FAQ for faculty whose labs
are hosting workshops
FAQ for faculty who are thinking of offering
workshops in association with their courses.
- What do SERTS workshops add to my course?
- How do I begin to incorporate workshops into my class?
- Do I have to modify my lectures or conform to a particular pedagogical style?
- How do I let students know I am offering a SERTS class?
- How do I go about finding workshop leaders for my class?
- How do I select good workshop leaders?
- How are the workshop leaders trained?
- Will my colleagues be upset when a bunch of students shows up unannounced in their laboratory?
- How are workshops scheduled?
ANSWER:
- It shouldn’t. The graduate students, postdoctoral fellow, or research technicians who are serving as workshop leaders should be presenting their own research. They should not need to spend an extensive amount of time preparing for the workshop. If they do, it should be time well spent because it will help them better understand their project.
- Service as a workshop leader is above and beyond the usual work assignment and should be conducted in addition to, not instead of their usual work assignments. The workshop leaders should continue to show their usual level of productivity on their research projects.
- The workshop leaders will schedule the workshops at times when there is little activity in the laboratory (e.g., evenings or weekends) so as not to interfere with other members of the laboratory.
