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This summary highlights key contributions to graduate education in physics from Pat Viele, who joined AAPT in 2001 and has participated in 11 national meetings. The focus has been on communication training and information fluency, as recommended by the TFGE. Pat has served on multiple committees, including Graduate Education in Physics and Professional Concerns, and is committed to enhancing information retrieval practices through the Subcommittee on Classification and Information Retrieval for AIP Publishing. For more insights, visit the Physics Information Fluency Blog.
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AAPT and Me Pat Viele SLA PAM Roundtable June 5, 2007
Time Line Joined 2001 Presented at 11 national meetings so far. Arranged for two panel discussions, and am planning another for the winter meeting 2008. Served 3 years on the Committee for Graduate Education in Physics Am currently serving on the Professional Concerns Committee
“The TFGE recommends that departments require communication training and information literacy/fluency in their graduate programs.” p.20 Report of the Joint APS-AAPT Task Force on Graduate Education in Physics 10/05 http://www.aps.org/about/governance/task-force/upload/2006_Grad_Ed_Report_Revised_Final.pdf
Attended a discussion for directors of graduate education at the March, 2006 meeting of the APS.
Appointed to the Subcommittee on Classification and Information Retrieval (SCIR) for AIP Publishing. I attended my first meeting in April, 2007. This is a three year commitment.
Physics Information Fluency Blog http://physicsinformationfluency.blogspot.com/
Pat Viele ptv1@cornell.edu