Fall 2017 TA Training Day - Saturday, September 23rd, 2017 2nd Floor Tory Building (workshops) & 1st Floor Azrieli Theatre (keynote talks) Concurrent Workshops #1: 10:00 11:30am – Room Title Presenter Audience EDC Credit Martha Attridge Tricks: All FASS “Teaching New Dogs Old 204 TB Bufton, MacOdrum Yes & FPA TAs Engaging Students in Research” Library Andrea the Go: “In the Know and on Centre for 206 TB Identifying Academic Support All TAs No Student Academic Services for Students” Support Naomi Sarazin & Benny Michaud, All FASS “Kinàmàgawin: Aboriginal Issues 215 TB Yes in the Centre for Indigenous & FPA TAs Classroom” Initiatives in the “Personalities Ryan Coulling, Dept. Classroom: Strategies for 217 TB of Sociology & All TAs Yes Teaching and Meeting with Anthropology Different Characters” in Anita Grace Dept. of All FASS “Incorporating Activities 219 TB Yes Law & Legal Studies & FPA TAs Discussion Groups” Teaching Talk #1—Keynote Speaker Series: 11:45am 12:45pm – Room Title Presenter Audience EDC Credit TA to Veronic Bezaire, Dept. All FS & “From Part-Time 101 AT Yes of Chemistry FED TAs Employment” Concurrent Workshops #2: 1:15 2:45pm – Room Title Presenter Audience EDC Credit Rebecca Stiles, Sprott “Making Marking Manageable: 204 TB Essentials for Assessing School of Business, All TAs Yes TA Mentor Assignments” the Grade: Providing “Making Logan Ewanation, All FASS 206 TB Effective Feedback while Yes Dept. of Psychology & FPA TAs Marking” Learning Strategies for “Active Josh Woods, Dept. of Improving Student Engagement All FS & 217 TB Civil & Environmental Yes in Problem-Based Tutorial FED TAs Engineering Sessions” for Life after David Lafferty, “Preparing 202 TB Graduation: Graduate Faculty of Graduate & All TAs No Postdoctoral Affairs Professional Development” Teaching Talk #2—Keynote Speaker Series: 3:00 4:00pm – Room Title Presenter Audience EDC Credit the Word Was Made “And All FASS Memorable: The TA, the Nduka Otiono, Institute 101 AT & FPA Yes Classroom, and the Learning of African Studies TAs Imperative”
Fall 2017 TA Training Day - Saturday, September 23rd, 2017 2nd Floor Tory Building (workshops) & 1st Floor Azrieli Theatre (keynote talks) Concurrent Workshops #1: 10:00 – 11:30am Room Title Presenter Audience EDC Credit 204 TB “Teaching New Dogs Old Tricks: Engaging Students in Research” Martha Attridge Bufton, MacOdrum Library All FASS & FPA TAs Yes 206 TB “In the Know and on the Go: Identifying Academic Support Services for Students” Andrea Centre for Student Academic Support All TAs No 215 TB “Kinàmàgawin: Aboriginal Issues in the Classroom” Naomi Sarazin & Benny Michaud, Centre for Indigenous Initiatives All FASS & FPA TAs Yes 217 TB “Personalities in the Classroom: Strategies for Teaching and Meeting with Different Characters” Ryan Coulling, Dept. of Sociology & Anthropology All TAs Yes 219 TB “Incorporating Activities in Discussion Groups” Anita Grace Dept. of Law & Legal Studies All FASS & FPA TAs Yes Teaching Talk #1—Keynote Speaker Series: 11:45am – 12:45pm Room Title Presenter Audience EDC Credit 101 AT “From Part-Time TA to Employment” Veronic Bezaire, Dept. of Chemistry All FS & FED TAs Yes Concurrent Workshops #2: 1:15 – 2:45pm Room Title Presenter Audience EDC Credit 204 TB “Making Marking Manageable: Essentials for Assessing Assignments” Rebecca Stiles, Sprott School of Business, TA Mentor All TAs Yes 206 TB “Making the Grade: Providing Effective Feedback while Marking” Logan Ewanation, Dept. of Psychology All FASS & FPA TAs Yes 217 TB “Active Learning Strategies for Improving Student Engagement in Problem-Based Tutorial Sessions” Josh Woods, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering All FS & FED TAs Yes 202 TB “Preparing for Life after Graduation: Graduate Professional Development” David Lafferty, Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Affairs All TAs No Teaching Talk #2—Keynote Speaker Series: 3:00 – 4:00pm Room Title Presenter Audience EDC Credit 101 AT “And the Word Was Made Memorable: The TA, the Classroom, and the Learning Imperative” Nduka Otiono, Institute of African Studies All FASS & FPA TAs Yes