GPTK 703 Graduate Seminar in University Teaching (Intensive - All Disciplines)

Description

An intensive 5-day workshop:
Spring 2013 - Monday, May 13 to Friday May 17
9:30am - 4:30pm daily.

This seminar series in university teaching will prepare graduate students in all aspects of development and delivery of a university course. The estimated time-commitment is 25 hours in-class with 10 hours for preparation of readings and assignments. Participants receive a certificate upon successful completion of all requirements. There will be a modest charge for materials. 100% attendance is required.

The intensive seminar series is regularly offered in December, May/June and late August.
Leader:
C1 - Angela Rose Lapierre
Leader Biography:
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Learning Objectives:
1- Examine various approaches to teaching & current issues in higher education.
2- Plan two mini lessons & practice different teaching strategies in a supportive environment, while benefitting from peer feedback & self-evaluation.
3- Develop a course syllabus based on a principled approach to course design.
4- Articulate your own teaching philosophy statement as a first step towards developing a teaching dossier (to be included in applications for academic positions).
This workshop is recorded under the skill domain:
Teaching and Knowledge Transfer
Target Skills:
Course Design
Related skill domains:
Career Building
Strategic Communication
Section/Date/Time/Location:
/C1 Mon, May 13 2013 09h30-16h30 SGW MB 3.255
     
Can't make any of the above dates? Let us know your preference and we will work with partners to see if alternative dates can be scheduled.
Repeated:
Summer (July/August)
Duration:
Number of Sessions: 5
Length of one Session: 7 hours
Suitable For:
All Streams
Workshop Capacity:
/C1 24
Remaining Spaces:
/C1 7
Non-attendance Fee: $125       
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The following feedback was offered by attendees and includes their degree and program information.
Doctoral - EN1 - Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Most beneficial aspect: GPS preparation and the assessment of it with the valuable feedback from the instructor. Also I have learnt new skills in terms of class managing and interactive learning. (ed)
Doctoral - AS1 - Education
Most beneficial aspect: I Learned good teaching techniques. Passion for teaching was imparted upon me and I Learned about teaching Dossier and how to develop a good one. The teacher was extremely passionate and inspiring. Great prof!
Master - AS1 - NA
Most beneficial aspect: The material and many resources the professor made available for us was really helpful. It was also great that he shared his own experience and that we could have discussions about different teaching strategies. All the assignments were very helpful especially the mini-lecture given in front of our peers. I learned a lot in a few days!
Doctoral - AS1 - Biology
Most beneficial aspect: Q&A session. (ed)

Past Offerings

Section/Date/Time/Location/Registrations:
/C1 Mon, May 13 2013 09h30-16h30 SGW MB 3.255    17/24
/A1 Wed, Dec 12 2012 09h30-16h30 SGW LB 612    15/25
/D1 Wed, Aug 15 2012 09h30-16h30 SGW LB 619    12/25
/D2 Wed, Aug 15 2012 09h30-16h30 SGW MB 3.435    23/25
/D3 Wed, Aug 15 2012 09h30-16h30 SGW MB 3.445    17/25
/C2 Wed, Jun 6 2012 09h30-16h30 SGW MB 3.255    22/24
/D3 Wed, Aug 24 2011 09h30-16h30 SGW MB-2.265    9/25
/D2 Wed, Aug 17 2011 09h30-16h30 SGW LB-619    2/25
/D1 Wed, Aug 17 2011 09h30-16h30 LOY AD-210    3/25