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AdministrationAdministration
InstructorsInstructorsCurriculumCurriculum
StudentsStudents
MaterialsMaterials
StaffStaff
Discovery Lectures &Enrichment Sessions
Student feedback
Science seminars• Informal after-dinner discussions w/ UC
faculty (voluntary, < 30 students)
Modeling thinking process & crossing disciplines through
• Panel Discussions
• Debates
• Game shows
Video production
Discovery Lectures 2005
Some Great Challenges for 21st Century Scientists
Magnets and Semiconductors: Fundamental Science, Technological Applications, and “Magic Tricks” Understanding Great Earthquakes and Killer Tsunamis The Milky Way, Schroedinger’s Cat and You Bioluminescence, Biology & Biotechnology: Glowing Jellies of the Deep
Mad Cow Disease- the Agent is “Alive” Within Us Beyond CSI: What Forensic Anthropologists Really Do
Enrichment Sessions 2005
Study Skills for The Sciences Careers in Science Health Sciences Preparing for College (A-G) Applying to College Life After High School Financial Aid Student Panel
Science Seminars 2004
UC faculty-led
Informal discussion near dorms during study hall
Voluntary for students
~30 students
Possible Panel Discussions
PlaguesBiology (what is a virus or a bacteria?)
Evolution (how do they change?)
Genetic engineering (feasibility?)
Epidemiology (emergent property)
Public policy (tradeoffs, politics)
Ethics (value of life, risk assessment)
Global warmingPhysics (energy, work, temperature)
Environmental sci (balance, sources)
Economics (retrofit cost)
Public policy (tradeoffs, politics)
Engineering (inventing solutions)
Accelerating changeBiology (rates of evolution)
Engineering (Moore’s law+)
Sociology (Future Shock)
Ethics (Posthumanity)
Possible Debates
EvolutionPunctuated equilibrium vs. smoothMutation vs. symbiosis
Global warmingCO2 vs. sun cycles
vs. unknown cyclesLatency, impact, solutions
Genetic engineeringNew cures vs. new diseasesHealthier vs. divided population
Game shows
Bad SciencePanel of 3 scientists describe theiralleged discovery. Students ID the 1 that is false, looking for badscience.
PerilBased on the synonymous TVshow, students answer questionsin various scientific categories.
Video Production
Student production (intern) or
UCSC Media Services
Webcasting
Useful for other COSMOS campuses
Streaming/download
Student makeup of missed sessionMarket to students / teachers / donorsGeneral education of the public
Clusters
Include areas of UCSC prominence?
? Complexity theory (“chaos”)
? Genetics (human genome project,bioinformatics)
√ Marine biology (well-covered in COSMOS)
? Engineering / Computer science (partly covered w/ nanotechnology & robotics)
Cluster in 2005
1. Logic and Probability: Truth and Uncertainty
2. Engineering the Future: Robotics, Nanotechnology...
3. Under the Sea: Exploring Marine Organisms and Their World
4. Everyday Chemistry: From Perfumes to Pollution
5. Ocean Dynamics: From Wind to Whales
6. Chemistry and Mathematics: From Life to Thought
7. Stars, Sight, and Science
8. Marine Mammals in the Past, Present, and Future
9. Particle- and Astrophysics: Investigations of the Minuscule to the Massive
Transferable Skills
General Skills· Research (e.g. critical thinking, problem solving, analysis)· Communication (e.g. oral, written, non-verbal)· Interpersonal (e.g. leadership, networking, teamwork)· Personal (e.g. self-management, flexibility, goal setting,
commitment)
Discipline-Specific Skills· Problem Formulation/Solving· Data Interpretation/Analysis/Presentation· Laboratory· Computer· Fieldwork
Promote goals of COSMOS clusters & program· Cluster math/science course curricula,· Student final projects and presentations,· Other program components as required.
Evaluatingsources of informationimportant in student
research
Recruiting Professors
Motivation to teach COSMOS1. Concern for K-12 education (especially if
has children this age)2. Joy of teaching highly-motivated students3. Financial compensation4. Satisfy NSF grant educational requirement5. Career advancement6. ?
Career advancement priorities1. Funding2. Research & Publishing3. Recruiting good grad students4. …5. …6. …7. …8. Teaching COSMOS
PromotionDean-supported breakfast presentation to professors recruited 2 for 2.
Career advancement priorities1. Funding2. Publishing3. Recruiting good grad students4. Teaching COSMOS5. …6. …7. …8. …
One professorretired months earlier than planned
just so he could teach COSMOS. Others maybe similarly motivated by the tabula rasa
opportunity to teach motivatedstudents.
Recruiting Teacher Fellows
Marketing1. Word of mouth2. Flyers to schools3. Direct contact to principals4. Conference presentations
Motivation to teach COSMOS1. Financial compensation2. Joy of teaching highly-motivated students3. Chance to work with UC faculty in cutting
edge areas4. Career advancement5. ?
Training is informal.Template Transferable Skills curriculum is
often cluster topic specific. Teacher fellows work out curriculum with professors in
cluster.
Selecting Students
Two-stage approach
1. Staff screen by numbers
2. Faculty review whole package
Can we predict performance?
Prediction
Grades
Essay
Performance
Can we recruit diversity?
Qualifications
• Performance as Cluster instructorPerformance as Cluster instructor– Feedback from staffFeedback from staff– Evaluated by UCOPEvaluated by UCOP
• Panoramic grasp of science,Panoramic grasp of science,technology, and mathematicstechnology, and mathematics– UC electrical engineering & computer scienceUC electrical engineering & computer science– Published author on technology inPublished author on technology in
a science / social contexta science / social context– Developed curriculum on technological literacyDeveloped curriculum on technological literacy– Public speaker on education and technologyPublic speaker on education and technology
• Experience managing large projectsExperience managing large projects– Bicycle tour of 150 people over 8 days (2004, 2005)Bicycle tour of 150 people over 8 days (2004, 2005)
• Going beyond the requiredGoing beyond the required– Saturday movies: Saturday movies: MindwalkMindwalk, , Future of FoodFuture of Food– Faculty vs. student soccer gamesFaculty vs. student soccer games– Scholarships, escort of students to Stanford conferenceScholarships, escort of students to Stanford conference