OKC Day -- February 2023

Friday 10 Feb 2023, 09:00 → 17:30 Europe/Stockholm

Welcome to OKC day! The OKC day is a chance for everyone in OKC to come together for a day of informal discussions and workshops. There will be a mix of science and non-science focused activities. It's a great opportunity to meet others in OKC--especially people who have a different research area.

09:00 → 09:30 Arrival + Welcome

09:30 → 10:30 General Session 1

What has been happening at the OKC the past year? An overview by OKC director Ariel Goobar, and an introduction to the different OKC working groups and journal clubs from different OKC members.
Chair: Evan O'Connor
(1) BSM WG (Tim Linden)
(2) Theory WG (Bo Sundborg)

10:30 → 11:00 Morning fika

11:00 → 12:30 General Session 2

Continuation of the overview from different OKC working groups and journal clubs.
Chair: Chad Finley

(4) Galaxy formation JC
(5) C&G WG
(6) EO WG

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 → 15:30 Workshop 1: Writing your paper in 10 steps

Workshop by dr. Nushkia Chamba, postdoctoral researcher at SU Astronomy and author of several papers on academic writing.

Note that participants are asked to prepare the following:
(1) Read the two review papers on how to write an astronomy paper:

Chamba, N., Knapen, J. H. & Black, D., 2022, “How to plan your astronomy research paper in ten steps”, Perspectives in Nature Astronomy. https://rdcu.be/cVdtK 

Knapen, J. H., Chamba, N. & Black, D., 2022, “How to write and develop your astronomy research paper”, Perspectives in Nature Astronomy. https://rdcu.be/cVdtJ  

(2) Bring one of your favorite scientific papers, or one which you believe is a well-written paper as a reference

(3) Bring something to write (laptop or pen and paper)

14:00 → 15:30 Workshop 2: Teaching Physics

Workshop on pedagogy in physics teaching by Sören Holst, senior lecturer at SU Fysikum.

We will take this workshop as an opportunity to reflect about effective teaching practices, understood in a broad sense, and to share ideas and experiences. As preparation, take a moment to think about your own experiences of good teaching (could be as a teacher or as a student). Are there some particular methods or practices that come to mind?

14:00 → 15:30 Workshop 3: Academic mentorship for mentors and mentees

Workshop by Klara Bolander Laksov, director of the Centre for the Advancement of University Learning at Stockholm University. This workshop will be appropriate for mentors and mentees.

15:30 → 16:00 Afternoon fika

16:00 → 17:00 General Session 3