The variety of jobs which could be involved with a research area like this was amazing to me, and would be exciting and mind-boggling to students. Meeting these researchers with their expertise and enthusiasm is impressive. Yes, those researchers who stayed for the activities contributed the most. Plenty of time. It helped to exchange ideas with other teachers.
Connections are so important.
The input from all the teachers in this first LTER workshop is very helpful and I believe hearing about others experiences and expertise is most beneficial. No, but it was enough time for me to learn about the options available for me to choose from. Implementing will take more time. As anything, it will take continuous defining, but my ideas need to be honed to make them Konza specific. A follow up in fall might be helpful.