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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">The next NSM Faculty Development Workshop is scheduled for
<b>Friday, February 26, </b>from <b>Noon – 1 pm</b> in <b>M.D. Anderson Library, Room 306.
</b>Lunch will be provided; please RSVP using the link below. A flyer is attached.
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Topic: “A Research Intensive Undergraduate Course: Trials, Tribulations and Practice”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Presenter:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Dr. Tim Cooper<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Associate Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Department of Biology and Biochemistry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">This workshop will cover approaches to developing an undergraduate course that combines theory and practical research, the overall aim of which is to teach critical thinking
skills. Topics include testing to assess levels of established skills, class exercises and practical organization of small research projects. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Please RSVP using the link below:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><a href="http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4FADAF28A5FB6-faculty2"><span style="color:#B76507;background:white">www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0D4FADAF28A5FB6-faculty2</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; ">I hope you will join us
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">on Feb 26<span style="color:black">!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Donna Pattison<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">____________________________________<span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Donna L. Pattison, PhD<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Instructional Professor<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Assistant Chair of Undergraduate Affairs<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">University of Houston<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Department of Biology and Biochemistry<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">713-743-2642<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></span><style><!--
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