Professional Development for Early Career DBER Scholars through In-Person and Virtual Career Panel Workshops

Authors

Miranda M. Chen Musgrove, University of Colorado, Boulder
Elizabeth Genné-Bacon, Tufts University
Kelsey Gray, Chapman UniversityFollow
Ashley B. Heim, Cornell University
Anupriya Karippadath, Purdue University
Rita Margarida Magalhães, Rochester Institute of Technology
Brie Tripp, San Francisco State University
Anna J. Zelaya, Emory University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-21-2022

Abstract

In discipline-based education research (DBER), early career scholars, such as graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, observe a slew of possible career pathways. Yet, there is a lack of opportunities to learn about such pathways, particularly when transitioning from traditional science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) disciplinary training into a DBER position. Thus, the DBER Scholars-in-Training Professional Development subcommittee was created within the Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER) community to develop a collection of workshops that would serve the greatest professional development needs of early career scholars entering DBER. Through a series of surveys disseminated over multiple years, early career scholars expressed interest in better navigating their career options, which led to the development of the career panel workshop, held during the 2019 and 2020 SABER Annual National Conferences. In this report, we explore the development, implementation, and results of two career panel workshops and compare and contrast the 2019 in-person workshop with the 2020 virtual workshop. We also offer our insights on the value of the career workshop, discuss the next steps, and explore valuable resources for those planning on organizing similar events.

Comments

This article was originally published in Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education in 2022. https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.00190-21

Recommended Citation

Professional Development for Early Career DBER Scholars through In-Person and Virtual Career Panel Workshops. Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education. https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.00190-21

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