Competencies:
Career Development
Description
Join our Individual Development Plan workshop on November 17, from 12:00 -1:30 PM Eastern Time and learn how to conceptualize, draft, and act on your own Individual Development Plan (IDP).
Please note that the workshop will require some preparatory work before the 17th, and some wrap-up work afterwards. You can register for the workshop here: go.wisc.edu/bo28dw. You will be notified of your enrollment no later than November 4.
Why IDPs? As a graduate student or post-doc, it can be daunting to think about how you'll achieve your professional goals over the next 1 to 3 years, let alone figuring out what those goals are. Individual development plans are designed to help you do just that: state your goals, assess what you need to do to reach them, and brainstorm on how you might achieve them.
What will the workshop cover? In this workshop, you will create a robust IDP draft and an action plan to facilitate conversations with your advisor or supervisor about career goals, current and desired skills, and development opportunities. We will discuss how to define achievable goals, identify resources, and develop strategies for implementing and sustaining your plans. You’ll begin by considering your current skills and career aspirations. Then, along with your peers, you will consider key features of effective plans. Workshop participants will also discuss ways to have the most productive mentee-mentor conversations about their IDP.
Where will the workshop take place? We'll use Moodle to host assignments and discussion boards before and after the workshop; you'll automatically receive a Moodle account once you're enrolled in the workshop. The workshop itself will take place in Blackboard Collaborate, web conferencing software that CIRTL uses for its courses, events, and other cross-Network meetings. You will need to install and test Blackboard Collaborate before the 17th to confirm it works; if you run into problems while doing so, contact kdiamond3@wisc.edu.
Who's invited? Anyone can register for our workshop, though students from CIRTL institutions will be given preference. Faculty and staff from across the CIRTL Network will be involved in designing and leading the workshop.
Where:
Online
When:
November 17, 2015 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm