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UTM TA Day 2016

IB Building

Thursday, September 1, 2016 9:30am - 3:30pm 2nd Floor IB Building, UTM Schedule 9:30am - 11:30am First Contract Training IB 235 11:30 - 12:00pm Welcome/Remarks IB 235 12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch 1:15pm - 2:15pm Concurrent Session #1 CS1.1 Labs and Practicals IB 235 CS1.2 Skills Based Tutorials: Problem Sets IB 200 CS1.3 Grading for the Humanities and Social Sciences […]

UTM: After your Teaching Assistantship: Professional Development, Transferable Skills and Teaching Portfolios

UTM: DV 1151

University of Toronto Mississauga - Davis Building 1151 - CORE Mike Kasprzak, TATP Curriculum Developer Kathleen Ogden, TATP UTM Trainer Working as a Teaching Assistant in higher education offers an opportunity to acquire new or sharpen existing skills. Yet, it can be challenging to effectively identify and promote these competencies in your professional portfolio. In this workshop, you will […]

UTM: Teaching Creative Problem Solving Skills: An Experiential Workshop

University of Toronto Missisauga: IB 280

University of Toronto Mississauga - IB 280 - ELECTIVE Michael DeBraga , Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, RGASC Tom Klubi, Learning Strategist and Program Manager, RGASC Thomas Edison once explained about his research, "I have not failed. I've just found ten thousand ways that don't work." Expanding current knowledge by addressing unanswered questions and resolving unresolved problems is an fundamental […]

UTM: Presentation Skills for Instructors and Teaching Assistants

University of Toronto Mississauga: DH 2080

University of Toronto Mississauga - DH2080 - CORE Chester Scoville, Assistant Professor (Teaching Stream), Department of English and Drama, UTM  Academics in general, and teaching assistants especially, often experience anxiety and uncertainty when facing a new group of students. In this workshop, we will discuss how techniques of active learning can help you claim your place in front of the classroom with […]

UTM: Navigating Roles and Power for Undergraduate

University of Toronto Missisauga: IB 280

University of Toronto Mississauga - IB 270 - ELECTIVE Kathleen Ogden, TATP Humanities Trainer David Chan, TATP Sciences Coordinator Being a Teaching Assistant is a challenging job that requires balancing the needs and priorities of the course instructor with the needs and expectations of your students; while being asked to be an undergraduate TA is a great opportunity, it […]