NOTE: Pre-registration for the 2012 Campuswide TA Workshops is now closed. You may still attend by checking in at the "Walk-in Registration Desk" before 8:15 AM on Tuesday, August 14.

All activities listed below will be in the Nebraska Union.  Room information will be provided upon check-in.

Also available: Printer-friendly Schedule and Session Descriptions.


8:00 a.m.

Check-in and Continental Breakfast

 
8:30 a.m.

Welcome

Dr. Laurie Bellows, Assistant Dean, Office of Graduate Studies
Dr. Lance Perez, Associate Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs and Dean of Graduate Studies

 
8:45 to 9:45 a.m.

Keynote

Dr. James Lang, Associate Professor of English, Assumption College
 
10:00 to 11:30 a.m.

Skill Development Sessions

  • Grading Student Work: Increasing Learning, Saving Time: James Lang, Assumption College
  • The First Day of Class: Elizabeth Weber Edwards, Graduate Studies
  • Mapping an Effective Lecture: Eve Brank, Psychology
  • Critical Moments in the Classroom: Video Vignettes: Richard Lombardo, Graduate Studies
  • Constructing a Learner-Centered Syllabus: Edmund (Ted) Hamann, Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education
 
11:30 a.m. to noon

Academic Integrity

 
Noon to 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

Hosted by the Office of Graduate Studies
 
1:00 to 2:30 p.m.

Disciplinary Breakout Sessions

Join new and experienced TAs in your discipline and learn about effective teaching methods relevant to the teaching you’ll be doing as a TA—for example, holding office hours, grading papers, running a lab, or teaching a recitation.
  • Life Sciences & Natural Resources: John Markwell, Matt Adams, and Andrew Brueggeman, Biochemistry
  • Physical Sciences: Rick Hartung, Thomas Fisher, Chemistry
  • Social Sciences, Business & Education: Cal Garbin, Psychology
  • Studio Courses in Art & Music: Aaron Holz, Art; John Bailey, Music
  • Math and Statistics: Jenny Green, Statistics; Courtney Gibbons, Math
  • Computer Science & Engineering: Chris Bourke, Computer Science
  • Humanities: Adam Thompson, Philosophy; Haley Kranstuber, Communication Studies
 
2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Wrap-Up Session

  • Metaphors, Messages & Morals to the Story: Jody Koenig Kellas, Communication Studies