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    • Writing a Diversity and Inclusion Statement for the Job Market

    • - Advanced Workshop (PDT)
    • - Job Market (PDT)
    Danforth Campus
    Event For:
    • Grad Students, Postdocs

    Increasingly, candidates for academic positions are asked to address their commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity (DEI) in the classroom in their job market materials. In this workshop, we will explore how to communicate this commitment effectively. Participants will examine the purpose of a DEI statement, identify generic expectations and […]

    Inclusive Teaching in STEM: Creating a Sense of Belonging in Your Classroom

    • - Advanced Workshop (PDT)
    • - STEM (PDT)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Grad Students, Postdocs

    “Do I belong here?” Oftentimes, this is the first question students ask themselves when they are in new and unfamiliar academic environments. Students’ answers to this question are critical because welcoming learning experiences in the classroom can encourage students to persist in their STEM majors and bolster their science identities. […]

    • Efficient, Reflective and Effective Strategies for Grading

    • - Foundations in Teaching (PDT)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Grad Students, Postdocs

    Evaluating student work, particularly for large classes or long assignments, requires time and effort. Graduate students and postdocs can benefit from adopting efficient strategies that help to ensure fair application of points while making good use of their time. Grading can further be a reflective activity that provides feedback to […]

    Creating a Teaching Portfolio

    • - Advanced Workshop (PDT)
    • - Job Market (PDT)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Grad Students, Postdocs

      For teaching-focused positions, it’s common on the academic job market to be asked for “evidence of teaching effectiveness” or a “teaching portfolio.” In this workshop for graduate students and postdocs, participants will identify key components of a teaching portfolio and discover appropriate structures and organizational strategies for their teaching […]

    Efficient, Reflective and Effective Strategies for Grading

    • - Foundations in Teaching (PDT)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Grad Students, Postdocs

    Evaluating student work, particularly for large classes or long assignments, requires time and effort. Graduate students and postdocs can benefit from adopting efficient strategies that help to ensure fair application of points while making good use of their time. Grading can further be a reflective activity that provides feedback to […]

    Efficient, Reflective and Effective Strategies for Grading

    • - Foundations in Teaching (PDT)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Grad Students, Postdocs

    Evaluating student work, particularly for large classes or long assignments, requires time and effort. Graduate students and postdocs can benefit from adopting efficient strategies that help to ensure fair application of points while making good use of their time. Grading can further be a reflective activity that provides feedback to […]

    Incorporating Active Learning During Class Time

    • - Advanced Workshop (PDT)
    • - Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences (PDT)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Grad Students, Postdocs

    Research overwhelmingly supports the idea that active learning, “opportunities for students to meaningfully talk and listen, write, read, and reflect on the content, ideas, issues, and concerns of an academic subject” leads to greater learning gains than methods of teaching that situate students as passive receptors of knowledge (Meyer & […]

    • Introduction to Pedagogical Scholarship

    • - Advanced Workshop (PDT)
    • - STEM (PDT)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Grad Students, Postdocs

    So, you’ve heard the terms scholarly teaching, SoTL, TAR, and DBER, but what do they mean? How are they related? In this workshop for graduate students and postdocs, we will define various modes of pedagogical research and discuss similarities and differences between them. Participants will also learn about qualitative and […]

    • Preparing and Delivering a Teaching Demo

    • - Advanced Workshop (PDT)
    • - Job Market (PDT)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Grad Students, Postdocs

    A campus visit invitation from a search committee is welcome news, but it often comes with a challenging request for a “teaching talk” or “teaching demo.” In this workshop, participants will discuss what makes an effective teaching demonstration that is aligned with other teaching-related job market materials. Participants will learn […]

    Incorporating Active Learning in Lectures

    • - Advanced Workshop (PDT)
    • - STEM (PDT)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Grad Students, Postdocs

