I attended the
Richard Wiggers talk this morning (February 8th), and I have to say that I was most pleasantly surprised by the presentation. The outline describing the presentation led me to the Tim Horton's line-up for a second dose prior to the 10 am start, but as Dr. Wiggers began by describing the research that his organization (
HEQCO) has undertaken, it became evident that we were all going to learn a lot from what he had to say - even if the statistics and research primarily focused on Ontario PSE institutions - the information was easily transferable to our province. On top of the compelling Canadian research we were able to learn about, Wiggers entertained us with a laid back style, mixed with some of his personal experiences that left me grinning on more than a few occasions.
There were many great takeaways from the talk this morning. One idea born out of the talk that I plan to undertake is to find out more information about the "kind" of students we currently interact with in Science. In turn, I hope to find out who the students are that we need to do a better job of reaching, informing, and helping.
This is another example of our Vice-Provost (Students) bringing in an excellent speaker to the U of M and inviting the Advisor Exchange to take part. If you attended the talk this morning, I would encourage you to send Susan a note of thanks for once again including us in another excellent PD opportunity.
What did you think about the talk? Are you going to take any action as a result of what you heard? Please share here...