2012 Geo-Institute- USUCGER Workshop: Research & Education Priorities for the Geotechnical Engineering Community
Thursday, March 29, 2012
1:00 - 6:00 p.m.
-- 1:00 p.m.(20 min) Introduction to Workshop
-- 1:20 p.m. (100 min) Research
-- Panelist Presentations (45 min)
Broader Impacts: NSF is increasingly valuing the Broader Impacts of research proposals. This session is designed to explore the importance of the Broader Impacts section of the proposal and to provide examples of the ideas which provide broader impacts to a research proposal.
- John Daniels: University of North Carolina - Charlotte and former NSF Program Manager
Faculty-Practitioner Interactions: Educators are sometimes criticized by practitioners for the lack of practicality in their research work. This session will explore possible connections between practitioners and faculty such as the GeoCoalition.
Teacher-Scholar Model: Is there a disconnect between teaching and research? There is a spectrum of preparation for an academic career but one might argue that there is not an explicit connection between research and teaching, particularly teaching at the undergraduate level. This portion of the workshop will explore the connection between teaching and scholarship.
-- Discussion (40 min): Discussion period for all participants.
-- Panelists Summary of Discussion (15 min): Discussion period summarized
-- 3:00 p.m. (30 min) Break
-- 3:30 p.m. (100 min) Education
-- Panelist Presentations (30 min)
Vision 2025: ASCE has a collective aspirational vision for the profession of Civil Engineering. What is this vision and how will we achieve it?
- Blaine Leonard: 2010 ASCE President will present
Other Issues: e.g. Senior Design : How can the goals of senior design work synergistically with educational goals in geotechnics? This session will explore alternative; Licensure for Faculty: Should all or most faculty be licensed?
-- Discussion (40 min): Discussion period for all participants.
-- Panelists Summary of Discussion (15 min): Discussion period summarized
-- 5:10 p.m. (30 min) Development of Recommendations for USUCGER
-- 5:40 p.m. (20 min) Summary of Workshop