Consider submitting an paper to the American Geophysical Union's meeting. ED 27 Faculty Professional Development: Real and Virtual Models Professional development for college and university faculty plays an important role in introducing faculty to new geoscience discoveries, data analysis tools, teaching materials, and pedagogic methods. Individual institutions, professional organizations, research consortia and other groups are supporting both new and more experienced faculty with a wide variety of in-person workshops and virtual learning opportunities. This session will showcase these models in association with a discussion of their efficacy based on research and evaluation. Papers describing program models and evaluation results as well as research on professional development are encouraged. Abstract deadline; Aug 4 Meeting dates: Dec 5 - 9, 2011 Details:http://www.agu.org/meetings/