• Why should the staff of my laboratory spend time with undergraduates who may not even be majoring in the sciences or engineering?
• Won’t participating in these workshops slow down the primary work of my laboratory?

• 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?

Contact the SERTS program to discuss your interest in participating in the program.

If you are planning a new course, the course must first gain approval from your departmental curriculum committee, then go through the established procedures within WCAS for approval of a new course and to receive approval as an Area 1 Distribution requirement (contact the WCAS Curricular Review Committee and the WCAS General Studies Committee for information and forms). Make sure the course description clearly indicates that there is a requirement that the students participate in 8 hours of workshop outside of class time. SERTS staff can assist you in preparing your course description.