Overview
Join us this summer for our Graduate Student and Postdoc Workshop Series!
Writing a Statement of Teaching Philosophy for the Academic Job Market
🗓️ Tuesday, Nov. 3 @ noon - 1 p.m.
📍 Zoom
Why do you teach? How do you teach? How do you measure your effectiveness? Most academic job applications require applicants to address these questions in a Statement of Teaching Philosophy (SoTP). Developing a SoTP can help you clarify your goals as an educator and reflect on how you teach. In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn strategies to write a compelling SoTP. Participants are also encouraged to access and complete the self-paced online module, “Developing a Statement of Teaching Philosophy for Academic Job Applications” prior to attending the session. Facilitated by Emma Zumbro, English, and Aleena Siritanapivat, Chemistry.
Active Learning Strategies for Lectures and Sections
🗓️ Monday, Nov. 9 @ 10 - 11 a.m.
📍 Walker 1220
Do you have tons of content to cover and not much time to do so? Do you sometimes get the sense that most of your students are lost after an hour of lecture? In this interactive workshop, we will discuss how to keep students engaged without sacrificing content coverage. You’ll learn about research-backed active learning practices that boost student engagement, improve student understanding, and build a learning community. You will also develop a plan to implement concrete strategies that are easy to integrate into smaller discussion sections and larger traditional lectures. Facilitated by Bella Cantu, Sociology, and Sophie Green, Political Science.
Preparing Accessible Course Materials
🗓️ Tuesday, Nov. 17 @ 2 - 3 p.m.
📍 Zoom
Are you teaching in winter? Do you want to start preparing and ensure your course materials are accessible to all students? In this workshop, you will learn tools and strategies to help your materials meet current accessibility standards. Facilitated by Andrea Hernandez, Spanish Linguistics, and Yael Alonso Lopez, Animal Science.