Making Space: Supporting Inclusive Classrooms
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As TAs, we are tasked with teaching highly diverse groups of students from a wide range of backgrounds. This may present some challenges but also opens up many opportunities for students. In this session, we will create strategies to quickly identify and mitigate potential obstacles to learning while supporting the positive benefits of diversity. We (more…)
Improving your Time Management (in TAing)
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Do you have trouble balancing your graduate studies and TA responsibilities? Do you stay up all night marking or preparing for class? Are you a procrastinator? If you answered “yes” to one or more of these questions, then this workshop is for you. Please come to this workshop prepared to be open and honest with (more…)
Designing High-Impact Learning Experiences (for TAs)
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The experiential learning cycle (Kolb 1984) describes the process through which we learn from our experiences. In our roles as TAs and graduate instructors, an understanding of this process can help us to design and teach using high-impact strategies that promote deep learning in our students. In this session, we will explore how the learning (more…)
Leading Discussions (for TAs)
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Discussions are a valuable tool to engage students with the course material. However, facilitating a discussion can sometimes seem like a daunting task. What if the students are unwilling to participate? What if the discussion veers off-topic? What can we do to help students walk away with a deep understanding of the subject? In this (more…)
Presentation and Guest Lecturing Skills (for TAs)
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Your supervisor is out of town and has asked you to guest lecture for them next term. Oh no! The TA institute is here to help. In this workshop we will cover the planning and delivery of presentations, including presentation planning basics, how to effectively use powerpoint presentations and other technologies, and overcoming personal challenges (more…)