Unless otherwise indicated, sessions occur in the Learning and Teaching Centre (LTC) Classroom in the Harry Hickman Building (HHB), Room 128.

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Fall Teaching Assistant (TA) Conference
Tuesday, September 4 to Friday, September 7, 2012
9:00 AM ~ 7:00 PM, Harry Hickman Building
Organizer: Cynthia Korpan, TA Training Program Manager, the Learning and Teaching Centre
The TA conference is spread over four days to ensure that you are able to attend the workshops YOU want! The first day - Tuesday, September 4th - is the most important. The workshops for that day are organized to take you through the most essential steps necessary to fulfill your role as a new TA. They include topics such as: Introduction to Teaching at UVic, Time Management, What You Need to Know About That First Day of Class, How to Build Your Confidence, Who Students Are Today, plus more. The next three days will include many more topics, such as: How to Grade and Design Rubrics, how to promote collaborative learning, what to do for a guest lecture, and much more!

The conference is designed to help you develop and improve your teaching skills. We have invited experienced UVic TAs, Teaching Assistant Consultants (TACs), and faculty to present workshops covering a wide spectrum of topics. The conference is divided into three streams: one caters to new TAs, another to International TAs, and the other caters to experienced TAs, but all streams are open to anyone who wants to attend.

The conference is a great opportunity to connect and share your ideas and experiences with graduate students in other faculties, and for professional and personal development. The conference is FREE for all graduate students, new and returning teaching and academic assistants, and instructors. Pre-registration required.
Agenda
Workshop Descriptions
TA/Graduate Student Workshops
TA Conference Information

Percentage Grading Workshop
Friday, September 7, 2012
10:00 AM ~ 11:20 AM, HHB 120
Facilitators: Dr. Joe Parsons, Learning and Teaching Centre; Dr. Marty Wall, Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies, and the Learning and Teaching Centre; and Dr. Katy Mateer, Associate VP, Academic Planning
This session will focus on the transition to a percentage grading system at UVic. Come and learn about Phase I (now) and Phase 2 of the process.

ED-D 600 Learning and Teaching in Higher Education – registration only for LATHE participants (1.5 units)
September 11, 2012 to November 27, 2012
Tuesdays, 9:30 AM ~ 12:30 PM, HHB 128
Facilitator: Dr. Marty Wall, Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies, and the Learning and Teaching Centre
The course serves as one of the components of the graduate program in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (LATHE).
Explores instructional research and contemporary practices in higher education. Topics include planning for instruction, strategies for teaching in a variety of contexts (e.g. large and small classes, face-to-face and online), meeting the needs of diverse learners, use of educational technologies, and effective assignment and assessment design. Strategies used in this course include microteaching exercises, case-study analysis of teaching scenarios, large- and small-group discussion, and reflective reading and writing assignments.

Learning Without Borders (LWB) Curricular Development Fund ~ Information Session [Curriculum Design Institute (CDI) Follow-up Lens] [CDI Series] and [Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Series]
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Facilitators: Jim Anglin, Director of International Affairs and Teresa Dawson, Director of the Learning and Teaching Centre
Are you planning to apply for one of the new Learning Without Boarders curriculum development grants funded by the Provost’s office in order to internationalize some aspect of your curriculum? Grant guidelines and application forms can be found at the link below. The goal of these sessions is to support you in the application process. Please join us and we will answer any questions you might have.

The amount available per grant is $7,500. Deadline date for submission of these grant applications is Monday, October 1, 2012 at 4:00 PM.
Please note: The LWB Information Session offered on September 13, 2012 is exactly the same session as this one.
THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THERE IS AN IDENTICAL ONE BELOW.
Link to LWB Information and Application Form
CDI Series Information
SoTL Series Information

Learning Without Borders (LWB) Curricular Development Fund ~ Information Session [Curriculum Design Institute (CDI) Follow-up Lens] [CDI Series] and [Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Series]
Thursday, September 13, 2012
1:00 PM ~ 2:30 PM, HHB 128
Facilitators: Jim Anglin, Director of International Affairs and Teresa Dawson, Director of the Learning and Teaching Centre
Are you planning to apply for one of the new Learning Without Boarders curriculum development grants funded by the Provost’s office in order to internationalize some aspect of your curriculum? Grant guidelines and application forms can be found at the link below. The goal of these sessions is to support you in the application process. Please join us and we will answer any questions you might have.

