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Thursday, January 13, 2011
SESSION A1 Ed Tech Basics: Tips to Get Started in Teaching and Learning with Technology
Room 128
Facilitator: Scott Gerrity, Learning Systems
Have you heard of Moodle? Have you used clickers as a student and wondered how you might use it for teaching? Can we better reach today’s students by using social networking tools in the classroom? This session will provide a broad overview of technology tools that can be used to enhance student learning, and will offer tips for getting started in teaching with technology.
SESSION B1 Group Dynamics
Room 128
Facilitator: Sohad Kadhum, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Generating groups and formulating the ground work for groups is a challenge that needs to be overcome to create an effective and efficient working environment. It can also be used to leverage the group member’s knowledge and energy.
In this workshop, we will explorr the five phases of group development through Tuchman’s Team Development Model. We will be identifying techniques and strategies to move the group through the five phases. At the end of the session, we will be discussing the possibility of applying the model of group development into our Teaching Assistant work.
SESSION C1 For the WELLth of It
Room 128
Facilitator: Dr. Lara Lauzon, Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education
Wellness is a special kind of lifestyle. It is something you shape for yourself. Wellness helps you reach your best possibilities for well being. This session looks at a number of current wellness models that incorporate Physical Activity, Nutrition, Stress Management, Environmental and Self-Responsibility dimensions. This session will be valuable for anyone who finds themselves better at taking care of others than taking care of themselves.
SESSION D1 Looking in the Mirror: What Does it Mean to Be a Reflective Practitioner in Higher Education?
Room 128
Facilitator: Dr. Erin McGuire, Department of Anthropology
Reflective practice is encouraged in Higher Education, particularly for those with an interest in becoming better teachers. Reflective practice is a means to enhance the critical skills of learners by reflecting on experiences. By engaging in reflective practices, educators can also continue to learn and improve their own approaches to teaching and learning. But what does this mean? And how does it apply to you? During this session, we will explore the role of reflective practice in university teaching and identify ways to get started on the path to becoming a reflective practitioner. Topics include: reflective writing and your teaching journal, peer evaluation and using student feedback.
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SESSION D2 Communication on Campus
Room 110
Facilitator: Mr. Bijan Ahmadi, Department of Economics
This session will focus on discussion about expanding your role from an assistant to a vital member of the UVic community. Learn how to engage in your position with an effective toolkit for the office, classroom and lab. Questions include:
How much is too much - what if your work starts to interfere with school?
Do you feel social networking impacts University Communication?
Where would your department benefit most from more student involvement?
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SESSION E1 Critical Feedback: The Studio Art Critique as a useful pedagogical tool
Room 120
Facilitator: Douglas Jarvis, Studies in Religion and Society
Victoria-based artist, Doug Jarvis, will provide a brief overview of the studio art group critique as an intersection of interpretation and intent. He will explore how the process of sharing and giving critical feedback in a group setting can be an effective means of assessing the parameters and outcome of student work.
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SESSION F1 Marking in Quantitative Fields
Room 128
Facilitator: Dr. Alfonso Gracia-Saz, Math & Stats Assistance Centre Coordinator
In this workshop about marking we will... mark. What? Did you expect something else? I will share some of the common pitfalls for first-time markers and how to use your time efficiently. Then we will practice marking a real example from a UVic calculus midterm. Since we will be marking an actual problem, in order to attend this workshop you need to know how to integrate a quotient of polynomials using partial fraction decomposition. This should include at least most mathematics, statistics, physics, engineering and computer science graduate students.
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SESSION F2 The Wonders of Concept Mapping: A Useful Tool for Thesis Writing and Tutorials
Room 110
Facilitator: Gordon Ruby, Department of Political Science
In this workshop, we will first examine the basic principles of concept mapping and create one ourselves! The goal is to take information on any topic and show how that information can be presented and linked together in real time during your tutorials. The second exercise in the workshop will introduce a free, downloadable digital concept mapping program (compatible with both Mac and PC) to show how you can use concept mapping to store, access, organize and present all the information about your thesis or major paper in ways you may have never thought possible! This workshop will be especially useful for students who are visual and tactile learners.
