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 Courses – Daniela Fera, CTL Graduate Fellow, Chemistry
Wednesday, Feb. 27, 1:30-3: Graduate Student Center, room 305
Giving Students Feedback – Brandon 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 Cheating – Angelina 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 Undergraduate – Noah 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