The amount available per grant is $7,500. Deadline date for submission of these grant applications is Monday, October 1, 2012 at 4:00 PM.
Please note: This LWB Information Session is exactly the same session as the one that was offered on September 12, 2012.
Link to LWB Information and Application Form
CDI Series Information
SoTL Series Information

Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Awards (JCURA)
Nomination FINAL Deadline: September 15, 2012
JCURA Information

LTC Communications Luncheon
Thursday, September 20, 2012
11:30 AM ~ 1:00 PM, HHB 128
Facilitator: Learning and Teaching Centre
In appreciation for your ongoing support of our programs, the Learning and Teaching Centre is hosting a luncheon for all departmental secretaries and administrators who directly support the heads of academic units (schools, departments and faculties). We hope this will give you an opportunity to tell us how we can best support the needs of your academic unit. If you have missed receiving an invitation to this event, please contact the Learning and Teaching Centre.
By Invitation Only

Introduction to Academic Writing [TWC Workshop]
Thursday, September 20, 2012
1:00 PM ~ 2:20 PM, Library Room 129
~ OR ~
Friday, September 21, 2012
3:30 PM ~ 4:50 PM, Library Room 129
Facilitators: The Writing Centre (TWC) staff
This workshop introduces students to the effective and efficient 40/20/40 academic writing process and provides tips on planning, researching, incorporating sources, avoiding plagiarism, revising and self-editing.

Registration opens on September 4, 2012 at 10:00 AM. Please go here to register. Once a workshop is full, you can add your name to the waitlist by sending an email to TWCdir@uvic.ca. Please include your name plus the name and date of the workshop you would like to be waitlisted for. Please note that you cannot register for a workshop through email.
TWC Workshop Information

Preparing a Great Syllabus [Teaching Tips Series #1]
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
9:30 AM ~ 11:30 AM, HHB 128
Facilitator: Dr. Marty Wall, Department of Educational Psychology & Leadership Studies, and the Learning and Teaching Centre
The syllabus is a document that most instructors regard as a formal contract with students outlining basic information about the course and penalties for violating rules of participation. But such a version misses other potential uses, including the opportunity to communicate important and subtle information about you and the course that will engage your students right from the start and will reinforce the impact you should be creating in your first meeting with students. We will discuss this more expanded view of the functions of a syllabus. Please bring with you a copy of your current syllabus.
Teaching Tips Series Information

Tutorials and Discussion Groups: How to Facilitate Effectively and Keep Students Going! [TA ProD]
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
2:00 PM ~ 4:00 PM, HHB 128
Facilitator: Karoline Guelke (TAC), Department of Anthropology
This workshop provides an overview of how to lead discussions that successfully promote student interaction and learning. We will cover concrete strategies and activities for engaging students as well as tips for dealing with common problems.
TA/Graduate Student Workshops

Strong Writing [TWC Workshop]
Thursday, September 27, 2012
1:00 PM ~ 2:20 PM, Library Room 129
~ OR ~
Friday, September 28, 2012
3:30 PM ~ 4:50 PM, Library Room 210
Facilitators: The Writing Centre (TWC) staff
Learn how to write clear, concise sentences and paragraphs through a combination of lecture and hands-on practice. Topics include unity, transitions, academic wording and conciseness.
Please bring with you five pages of your own writing on which to practice.

Registration opens on September 4, 2012 at 10:00 AM. Please go here to register. Once a workshop is full, you can add your name to the waitlist by sending an email to TWCdir@uvic.ca. Please include your name plus the name and date of the workshop you would like to be waitlisted for.
Please note that you cannot register for a workshop through email.
TWC Workshop Information

Senior Instructor and Teaching Professor Scholarship Fund ~ Submission Deadline
Sunday, September 30, 2012
4:00 PM, HHB 126
Information and Application Form

October 2012 Events