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Friday, January 14, 2011
SESSION G1 Confidence Clinic
Room 128
Facilitator: Colleen Clement, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Need a boost to help you present your ideas better? To try something new? To face an interview? Or just hold your head up a little higher in your classroom? Has the stress of university life taken a few punches at your self-esteem? Trying to find your own voice? To express yourself? To know that you’re not alone?
This 3-hour workshop helps to increase confidence/self-respect both on- and off-stage in a fun, non-threatening and encouraging atmosphere. (Bring your brown bag lunch)
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SESSION H1 Active Learning and Teaching Strategies
Room 128
Facilitator: Cynthia Korpan, TA Training Program Coordinator, Learning and Teaching Centre
What do we mean by active learning? How can an instructor engage students in active learning? These questions, as well as guidelines for including active learning in your tutorial/lab/class, will be discussed in this workshop.
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SESSION I1 Let’s Get Started: Moodle Basics Workshop
Room 116
Facilitator: Scott Gerrity, Learning Systems
In this hands-on introduction to Moodle, you will work towards building the framework of your first Moodle site. In addition to providing an overview of Learning Management Systems (LMS), this session will show you how to:
- Use the essential navigation and inter-relationship of Moodle site components.
- Understand and use essential administrative functions to manage the site.
- Add additional students, TAs or guest speakers to your course.
- Communicate effectively using online discussion forums, announcements, and messaging.
- Review 'Resource' and 'Activity' tools available in Moodle for you to incorporate materials and activities into your online course.
- Add basic course content such as PDFs, PowerPoints, and images.
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SESSION J1 When Talks Matter: International TAs and the Issues of Diversity, Intersectionalities and Human Rights in the Classroom
Room 128
Facilitator: Mr. Moussa Magassa, Equity and Human Rights
This practical and interactive workshop is designed to empower international TAs in their teaching of and communication with the diverse students in their Canadian classroom. For this, international TAs need to develop specific understanding of and skills in how to deal with various dimensions of diversity and their sometimes human rights implications.
A word on the Equity and Human Rights office (EQHR): EQHR champions UVic's commitment to practices of equity, fairness and inclusion. In partnership, we foster communities where strength is found in diversity and respect for difference provides dynamism and vibrancy to university life.
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SESSION J2 Grading Papers and Student evaluation--Best Practices and Common Pitfalls
Room 120
Facilitator: Lee Blanding, Department of History
This workshop is designed to make you a more confident grader of undergraduate papers and assignments. We will look at some "best practices" and discuss ways in which you can use grading as a teaching tool. There will also be a hands-on component to this workshop. We will mark a paper together and then discuss ways that you can offer constructive and useful feedback to students. New and experienced TAs are welcome!
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SESSION K1 Critical Incident Series: TAs Adrift
Room 128
Facilitator: Sohad Kadhum, Department of Mechanical Engineering
In this workshop, we will view a DVD clip that shows the scenario described below, followed by a discussion about how to handle such a situation. The scenario is: two teaching assistants are sharing their frustration at the lack of clear grading protocols from their supervising professor.
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SESSION K2 Teaching as Public Speaking: How to Keep your Audience
Room 110
Facilitator: Fran Gebhard, Department of Theatre
“Public speaking is more feared by the general population than death. It follows then that at a funeral one is apt to be more comfortable in the coffin than at the podium delivering the eulogy.” Jerry Seinfeld
Fear is a common hurdle most public speakers face. It can be paralyzing but it can be overcome. This comprehensive workshop will help you overcome your public speaking fears and give you the confidence to deliver polished presentations anywhere, anytime. Leave with valuable tips to use in the classroom or at a conference. You will learn how to prepare your presentation and how to relax and enjoy the experience of giving a paper or teaching a class. Whether you are a new TA or Instructor or an experienced lecturer you will get some effective tips to gain excellence in public speaking.
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