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WHAT ASSUMPTIONS DO YOUR COLLEAGUES HAVE ABOUT WHAT YOU DO?

After 10 years and a transition from non-tenure track to tenure track to tenure… . “Wow, I can’t believe that you think that hard about your teaching ”. “Wow, I can’t believe that you can be so scientific about your teaching .”

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WHAT ASSUMPTIONS DO YOUR COLLEAGUES HAVE ABOUT WHAT YOU DO?

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  1. After 10 years and a transition from non-tenure track to tenure track to tenure…. • “Wow, I can’t believe that you think that hard about your teaching”. • “Wow, I can’t believe that you can be so scientific about your teaching.” • “Wow, I can’t believe how enthusiastic you are about teaching.” • “Wow, I can’t believe that you run the STF program, work with K-8 teachers, teach in the college of ed, designed a new cancer class.” WHAT ASSUMPTIONS DO YOUR COLLEAGUES HAVE ABOUT WHAT YOU DO?

  2. What about my scholarship? • “Wow, I can’t believe that you run the STF program, work with K-8 teachers, teach in the college of ed, designed a new cancer class” • These are all grant-funded activities • Many of which have been published • Its not that they don’t care • They forget • They just think of me as the teacher person • And honestly, I love to teach… ENOUGH ABOUT MY DAMN TEACHING!

  3. 1. STEALTH education • Every single annual report I write • Every time I ask a stats expert in my dept for advice • Every time I am asked about a teaching idea • Every time I try something new in my class (I invite the entire faculty to observe to give me feedback) • 2. Get grants • Not always easyor guaranteed • 3. Publish papers • 4. Collaborate WHAT OPPORTUNITIES DO YOU HAVE TO SHOW THEM WHAT YOU ACTUALLY DO?

  4. Just b/c I do SoTL, I am not “special” • I don’t get a pass on productivity • Do the work, earn the respect WHAT ARE THE RULES OF THE GAME?

  5. Former and current Dean • Alix Darden • Dept Heads • NMSU-HHMI Program director • The entire junior faculty (petitioned the dept head to convert me to tenure track) • Former and current provost • Regents professor in the College of Ag • Director of the Teaching Academy WHO IS YOUR ADVOCATE?

  6. NMSU-HHMI Program Director and Dept’l colleague • co-author, co-conspirator, co-director • Ecologist with a stats and math interest • stats help, Co-PI on a NSF Math-Bio grant to help with assessment • Technology and pedagogy/PBL colleague in Ed • co-PI on two grants, two in revision, three conference presentations, two papers in prep, brainstormer-in-chief • NCI U54 grant- FHCRC colleagues • Cancer grant partners, case study, 2 papers, CTFs • Laura Regassa and Ann Cheeptham • Former BSP and bioinformatics scholars • Bioinformatics-based case study submitted to Buffalo WHO ARE YOUR COLLABORATORS? 

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