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Fall 2013 |
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Description (printable schedule) |
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9am-12pm
KL 260
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Preparing Research-Ready Students: A Practicum Workshop
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Preparing research-ready students means, in part, preparing them to engage with digital technologies. This practicum will outline recent theories on engagement with technology in an effort to help participants think more critically about their students' and their own use of technology. Participants will also consider what it means for a student to be research-ready. |
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11am - 12pm
KL 260
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Teaching as Research
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One way to prepare research-ready students is to approach teaching as a form of research and make that approach explicit in the classroom or laboratory. This can mean using one's own research as a model and/or approaching the classroom as a subject for research. This workshop will introduce participants to the various ways one might interpret the phrase and then ask them to consider how they might approach teaching as research.
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Tues. Oct. 1
10am - 11am
KL 260
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Teaching Academic Integrity
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This workshop will introduce participants to some online resources and classroom activities that will help them teach students about academic integrity.
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10am - 11am
KL 260
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Digital Tools for Project Management & Collaboration
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How do you improve your students' ability to manage their research projects, especially those that involve a team? This workshop will review the major concepts of project management and introduce participants to tools that support project management and collaboration needs. Participants will be able to evaluate potential tools that may be used to support a class or research project.
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1pm - 2pm
KL 260
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Building Students' Research Skills: Assignment (Re)Design with the End in Mind
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Improve your students' research readiness by carefully crafting assignments and activities using backward design. This session will introduce participants to the concept of backward design, share sample assignments, and provide an opportunity to create or revise an assignment iwth feedback from colleagues.
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9am - 12pm
KL 260
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Preparing Research-Ready Students: A Practicum Workshop
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Preparing research-ready students means, in part, preparing them to engage with digital technologies. This practicum will outline recent theories on engagement with technology in an effort to help participants think more critically about their students' and their own use of technology. Participants will also consider what it means for a student to be research-ready.
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Spring 2014 |
Workshop |
Description |
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9am - 12pm
KL 260
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Preparing Research-Ready Students: A Practicum Workshop |
Preparing research-ready students means, in part, preparing them to engage with digital technologies. This practicum will outline recent theories on engagement with technology in an effort to help participants think more critically about their students' and their own use of technology. Participants will also consider what it means for a student to be research-ready. |
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Wed. Feb. 5
12pm - 1pm
KL 260
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Teaching as Research |
One way to prepare research-ready students is to approach teaching as a form of research and make that approach explicit in the classroom or laboratory. This can mean using one's own research as a model and/or approaching the classroom as a subject for research. This workshop will introduce participants to the various ways one might interpret the phrase and then ask them to consider how they might approach teaching as research. |
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Tues. Feb, 25
10am - 11am
KL 260
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Electronic Notebooks/Interacting with Digital text |
description forthcoming |
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12pm - 1pm
KL 260
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Presentation Tools |
description forthcoming |
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Mon. April 7
11am - 12pm
KL 260
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Teaching with Data Collections & Research Resources |
description forthcoming |
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Wed. April 30
10am-11am
KL 260
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Building Students' Research Skills: Assignment (Re)Design with the End in Mind |
Improve your students' research readiness by carefully crafting assignments and activities using backward design. This session will introduce participants to the concept of backward design, share sample assignments, and provide an opportunity to create or revise an assignment iwth feedback from colleagues. |
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Mon. May 12 |
Award Ceremony |
time and location TBD |
AY 2012-2013 Theme "Teaching with New Media" |
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Spring 2013 |
Workshop |
Description (printable schedule) |
KL 260 (last opportunity!) |
Teaching with New Media: A Practicum Workshop | In our hands-on workshop, you will learn about new media, related tools, and best practices that can help revamp or refresh course curriculum. You will be able to identify a few new media approaches with implementation strategies. This is a required workshop for those interested in getting a certificate. |
KL 260 |
Teaching with Twitter: How to Use 140 Characters to Engage Students |
Twitter is a micro-blogging tool with tremendous potential for teaching and learning. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how Twitter works and ways to implement it into your class to improve student engagement and learning. This webinar will be presented by Elizabeth McMunn-Tetangco, Instruction Librarian. |
KL 260 |
Teaching with Digital Collections |
Digital Collections consist of organized resources including images, text, audio and other formats which are accessible online and available for teaching purposes. Join us to discover available digital collections and explore how these can be incorporated into your curriculum. This webinar will be presented by Sara Davidson, Head of User Communication and Instruction. |
KL 260 |
Assessing Asynchronous Online Learning |
Effectively assessing students’ performance, namely participation and contribution in an online context, can be challenging. This workshop will provide an overview of effective practices in assessing asynchronous, online learning. This webinar will be presented by Anne Zanzucchi, Co-Director of Merritt Writing Program. |
KL 260 |
Creating a Personal Learning Network |
In an era of rapid technological change and information overload, faculty need to have a strategy to create a personal learning network (PLN) for on-going growth and development. This workshop will provide practical strategies and suggested tools to help participants create their own PLN. This workshop will be presented by Mike Truong, Associate Director of CRTE.
