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Programs for GSMs and Faculty GSI Coordinators
The following programs are designed to provide information and resources for those designing or running GSI training programs. For questions about these events, please contact Mary Wright (mcwright@umich.edu or 734-936-1135). To register, please contact Melinda Guillory (guillory@umich.edu or 734-764-0505).
LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY: NEW ROLES FOR GSIs
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
CRLT Seminar Room, 1013 Palmer Commons
Lunch will be served.How can instructional technology (IT) communication tools -- like wikis for GSI instruction and training, office hours held by chat, and online support -- enhance both GSI training and teaching? How are new developments in IT changing the relationship between faculty, GSIs, Graduate Student Mentors, and undergraduates? What new training do GSIs need because of IT developments? This program will feature a panel discussion of faculty and Graduate Student Mentors who are using IT to teach during lectures and office hours, and to prepare GSIs for teaching. A question and answer session and a discussion of implications will follow the presentation. Lunch will be served, with vegetarian options.
Questions? Please contact Mary Wright (mcwright@umich.edu or 734-936-1135). To RSVP, please contact Autumn Fabricant (afab@umich.edu).
RUNNING PRACTICE TEACHING SESSIONS
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
12:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Great Lakes Room, 4th Floor of Palmer CommonsIn a practice teaching session, instructors deliver informal lessons of five to twenty minutes to their peers. Participating instructors then offer each other feedback on their teaching while simultaneously reflecting on their own teaching. At this workshop, participants will learn how to run practice teaching sessions to maximize the benefit for GSIs. Participants will take part in an actual practice teaching session and discuss what makes a practice teaching session work best. Lunch will be served.
STRATEGIES FOR WORKING WITH GSIs
Thursday, August 21, 2008
12:00-3:00
CRLT Seminar Room (1013 Palmer Commons)This workshop is an introduction to the various strategies that GSMs and GSI Coordinators can use during the training and development of GSIs. We will model and discuss the use of video, case studies, role plays, brainstorming, and other approaches to GSI training. We will also discuss what the most important components of a GSI training program are. This workshop is ideal for GSMs and GSI Coordinators planning a new GSI training experience from scratch, but is also useful for those looking to revise an already existing program. Lunch will be served.
CONSULTING WITH GSIs
Thursday, September 18, 2008
3:00-5:00
CRLT Seminar Room, (1013 Palmer Commons)In this interactive workshop, participants will learn and practice techniques for consulting with GSIs on their teaching, including interpreting and discussing student ratings. In addition to providing time for practice and reflection, we will discuss the various roles a consultant can play in the process of consultation.
OBSERVING CLASSES AND CONDUCTING
MIDTERM STUDENT FEEDBACKSTuesday, September 23, 2008
4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
CRLT Seminar Room, (1013 Palmer Commons)This workshop is designed to give GSMs and GSI Coordinators a framework for observing their GSIs’ classes and collecting student feedback. Using role plays and interactive activities, participants will learn how to set up classroom visits, collect objective data during an observation, and use the consultation process to help GSIs be more reflective about their teaching. Participants in this workshop will also learn how to collect midterm feedback from students using small-group discussions and how to use that feedback in a consultation with the GSI. Dinner will be served.
For questions about these events, please contact Mary Wright (mcwright@umich.edu)
or Melinda Guillory (guillory@umich.edu or 734-764-0505).
CRLT • University of Michigan • 1071 Palmer Commons • 100 Washtenaw Ave. • Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2218
Phone: (734) 764-0505 • Fax: (734) 647-3600 • Email: crlt@umich.edu
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