Giving Guest Lectures and Presentations
Series: Pro-D for Graduate Students
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In this session, we will compare and contrast presentations and guest lectures. With this, we will design a toolkit to prepare for successful presentations or guest lectures. Finally, we will collaboratively explore common challenges associated with public speaking and practice strategies to overcome these. Facilitators: Austin Taylor & Jens Vent Schmidt Register and attend this (more…)
Transliteracies
Series: Pro-D for Graduate Students
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The Promoting Trans Literacies workshop explores how Teaching Assistants can develop safer, more trans-inclusive pedagogical practices in their various role(s) in the classroom and on campus so that students of all genders have equitable access to learning environments. Using case studies drawn from real-life student experiences, this workshop helps participants learn to understand and identify (more…)
Metacognition, Lifelong Learning, and Disciplinary Practice
Series: Pro-D for Graduate Students
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“..teach them to fish, and they will eat for a lifetime.” As teachers, we are often looking to help our students become lifelong learners in not only our own disciplines but also in their wider lives in general. But does simply “covering” content actually accomplish that goal? In this session, we will examine the idea (more…)
Developing a SoTL Project
Series: Pro-D for Graduate Students
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Have you or the course instructor tried a new teaching technique (or want to) but remain unsure of whether it was effective? Are you curious about the effect of some practices in your course? Would you like to learn more about your students and their learning? This workshop will help you design a research project (more…)
Grad Student Mental Health
Series: Pro-D for Graduate Students
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Do you ever feel like you don’t belong in grad school? Like everyone around you is smarter, more qualified, more pulled together? Do you ever feel overwhelmed as a TA and feel like the students can see right through you? The responsibilities of being a grad student can be intense and leave us feeling like (more…)
Design Thinking in Teaching
Series: Pro-D for Graduate Students
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How do we design a successful lesson? In this workshop, we will discuss common challenges in lesson planning and develop a toolkit of best practices and strategies to generate meaningful learning experiences for learners. By the end of this workshop, you will be able to: 1. Identify common practices in lesson design and assess pitfalls (more…)