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SSM 317 |
Final Project Showcase and Certificate Ceremony |
Come and see final project presentations and posters created by the participants of this year's Teaching with New Media Certificate Series. This end of the year celebration is open to all faculty, instructional staff, and post-doc fellows who have participated in the TWNM Series this academic year. Please RSVP for the event. |
Fall 2012 |
Workshop |
Description (printable schedule) |
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Webinar |
Info Session: New Media Approaches to Enrich Any Class | Join us for this informational session as we share more about an exciting new seminar series, aimed at helping faculty (senate and non-senate), post-doctoral fellows, and other instructional staff learn and leverage the use of new media in their courses. The webinar will consists of a 30-minute presentation followed by Q&A.
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Teaching with New Media: A Practicum Workshop | In our hands-on workshop, you will learn about new media, related tools, and best practices that can help revamp or refresh course curriculum. You will be able to identify a few new media approaches with implementation strategies. This is a required workshop for those interested in getting a certificate. |
KL 260 |
Teaching with New Media: Featuring Digital Writing Tools | In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn about digital writing tools used for facilitating the various writing processes (e.g., brainstorming, peer reviewing, revising, etc.) and will leave with implementation strategies. |
Webinar |
Open Office Hour | Thematically focused on this month's topic of digital writing, office hours provide opportunity to discuss curriculum development and assessment. All technology topics are welcome!
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KL 260 |
Teaching with New Media: Featuring Audio/Video Communication Tools | In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn about audio/video communication tools, namely podcasting, video essays, audio commenting, and web-conferencing, and will leave with implementation strategies. |
Webinar |
Open Office Hour | Thematically focused on this month's topic of audio and video communication, office hours provide opportunity to discuss curriculum development and assessment. All technology topics are welcome!
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KL 260 |
Teaching with New Media: Featuring Mobile Learning Tools | In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn about mobile learning tools, namely smartphone and tablet apps, and will leave with implementation strategies. |
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Teaching with New Media: A Practicum Workshop | In our hands-on workshop, you will learn about new media, related tools, and best practices that can help revamp or refresh course curriculum. You will be able to identify a few new media approaches with implementation strategies. This is a required workshop for those interested in getting a certificate. |
AY 2011-2012 Theme: "Mentoring Teaching Assistants" |
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Fall 2011-Spring 2012 |
Workshop |
Description |
AOB 115 |
Freshman Year Experience (FYE) Welcome Meeting | Carrie Menke (Physics) and Angela Winek (Merritt Writing Program) will present on FYE challenges and solutions from 2010-2011, with a conclusion about the central role TAs play in introductory courses. Join us to learn how you can be involved in supporting freshmen instruction! For more information and instructional resources visit http://fyefaculty.ucmerced.edu. |
KL 360 |
Colloquium on the Future of Graduate Education: Preparing Future Faculty to Improve Student Learning | CRTE staff, Laura Martin and Anne Zanzucchi, will provide a brief overview of how teaching preparation factors into current academic employment priorities. A panel discussion will follow among faculty and graduate students about innovative ways to prepare future faculty for academic careers. (Resource unavailble)
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KL 360 |
Rethinking the Apprentice Scholar | We will discuss “Rethinking the Apprentice Scholar” from The Formation of Scholars, Rethinking Doctoral Education for the 21st Century.
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KL159 |
Classroom Observation and Mentoring Graduate Student Instruction | This session will provide an overview in best practices in classroom observation, with focus on documenting and using feedback to support development in teaching.
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KL 159 |
Re-craft Your Syllabus Workshop | In this syllabus development session, we will explore how assignments, assessments, course policies and use of teaching assistants support your goals for student learning. Leave this workshop having identified strengths and weaknesses in your course design and with ideas for revision.
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KL 159 |
Freshman Year Experience meeting | The Freshman Year Experience faculty committee has drafted guidelines for graduate students to initiate productive meetings with an instructor of record. Join us for further discussion on how to establish classroom practices, setting boundaries and developing teaching goals between teaching assistants and instructors. |
KL 159 |
Supporting TA grading practices | This workshop will provide an overview of formative and summative feedback, with an emphasis on applying rubrics to student work. Recommendable practices for monitoring teaching assistant grading workload and feedback processes will also be addressed. |
KL 159 |
Mentoring graduate students through the teaching philosophy statement | A teaching philosophy statement summarizes key theoretical and practical aspects to instruction. This workshop will provide a basic overview of teaching philosophy statements, with samples to review. |
KL 159 |
Guiding TA instruction of group work activities | Group work is a common activity but difficult pedagogy. This session will address common challenges and provide practical methodologies to ensure TAs have successful experiences managing small group projects. |
