Sample Residency Activities
Sample Residency Activates
The following items are provided as sample residency activities--however, you should feel free to be creative in your proposed plan.
• Research and Scholarship
- author/co-author book review
- contribute to a professional newsletter
- conduct collaborative research with fellow students
- conduct collaborative research with a faculty member
- work as a research assistant
- critique a colleague's research article draft
- develop a grant proposal
- produce a working paper for discussion
- author/co-author a research article
- author/co-author a professional article
- present a paper at a state, regional, national, or international conference
• Professional Service
- edit a professional newsletter
- serve in a graduate student organization
- serve on a department committee
- serve on a college committee
- serve on a university committee
- serve on a professional committee
- review text for publishers
- review manuscripts for publications
- serve in a professional elected or appointed office
- organize a professional conference
- serve as chair/discussant at a professional meeting
- serve as a journal field reviewer
- organize an invited speaker session
- organize study groups, seminars, forums, lecture series
- develop Web-based knowledge base
• Teaching
- work as a Teaching Assistant
- teach a course
- serve as a guest lecturer in a course
- tutor fellow students
- develop course instructional materials
- develop instructional evaluation materials
- proctor an exam
- prepare instructional aids
- serve as a mentor for junior students
• Development, Consultation, and Project Management
- serve as a director or associate director of a project
- participate in a consultation activity
- prepare a consultation report for an actual client
- develop specifications and products for instructional applications (including course
materials) - participate as a planner or instructional designer on a project
- participate as an evaluator on a project
- serve as a field test subject for the formative evaluation of an instructional project
• General Professional Participation
- serve as a research subject
- attend and preferably participate in professional colloquia and seminars
- attend and preferably participate in state professional meetings
- attend and preferably participate in regional professional meetings
- attend and preferably participate in national professional meetings
- attend and preferably participate in relevant professional presentations on campus
- host visitors to campus
- participate in a professional seminar
- observe colleagues in an innovative or exemplary program
- participate in a study group or professional network
- initiate and lead a seminar with faculty participation
