Announcements

This webinar presented by Janet Branchaw will introduce a three-step process derived from evidence-based approaches that research mentors and mentees can use together to reassess, realign and reimagine their mentoring relationships to enhance their effectiveness, both in the current circumstances and for the future. Register for the webinar here.

Join us today for ESA’s Weekly Water Cooler Chat

Last week, we talked about virtual field trips — this week, we’re on to assessing online learning. How will it differ from what you’ve done before? In what ways are your assessments the same? How do your assessments reflect meaningful and inclusive pedagogical practices? Join this week’s Water Cooler Chat host, Kaitlin Stack Whitney, Rochester Institute of Technology, ESA Education Scholar, and Peer Mentor of ESA’s current Data Access (Inclusive Pedagogy) Spring Faculty Mentoring Network for engaging conversation with your favorite beverage as your plan for finals.   Friday, April 10, 4:00 PM ET

We had a record-breaking 221 people tune in to our webinar on virtual field trips on April 9th! If you were unable to attend but are still interested, check out the recording of the webinar here to listen to Drs. Ben Kennedy and Jonathan Davidson speak about virtual field trips.

Our second annual network meeting was a success! There were many new faces in attendance, great networking and professional exchange, and the formation of new project ideas to move the field forward. A majority of participants responded in a survey that UFERN colleagues pushed their thinking. Project groups ended the final workday with more clarity and motivated to stay involved. As a result, we now have some exciting projects in the works!

What words did participants use to define what UFERN is about?

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Hot off the press!

Check out the newest report that will be used create conversation within UFERN. The data in the report comes from a 2018 online survey sent out to undergraduate field experience directors.

Landscape Analysis Report

To build community learning and involvement, UFERN will host a series of monthly interactive webinars between May 2018 and April 2019. We will invite speakers and panels of speakers who can help us address topics relevant to our network goals. The webinars will also serve as a forum for working groups to share results of their work and integrate across topics with the network. Please join our mailing list to get more information about the webinar series.

Follow the links to view webinar recordings and references.

SPEAKER	TOPIC and TIME
Dr. Susan Singer, Provost and VP Academic Affairs at Rollins College	“Undergraduate field experiences: Challenges and opportunities” April 26th @ 8:00 am PST

We are pleased to announce the date and location of the inaugural Undergraduate Field Experiences Research Network meeting.

April 30th – May 2nd
Kellogg Biological Station
Hickory Corners, Michigan

For updates and more information, sign up for our mailing list or check the 2018 Network Meeting page.