Following is a complete list of the programs offered through the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) during the 2012 springl semester.  Please note that there are three different program series this academic year.  The Certificate in Teaching Techniques (CITT) is in its third year and provides postdoctoral scholars with information to support their development and credentials for faculty positions. Postdocs enrolled in the CITT program may sign up for any of the Fundamentals in Teaching (FIT) workshops as these are the ones required for the CITT.  The Career Coaching series is concentrated on general information and skills postdocs need as they undertake their job search and focus on the next steps within their career. The Professional Path series offers postdoctoral scholars insights into professional careers as well as information regarding the types of professional skills one needs to be successful in their careers in academia, private industry or other work environments. In addition, the Graduate School provides an array of Professional Development Seminars (PDS) that are open to postdocs; more information about these can be found online at: http://www.ncsu.edu/grad/preparing-future-leaders/allseminars.html.  Please note that all postdocs are welcome to attend any of the seminars but must register for these through The Graduate School’s online Leadership Development Registration System (LDRS) at:  http://go.ncsu.edu/postdocevents.

Insights into Entrepreneurship
Presenters: Dr. Ann Black, CEO/President of ImmunoReagents; Dr. Steven Michielsen, Professor of Textile Engineering Chemistry and Science and Chairman of the Board of LAAMScience; Dr. C.L. Niblett, CEO of Venganza, and Dr. Ginger Rothrock, Program Manager for Emerging Technologies at RTI International and Co-Founder of Liquidia Technologies
Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Time: 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m.
Location: Walnut Room, Talley Student Center
Have you ever thought about owning your own business? Do you have a research idea or invention you could envision taking to market? Are you interested in finding out what it means to be an entrepreneur? If so, you will want to attend this panel discussion to learn about the skills, challenges and rewards of entrepreneurship. . ***Please Note***: This workshop is open to both postdoctoral scholars and graduate students, and it is co-sponsored by the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) and the Graduate School's Professional Development Seminars (PDS) series.

Suggestions for Successful Lab Management
Presenters: David Black, Lab Manager for the Environmental Engineering Lab; Melissa Cox, Lab Manager for the Biotechnology Education Facility; Anne Crews, Laboratory Supervisor in Molecular Biomedical Sciences; and Dr. Simon Lappi, Laboratory Supervisor in Chemistry
Date: Thursday, March 1, 2012
Time: 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m.
Location: Walnut Room, Talley Student Center
There are many facets to managing a lab, and understanding how to skillfully oversee these is essential to successful lab management. This panel consists of laboratory managers and supervisors who will share their experiences and offer suggestions for how to effectively manage both teaching and research labs. ***Please Note***: This workshop is open to both postdoctoral scholars and graduate students, and it is co-sponsored by the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) and the Graduate School's Professional Development Seminars (PDS) series.

Best Practices for Today's Leaders: Skills for Success
Presenter: Dr. Kevin Rice, Director for Training and Organizational Development, NC State University
Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Time: 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m.
Location: Walnut Room, Talley Student Center
Do you plan to manage or supervisee people in the future? Do you envision yourself in some type of leadership role in your career? If so, are you aware of the most important skills you will need to be successful? Join Dr. Kevin Rice, an experienced organizational developmentist, as he shares the best practices used by leaders today.. ***Please Note***: This workshop is open to both postdoctoral scholars and graduate students, and it is co-sponsored by the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) and the Graduate School's Professional Development Seminars (PDS) series.

CAREER COACHING SERIES

Finding Your Passion
Date: Thursday, January 19, 2012
Time: 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m.
Location: Walnut Room, Talley Student Center
Presenter: Marcy Bullock, Director, CALS Career Services
How can you incorporate more of your passion in your personal and professional life? Passion is not just for zillionaires. You do not have to mash your nose to the grindstone. This workshop will help you identify your values, mission and genius. You will learn steps to take to identify and pursue what matters most to you. Today is not a dress rehearsal. Get started finding more meaning and feeling more fulfilled.

Transferable Skills: The Key to Career Reinvention
Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2012
Time: 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m.
Location: Walnut Room, Talley Student Center
Presenter: Dara Wilson-Grant, Founder and Owner of Careers in Bloom
A common question asked by postdoctoral scholars and graduate students preparing to compete in the non-academic job market is, "How can I seel my qualifications without having direct industry experience?" The key is learning how to translate your graduate education and postdoctoral training into a language that broad audiences understand - a skills enriched language. Skills are the main currency outside of the academic market, not publications. This workshop focuses on helping participants identify and assess their strongest and most transferable skills, plus learn specific strategies for promoting their qualifications in the most effective way possible. ***Please Note***: This workshop is open to both postdoctoral scholars and graduate students, and it is co-sponsored by the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) and the Graduate School's Professional Development Seminars (PDS) series.

