The 22nd Annual Workshop for
New Graduate Teaching Assistants
 
Paul W. Bryant Conference Center
August 14-15, 2008

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Thursday, August 14, 2008
Rooms: Rast-A, Rast-B & Birmingham
   

8:15-8:45

Registration

8:50-9:00

Greetings from UA Provost, Judy Bonner

9:00-9:15

Overview of the Workshop; Graduate School Web Help (Assoc. Dean John Schmitt)

9:15-9:30

Break; Go to Breakout Session of Your Choice

9:30-10:20

  • Syllabus and Course Preparation (David Hardy)—Rast A
  • Electronic Support for College Teaching (Marilyn Staffo)—Birmingham
  • Leading Group Discussions (Mark Nelson)—Rast B

10:20-10:35

Break; Go to 2nd Breakout Session of Your Choice

10:40-11:30

Hardy, Staffo, Nelson Breakout Sessions Repeated

11:30-12:15

Lunch (compliments of the Graduate School)

12:15-12:30

How to Manage Distressed Students (Lee Keyes)

12:30-1:20

Effective Communication in College Teaching (Thomas Harris)—Rast     

1:20-1:35

Break

1:35-2:20

Policies and Legal Issues for GTAs and Professors (Norma Lemley)—Rast     

2:20-2:45

Break after Introduction of Director of Graduate Student Services (Rosalind Moore) and Presidents of the Graduate Student Association and African American Graduate Student Association

2:45-3:30

Active and Collaborative Learning (Lynne Adrian and Bob Smallwood)—Rast

3:30-3:40

Wrap-up; Evaluation of Today’s Sessions


 
Friday, August 15, 2008
Rooms: Rast-A, Rast-B, Birmingham, Mobile, Smith, Nichols, Lackey, Mason
   

8:00-8:50

Continental Breakfast

8:15-8:50

Graduate School Questions and Answers (Beth Yarbrough & John Chambers)—Birmingham Rm. (optional session)

9:00-9:05

Assignment to Videotape Rooms—Rast

9:10-10:20

Videotaping with Graduate Teaching Fellows—Rast A, Birmingham, Mobile, Smith Board Room, Nichols, Lackey, Mason

10:20-10:35

Break

10:35-11:30

Videotaping continues

11:30-12:15

Lunch (compliments of the Graduate School)

12:15-12:30

Student Health Center (Delynne Wilcox)--Rast

12:30-1:30

Video Review; Ethical Issues

1:30-1:45

Break

1:45-2:45

Ethical Issues; Video Vignettes; Conclude with Graduate Teaching Fellow Evaluations

2:50-3:05

Closing Remarks (Schmitt)

3:15-3:20

Wrap-up; Evaluation of Today’s Sessions; Overall Evaluation of the Workshop

3:20

Adjourn
   
*NOTE: International Teaching Assistants who are enrolled in ITAP classes do not have to attend on Friday

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