    Active learning has been defined as learning that engages students in the process of learning through activities and/or discussion in class, as opposed to passively listening to an expert. It emphasizes higher-order thinking and often involves group work. Research overwhelmingly supports the shift from passive learning environments to more active […]

    Facilitating Engaging Discussions

    • - Advanced Workshop (PDT)
    • - Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences (PDT)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Grad Students, Postdocs

    While as instructors we hope to engage student learners, facilitating a true discussion in the classroom is one of the most challenging aspects of teaching with active learning. In this workshop, participants will consider the benefits of discussion as a pedagogical methodology, examine strategies for structuring a successful, inclusive discussion, […]

    Increasing Student Participation

    • - Foundations in Teaching (PDT)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Grad Students, Postdocs

    Research demonstrates that active engagement in class activities improves student learning and performance. But what can you do as an AI to ensure that students participate? This workshop will focus on strategies that can be applied in varied classroom settings to foster student participation and engagement. For questions about this […]

    Increasing Student Participation

    • - Foundations in Teaching (PDT)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Grad Students, Postdocs

    Research demonstrates that active engagement in class activities improves student learning and performance. But what can you do as an AI to ensure that students participate? This workshop will focus on strategies that can be applied in varied classroom settings to foster student participation and engagement. For questions about this […]

    • Increasing Student Participation

    • - Foundations in Teaching (PDT)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Grad Students, Postdocs

    Research demonstrates that active engagement in class activities improves student learning and performance. But what can you do as an AI to ensure that students participate? This workshop will focus on strategies that can be applied in varied classroom settings to foster student participation and engagement. For questions about this […]

    Fostering an Inclusive Classroom Climate

    • - Advanced Workshop (PDT)
    • - Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences (PDT)
    Danforth Campus
    Event For:
    • Grad Students, Postdocs

    While the classroom can be a space for open, respectful dialogue, it can also feel isolating or even hostile for student learners. What can an instructor do to promote a space for positive, fruitful collaboration? What does it take to create a truly inclusive classroom climate? In this workshop, participants […]

    Fostering an Inclusive Classroom Climate

    • - Advanced Workshop (PDT)
    • - Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences (PDT)
    Danforth Campus
    Event For:
    • Grad Students, Postdocs

    While the classroom can be a space for open, respectful dialogue, it can also feel isolating or even hostile for student learners. What can an instructor do to promote a space for positive, fruitful collaboration? What does it take to create a truly inclusive classroom climate? In this workshop, participants […]

    Writing Assignments in STEM

    • - Advanced Workshop (PDT)
    • - STEM (PDT)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Grad Students, Postdocs

    Incorporating student writing into a course can be an effective way to engage students in science concepts and to enhance students’ critical-thinking skills. In this advanced-level workshop, participants will discuss best practices for incorporating formal and informal writing into a STEM course. Topics will include key components of an effective, […]

    Pedagogy 101: Understanding Educational Terms and Practices

    • - Foundations in Teaching (PDT)
    Medical Campus
    Event For:
    • Grad Students, Postdocs

    The first step to becoming involved in a new area of study is to understand the basics and learn the terminology. Through this workshop participants will learn both definitions of core concepts in pedagogical discourse and strategies to begin incorporating use of these concepts into their instruction. Participants will also […]

    • Pedagogy 101: Understanding Educational Terms and Practices

    • - Foundations in Teaching (PDT)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Grad Students, Postdocs

    The first step to becoming involved in a new area of study is to understand the basics and learn the terminology. Through this workshop participants will learn both definitions of core concepts in pedagogical discourse and strategies to begin incorporating use of these concepts into their instruction. Participants will also […]

    Pedagogy 101: Understanding Educational Terms and Practices

    • - Foundations in Teaching (PDT)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Grad Students, Postdocs

    The first step to becoming involved in a new area of study is to understand the basics and learn the terminology. Through this workshop participants will learn both definitions of core concepts in pedagogical discourse and strategies to begin incorporating use of these concepts into their instruction. Participants will also […]