Personal Branding: Your Career "Value Add"
Presenter: Kelly Welch, Career Coach and Branding Strategist, YES Career Services 
Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 
Time: 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. 
Location:  Walnut Room, Talley Student Center
Understanding and aligning your personal brand can make you a preferred candidate for the life of your career. Learn more about how to create your own personal brand so taht you can effectively convey to employers the value you can bring to their organizations. ***Please Note***: This workshop is open to both postdoctoral scholars and graduate students, and it is co-sponsored by the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) and the Graduate School's Professional Development Seminars (PDS) series.

LinkedIn: Your Networking Linchpin
Presenter:  Kelly Welch, Career Coach and Branding Strategiest, YES Career Services
Date:  Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Time:  12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m.
Location:  Walnut Room, Talley Student Center
Are you familiar with LinkedIn and do you have a LinkedIn profile? This tool is essential for your career success! This seminar will provide you with guidance on how you can use LinkedIn to approach networking in your career. ***Please Note***: This workshop is open to both postdoctoral scholars and graduate students, and it is co-sponsored by the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) and the Graduate School's Professional Development Seminars (PDS) series.

CERTIFICATE IN TEACHING TECHNIQUES (CITT)
Postdocs need to register at http://harvest.cals.ncsu.edu/surveybuilder/Form.cfm?testID=8184
to receive credit for the certificate requirements. ALL postdocs are welcome to attend these programs, even if not enrolled in the CITT.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL THE CITT WORKSHOPS ARE LISTED AS "FUNDAMENTALS IN TEACHING (FIT) WORKSHOPS IN THE REGISTRATION SYSTEM AND ON THE GRADUATE SCHOOL WEBSITE.
The FIT and the CITT workshops are one and the same - just designated differently on this site because only postdoctoral scholars can enroll in the CITT program.

NOTE: Below is a sample of the CITT workshops offered (note that the electives are not offered every semester), but CITT participants may view the current 2012 Spring FIT schedule with the dates, room locations and workshop descriptions and register for the FIT workshops through the Leadership Development Registration System.

Introduction to Teaching (*Mandatory/Required for the CITT)
Instructor:  Dr. Barbi Honeycutt, Director of Graduate Teaching Programs
This workshop is designed to introduce participants to the fundamentals of effective teaching and learning in the university classroom through exploration, application and reflection.  Basic information about a variety of teaching topics as well as “best practices” for enhancing teaching and learning in the university classroom will be shared.

Learning Styles (*Core/Required for the CITT)
Instructor: Dr. Barbi Honeycutt, Director, Graduate Teaching Programs, The Graduate School
There are more than eight different learning styles, and traditional teaching methods only assist in addressing a few of them. In this workshop, we will discuss the different ways people learn and explore how you can make simple adaptations to your teaching to enhance the learning process.

Effective Questioning Techniques (*Core/Required for the CITT)
Instructor: Dr. Barbi Honeycutt, Director, Graduate Teaching Programs, The Graduate School
"Are there any questions?" How many times have you asked this question only to receive blank stares from your students? Learning to ask effective questions is an essential skill for every teacher, regardless of the type of classroom environment. In this workshop, participants will explore strategies and techniques for asking questions effectively to generate more student participation. We will discuss word choice, timing, types of questions, and overall presentation style.

Writing Learning Outcomes (*Core/Required for the CITT)
Instructor: Dr. Barbi Honeycutt, Director of Graduate Teaching Programs
This workshop is designed to introduce participants to the process of writing effective learning outcomes. As the basis for structured teaching and instruction, learning outcomes help to define teacher expectations for students within the curriculum, and writing learning outcomes is one of the most important steps to take before entering the classroom. In this workshop, we will discuss the importance of learning outcomes in the classroom and learn how to design successful learning outcomes.

Managing Disruptive Classroom Behavior (*Elective for the CITT)
Instructor:  Dr. Barbi Honeycutt, Director of Graduate Teaching Programs
This workshop is a partnership between The Graduate School and Innovative Educators. There are NO COSTS for workshop participants from NC State. The workshop will include a pre-recorded presentation by Dr. Brian Van Brunt from Western Kentucky University.  The online video presentation will be followed by online discussions facilitated by Dr. Barbi Honeycutt. This practical session is designed for new and experienced faculty members who are looking for new tools to manage difficult student situations in their classrooms. The workshop will demonstrate techniques to re-direct, manage and calm the disruptive students. The facilitators will focus on the techniques of motivational interviewing to offer faculty members an underlying theory and clear examples of how to address today’s classroom
problems.

