical methods on which beginning teachers can or should focus their efforts in order to get a good start on a lifelong, effective, teaching career.
Speakers:
John Booske
Professor
University of Wisconsin, Madison
The ECEDHA conference includes ECExpo which is an exposition of laboratory equipment, project ideas and components, textbooks, and other latest tools for engineering education. It is a great opportunity for iREDEFINE students to initiate their contact with industry which will be an important aspect of their work as faculty members. In addition, by learning more about lab equipment used in ECE courses, iREDEFINE students will be more attractive to their prospective institutions.
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7:30 am - 6:00 pm
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Registration
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7:30 am - 8:30 am
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Digilent ECE Spotlight Keynote Breakfast
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8:30 am - 8:45 am
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Break
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8:45 am –10:15 am
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Mock Interviews Group I - (with Keysight Photo Booth at 10:00 am)
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10:15 am –10:30 am
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Break
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10:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Mock Interview Group II - (with Keysight Photo Booth at 10:30 am)
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12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
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Break
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12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
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ECExpo Luncheon
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1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
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Negotiation Workshop
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4:30 pm - 4:45 pm
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Networking Break
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4:45 pm - 6:00 pm
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Closing Session
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6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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ECExpo Reception
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