Teaching Workshops for Graduate Students

Spring 2008

The Center for Teaching and Learning offers workshops for graduate students seeking to develop their teaching, both to help them improve as teaching assistants and for their professional development as future faculty. For more information, contact the Center for Teaching and Learning or the CTL Fellow organizing the session.

Note that sessions with a designated "convener" are departmentally centered workshops. These discussions grow out of teaching issues common to a particular department or group of departments, but all graduate students are welcome to attend.

Preparing for the Spring Semester: Making the Most of the Fall’s Lessons
Wednesday, Jan. 30th, 12-1: Lynch Labs 117
            Convener: Megan Phifer-Rixey, CTL Graduate Fellow, Biology

History Teaching and the TA
Wednesday, Jan. 30th, 12-1: College Hall 209
            Convener: Sarah Manekin, CTL Graduate Fellow, History

Teaching Controversial Topics – Professors Herman Beavers and Ania Loomba, English
Thursday, Jan. 31st, 12-1:30: Fisher-Bennett 330
            Convener: Brandon Woods, CTL Graduate Fellow, English

Syllabus Construction Sarah Manekin, CTL Graduate Fellow, History
Monday, Feb. 11, 12-1:30: Graduate Student Center, room 305

The Art of the Lecture – Professors Tom Childers and Tom Sugrue, History
Wednesday, Feb. 13th, 12-1: College Hall 214
            Convener: Sarah Manekin, CTL Graduate Fellow, History

Using Powerpoint Effectively in Your Teaching – Professor Tom Cassel, Mechanical Engineering
Wednesday, Feb. 13th, 12-1: Vagelos (Chem. Building), room 2000
            Convener: Daniela Fera, CTL Graduate Fellow, Chemistry

Asking Good Questions Megan Phifer-Rixey, CTL Graduate Fellow, Biology
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 12-1:30: Graduate Student Center, room 305

Incorporating Film into Your Course – Professors Josephine Park, English, and Peter Decherney, English and Cinema Studies
Thursday, Feb. 21st, 12-1:30: Fisher-Bennett 330
            Convener: Brandon Woods, CTL Graduate Fellow, English

The Future of Foreign Language Teaching – Professor Gerald Prince, French Studies, Dr. Kathryn McMahon, French Language Program, Dr. Toni Esposito, Spanish Language Program
Friday, Feb. 22nd, 2-4: Cherpack Room, 5th floor, Williams Hall
            Convener: Angelina Stelmach Blundell, CTL Graduate Fellow, French Studies

Teaching Non-Majors and Introductory CoursesDaniela Fera, CTL Graduate Fellow, Chemistry
Wednesday, Feb. 27, 1:30-3: Graduate Student Center, room 305

Giving Students FeedbackBrandon Woods, CTL Graduate Fellow, English
Thursday, Feb. 28, 12-1:30: Graduate Student Center, room 305

Teaching to a Diverse Classroom – Dr. Myrna Cohen and Chia-Ying Pan, Weingarten Learning Resources Center
Thursday, Feb. 28th, 12-1: Lynch Labs 117
            Convener: Megan Phifer-Rixey, CTL Graduate Fellow, Biology

What Makes a Good Question? – Professors Cheikh Babou and Lynn Lees, History
Monday, Mar. 3rd, 12-1: College Hall 214
            Convener: Sarah Manekin, CTL Graduate Fellow, History

Preventing and Dealing with Student CheatingAngelina Stelmach Blundell, CTL Graduate Fellow, French Studies
Tuesday, Mar. 4, 3:30-5: Graduate Student Center, 2nd floor conference room

Teaching Careers at Different Kinds of Schools – Professors Bob Paley, Chemistry, Swarthmore College, Joseph Bausch, Chemistry, Villanova University
Friday, Mar. 7th, 1-2: Vagelos (Chemistry Building), room 4000
            Convener: Daniela Fera, CTL Graduate Fellow, Chemistry

Applying Different Teaching Techniques in the Classroom – Professors Donald Berry and David Christianson, Chemistry
Thursday, Mar. 13th, 12-1: Vagelos (Chemistry Building), room 2000
            Convener: Daniela Fera, CTL Graduate Fellow, Chemistry

Culturally Inclusive Teaching and Curricula – Professor Shaun Harper, Education
Monday, Mar. 17th, 12-1: GSE 427
            Convener: Noah Drezner, CTL Graduate Fellow, Higher Education

The Research Paper and the UndergraduateNoah Drezner, CTL Graduate Fellow, Higher Education
Wednesday, Mar. 19, 3-4:30: Graduate Student Center, room 305

Teaching and Mentoring in the Lab – Professors Paul Schmidt and Dustin Brisson, Biology
Thursday, Mar. 27th, 12-1: Lynch Labs 117
            Convener: Megan Phifer-Rixey, CTL Graduate Fellow, Biology

Why Am I Qualified to Teach this Stuff? – Professors Margreta de Grazia and Paul Saint-Amour, English
Thursday, Mar. 27th, 12-1:30: Fisher-Bennett 330
            Convener: Brandon Woods, CTL Graduate Fellow, English

Balancing Lecture and Discussion – Professor Kevin Brownlee, French Studies
Friday, Mar. 28th, 2-3:30: Williams Hall 516
            Convener: Angelina Stelmach Blundell, CTL Graduate Fellow, French Studies

Teaching Novels in History – Professors Tom Childers and Peter Holquist, History
Monday, Apr. 7th, 12-1: College Hall 214
            Convener: Sarah Manekin, CTL Graduate Fellow, History

Undergraduate Perspectives on Studying Romance Languages and Literatures
Friday, Apr. 11th, 2-3:30: Graduate Student Center 305
            Convener: Angelina Stelmach Blundell, CTL Graduate Fellow, French Studies

How to Deal with Difficult Students – Professor Theo Burnes, Education
Tuesday, Apr. 15th, 12-1: GSE 400
            Convener: Noah Drezner, CTL Graduate Fellow, Higher Education

Teaching Writing in a Content Course  – Professor David Kazanjian, English, and Dr. Valerie Ross, director, Critical Writing Program
Thursday, Apr. 17th, 12-1:30: Fisher-Bennett 330
            Convener: Brandon Woods, CTL Graduate Fellow, English

Lessons from the First Years of Teaching – Professors Marisa Kozlowski, Chemistry, and Gregory Caputo, Chemistry, Rowan University
Thursday, Apr. 17th, 1-2: Vagelos (Chemistry Building), room 4000
            Convener: Daniela Fera, CTL Graduate Fellow, Chemistry

Course Development in Foreign Languages – Professor Joan DeJean, French Studies
Friday, Apr. 18th, 4-5:30: Cherpack Room, 5th floor, Williams Hall
            Convener: Angelina Stelmach Blundell, CTL Graduate Fellow, French Studies

Rubrics vs. Free Grading – Professors Laura Perna and Kathy Hall, Education
Wednesday, Apr. 23rd, 12-1
: GSE 121
            Convener: Noah Drezner, CTL Graduate Fellow, Higher Education

Mistakes I Have Made as a Teacher – Professor Phil Rea, Biology
Thursday, Apr. 24th, 12-1: Lynch Labs 117
            Convener: Megan Phifer-Rixey, CTL Graduate Fellow, Biology

 


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