Workshops on Teaching

This workshop is designed to help GSIs understand the character and consequences of microaggressions, and to help them begin to develop the tools to address them in their role as instructors. For those who attended any one of the similarly-themed workshops during the Fall or Spring conference for first-time GSIs, this will be an opportunity to revisit some of the topics discussed there, as well as to address any issues that may have emerged in the course of teaching since. For other GSIs, this workshop will provide a basic understanding of microaggressions and an opportunity to reflect on them in the context of their own teaching.

While graduate students do not need to become experts in how students learn, a basic understanding of the research on learning can enable GSIs to make informed teaching decisions. Drawing on research findings from neuroscience, anthropology, and cognitive and social psychology, this workshop will enable GSIs to consider ways to apply research-based principles to the learning environments they create for their students.

In this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to practice using and creating a rubric and to discuss how rubrics can be used to foster student learning and promote equity.

Are you responsible for designing a course and syllabus for this coming spring or next fall? Are you​ ​interested in developing a syllabus for the academic job search? In this workshop, participants will learn ways to turn their syllabus ideas into integrated courses and will work out criteria for selecting course materials, assignments, and methods​ ​of​ ​assessment.

Improve your teaching and prepare for the academic job search. Come find out what is typically addressed in a teaching philosophy statement and participate in activities that will help you get started.

This workshop is designed for graduate students who are interested in improving their statements ​of teaching philosophy through feedback​ ​from peers. Workshop participants will exchange statements of teaching philosophy and provide​ ​and receive input. Participants must bring two copies of a draft of their statement of teaching philosophy to participate in the workshop.

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The rapid development and popularization of generative AI and tools like ChatGPT have dramatically changed how we all work, study, teach, and learn. How are these technologies affecting our students and how we support their learning? In this panel discussion, we’ll hear from experienced GSIs about how they have adapted since the introduction of LLMs: how the technologies work, how instructors can use them to support teaching and learning, and how to center equity and inclusion as we teach students to be critical and responsible users of AI.

Are you teaching this summer? This workshop will help you develop your course syllabus and curriculum as well as cover general tips and strategies for teaching compressed courses. While primarily designed for GSIs teaching in summer 2024, all GSIs interested in learning about compressed course design are welcome to attend! Please note this is a 2 hour workshop.

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Deepen your knowledge of inclusive teaching practices by exploring the Universal Design for Learning framework. Join us to learn more about how to center inclusion in your pedagogy, and apply this understanding through evaluating examples and resources.