Motivational Teaching Strategies (*Core/Required for the CITT)
Instructor:  Dr. Barbi Honeycutt, Director of Graduate Teaching Programs
This workshop is designed to introduce participants to the concept of motivation in teaching and learning contexts.  We will discuss teaching strategies and instructional behaviors that encourage student motivation and participation, challenge and support students’ learning, and inspire students to perform to the best of their ability.

The Faculty Interview: Preparing for Your Teaching Demonstration (*Elective for the CITT)
Instructor: Dr. Barbi Honeycutt, Director of Graduate Teaching Programs
If you plan to apply for a faculty position, you will most likely be asked to teach a class during your campus interview. How you will establish rapport with students you've never met?  How will you decide which teaching strategies to use?  How will you demonstrate your effectiveness as a teacher when you only have one chance to impress the committee?  How will you establish your credibility and authenticity while managing your nervousness?  In this workshop, we will explore the answers to these questions to help you effectively prepare for the teaching demonstration part of your interview.

Responding to Student Writing: Encouraging Reflection and Revision (*Elective for the CITT)
Instructor: Dr. Barbi Honeycutt, Director of Gradaute Teaching Programs
Writing assignments, including essays, lab reports, research papers, or essay test questions, can be great tools to test students' critical thinking skills and comprehension of the course content.  However, instructors often feel overwhelmed by an abundance of grammatical and organizational problems, and discouraged by the students’ lack of interest in their written feedback. In this workshop we will learn about four types of response, analyze instructor comments on student work, and practice effective response strategies in order to encourage students to use instructor feedback to improve their performance.

Classroom Management: Getting Started (*Core/Required for the CITT)
Instructor: Dr. Barbi Honeycutt, Director of Graduate Teaching Programs
**ONLINE** (instructions will be sent to those who register for this workshop)
Managing the classroom environment is one of the most challenging aspects of teaching. This workshop is designed to address classroom management issues and concerns. Topics will include: creating a welcoming environment, establishing guidelines and expectations, maintaining professionalism, and handling disruptive students.

Evaluation and Grading (*Core/Required for the CITT)
Instructor: Dr. Barbi Honeycutt, Director of Gradauting Teaching Program
The purpose of this workshop is to provide participants with an introduction to different grading and evaluation processes in teaching.  Participants will explore topics such as: designing rubrics, establishing grading scales, and giving constructive feedback.  Participants will practice grading example assignments and discuss the benefits and challenges of different types of grading strategies. This workshop is recommended for those who have limited grading experience.  

Classroom Assessment Techniques (*Core/Required for the CITT)
Instructor: Dr. Barbi Honeycutt, Director of Graduate Teaching Programs
Classroom assessment techniques (CATs) are strategies to quickly assess student learning and provide feedback.  In this workshop, participants will discuss, practice, and share a variety of approaches for assessing students’ learning.

Emotional Intelligence: A Tool for Teaching (*Elective for the CITT)
Instructor: Dr. Rhonda Sutton, Director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
You might know your IQ, but are you aware of emotional intelligence and what this concept comprises? This workshop will introduce you to the core elements of emotional intelligence. Information will also be provided that will help you gain an awareness of how you can use these elements of emotional intelligence to improve your interactions with your students and your competency as a teacher.

Creating Tests that Assess Higher Order Thinking Skills (*Elective for the CITT)
Instructor: Dr. Barbi Honeycutt, Director of Graduate Teaching Programs
This workshop is a partnership between The Graduate School and Innovative Educators. There are NO COSTS for workshop participants from NC State. The workshop will include a pre-recorded presentation by Dr. Jennifer Hurd followed by online discussions facilitated by Dr. Barbi Honeycutt. The workshop presentation will begin with an overview of Bloom's Taxonomy, and then we will look at writing test questions that will assess more than knowledge and comprehension. Different types of questions will be covered. Advantages and disadvantages of each type of question will also be presented. Workshop participants will be able to analyze questions developed by other instructors and practice writing test items.

Current Issues in Teaching: How Digital Media and the Brain Science of Attention Transform Learning (Reading Discussion Group)
(*Elective for the CITT)
In this workshop, we will read and discuss a selection from Cathy Davidson’s new book Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn. We will discuss the phenomenon of attention blindness and how it provides opportunities for collaborative and innovative learning strategies in the classroom, giving specific attention to the role of technology and how it is changing the way students learn. Davidson will show us how we can teach ourselves and our students to “learn, unlearn, and relearn” in order to facilitate a dynamic learning environment that encourages creativity and innovation.