Events for Graduate Students Only
In order to ensure that the Center for Teaching Excellence provides sufficient materials and refreshments for all participants, registration is required for all workshops listed below.
Peer Review of University Teaching for TAs
Presenter: Laurel Willingham-McLain (CTE)
Thursday, January 19 Time: 3:00 - 4:30 pm
505/506 Rockwell
Learning about effective peer review of college teaching benefits graduate student TAs in two ways:
1. Peer review helps you become better teachers now by building your skills of course design, communication, and learning assessment, as well as by discovering fresh perspectives on teaching.
2. Once you have become faculty elsewhere, you will likely participate in a formal peer review process. Most faculty do not receive training on this process, so this session is especially useful in preparing you to succeed in a faculty career.
Session participants will learn the steps for conducting peer teaching observations and evaluating teaching materials , and they will get a snapshot of Duquesne's faculty peer review policies (as one example). The practices outlined in this session are required for the Certificate of University Teaching and are useful in teaching award and academic job search dossiers.
Hire Me! Q&A on Searching for an Academic Job
This event has been cancelled--we plan to offer it again next year.
Facilitator: Erin M. Rentschler (CTE)
Panelists: Dr. Greg Barnhisel (English), Dr. Tammy Hughes (Counseling, Psychology and Special Education), Dr. Jeff Jackson (Math and Computer Science), Dr. Jana Patton-Vogt (Biological Sciences)
Thursday, February 16 Time: 3-4:30
505/506 Rockwell
Competition in the academic job market is at an all-time high. Whether you are currently applying for an academic job or plan to pursue an academic career in the future, this workshop provides you with the opportunity to have all your questions answered. Our expert panel members will offer practical tips and answer all your questions in order to help you find success in your search for an academic job.
Upon your arrival at the workshop, you will be asked to anonymously write down a few of your most pressing questions about the academic job search, which the panel will address during the workshop.
Mentoring in the Sciences: Brownbag Lunches for Graduate Students
Facilitator: Nancy Trun
Tuesdays from 12:15- 1:30 on the following dates: March 6, March 13, March 27, April 10, April 24
202 Mellon
A successful lab has many different types of people working in a productive environment towards a common research goal. Building this type of environment requires leadership skills and forethought of the challenges in communicating with and motivating each person in the lab. Over 5 sessions we will examine topics that are required for a successful lab with undergraduates and graduate students. The topics are germane to both mentors and mentees. The five sessions will explore:
1. Learning to Communicate
2. Goals and Expectations
3. Identifying and Resolving Challenges and Issues
4. The Elements of Good Mentoring
5. Developing a Mentoring Philosophy
We will be using the text Entering Mentoring and a copy of it can be downloaded from here: http://www.hhmi.org/catalog/main?action=product&itemId=272