New chemistry faculty professional development

What is it about?

The paper details the design of the Cottrell Scholars Collaborative workshop for new chemistry faculty, which provides support for new professors in largely pedagogy. We also report our initial assessment of the workshop's efficacy. We show that participants are more familiar with modern teaching methods after the workshop and have the same amount of impact as longer workshops in other fields.

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Why is it important?

The significance is that no one has been doing this kind of professional training for chemistry faculty despite how common it is for physics and other sciences. Importantly, we started with the goal of measuring the impact so that the workshop can be improved over time.