OIT Learning Tech Institute workshops May 31-June 13 2011

OIT's Learning Technology Institute will conduct a series of FREE workshops for the university instructional community the weeks of May 31-June 13, 2011.

Workshops range from 1.5 to 3 hours on a variety of topics including managing assessments, grades, content, and communication/collaboration in ELMS (powered by Blackboard). Also, workshops on using clickers, Wimba Live Classroom, iTunesU, wikis, and blogs as teaching tools, as well as creating narrated media presentations with Jing, Audacity, or Camtasia will be provided.  Workshops on Planning a Blended Course and Adapting a Syllabus for Online Teaching will also be featured.

See the calendar at http://otal.umd.edu/calendar for workshop dates. Review workshop descriptions and register at the Training@Maryland site by following the Course Catalog and OIT Learning Technology Institute links at http://www.training.umd.edu.

Important Dates for the Start of the Fall 2011 Semester

* Your contract starts on August 17th and you are expected to be around to meet with your faculty, start research projects and/or attend required meetings by that date.

* All students funded as a TA by the Psychology Department for the first time are required to attend a TA training on August 22 and August 23.

*There will be a mandatory meeting for all grad students after August 23rd (date has not been set yet).

Fulbright International Science Research Grants for Graduate Students

FULBRIGHT GRANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDY/RESEARCH IN THE SCIENCES, MATHEMATICS AND ENGINEERING

Are you are a graduate student and US citizen in a science, math or engineering field? Would you benefit from the opportunity to do research abroad for an academic year?

The Fulbright US Student Program fully funds an academic year of advanced research/studies abroad, and welcomes applications from graduate students in scientific and technical disciplines. Fulbright US Student grants may be ideal for graduate students who:

• Would benefit from the opportunity to work in a lab or facility abroad
• Would benefit from the opportunity to conduct fieldwork abroad
• Have research advisors with active international collaborations
• Already have strong international study/research and cultural interests and possibly language skills as well

Graduate students interested in learning more should contact the National Scholarships Office at Maryland, which provides individual advising and support at all stages of the Fulbright process – email us at fulbright@umd.edu for an appointment.

These are examples of recent graduate student Fulbright research proposal topics and their locations abroad:

Transversals and Duplexes of Latin Squares – Mathematics, Australia

Self-assembled Thermoelectric Nanocoils – Engineering, Israel

Development of an Efficient Method to Simulate Biological Systems – Chemical Physics, Austria

Galactic Evolution through Mergers – Astronomy, Chile

Characterizing Reef Fish Spawning Aggregations – Ecology, Venezuela

Brain-Machine Interfaces – Neuroscience, Germany

Eligibility: To apply for a Fulbright US Student Grant for 2012-13 you must be a US Citizen who will NOT have earned a Ph.D. before October, 2011. Language requirements vary by country but are usually more flexible in cases where the research lab/facility abroad conducts its work in English.

Contact us at fulbright@umd.edu for more information and to set up an appointment.

Fall 2011 Core Courses

The following core courses are going to be offered this Fall:

* Psyc 604: Fundamentals of Social Psychology

* Psyc 610: Historical Viewpoints and Current Theories in Psychology

* Psyc 612: Theories of Personality

Potential Webpage for Recruiting Participants

If you are trying to recruit participants outside of the University of Maryland undergraduate pool, I came across this website:  http://www.all-about-psychology.com/psychology-research-participants.html

You can post a little information about your study (see examples on above webpage) so that participants that meet the requirements of your study will contact you.

Haven't heard anything about the effectiveness of the website but it is another way to get the word out about your research.

Workshop on Writing Productivity and Peer-Review Process (June 8, 2011)

Andy De Los Reyes is organizing a workshop on writing productivity and the peer-review process that will be offered this summer. The workshop is scheduled for Wednesday, June 8th in room 1208 BPS between 9am and noon.

Depending upon interest, Andy will also coordinate with Tony Chan to ensure that a video archive of the workshop is developed to have on file for later use.