Please note: The Fall 2009 New GTA Orientation will be held on Thursday, August 13 from 8 AM to approximately 1 PM. The annual KU Teaching Summit will be held on Tuesday, August 18. If you are a new GTA who needs to attend a follow-up seminar, check your Blackboard site.
| Event | Date | Time | Location & Registration |
| New GTA Orientation: About Teaching Conference | Monday, January 12 |
8 AM- 1PM | Budig & Wescoe. |
Sustainability Working Group |
Thursday, |
12–1 PM |
CTE – 135 Budig |
Ambassador Meetings |
Monday-Thursday, |
12–1 PM |
As scheduled |
Sustainability Working Group |
Friday, |
12–1 PM |
CTE – 135 Budig |
TEAM Advisory Board Meeting |
Friday, |
1:30–3 PM |
CTE – 135 Budig |
Lunch & Conversation: WikiProject Mesoamerica in the Classroom: Encouraging Student Contributions to Wikipedia. How Wikipedia entry design and authorship encourages critical thinking, creativity, scholarship and publication. |
Monday, |
12–1 PM |
CTE – 135 Budig |
CTE/IDS Workshop: What Clicks in the Classroom: iPods and Podcasting. Time-efficient ways to use these tools in instruction. |
Thursday, |
3–4 PM |
CTE – 135 Budig |
Lunch & Conversation: How to Incorporate Service Learning in Your Course. For faculty new to service learning. |
Monday, |
12–1 PM |
CTE – 135 Budig |
Lunch & Conversation: Taking Service Learning to the Next Level. For faculty with service learning experience. |
Tuesday, |
12–1 PM |
CTE – 135 Budig |
CTE/IDS Workshop: What Clicks in the Classroom: Digital Storytelling. How digital assignments help students synthesize their learning and develop powerful communication skills. |
Monday, |
3–4 PM |
CTE – 135 Budig |
Lunch & Conversation: Options for Civility Issues. How the Student Conduct Review Team can help with issues regarding a student’s behavior, including early detection and assessment, resource referrals and consultations on safety concerns. |
Wednesday, |
12–1 PM |
CTE – 135 Budig |
Sustainability Working Group |
Thursday, |
12–1 PM |
CTE – 135 Budig |
Lunch & Conversation: Using Reflective Teaching for Tenure, Promotion, and More. Two tools —teaching diaries and course portfolios—for documenting your growth as a teacher and your students’ learning. |
Thursday, |
12–1 PM |
CTE – 135 Budig |
TEAM Advisory Board Meeting |
Friday, |
1:30–3 PM |
CTE – 135 Budig |
| Lunch & Conversation: Graphic Syllabi: A New Approach to a Standard Tool. See examples of graphic syllabi and discuss the model, which allows instructors to communicate course information with visuals. | Tuesday, March 24 |
12-1 PM | CTE 135 Budig, No registration |
Sustainability Working Group |
Friday, |
12–1 PM |
CTE – 135 Budig |
TEAM Advisory Board Meeting |
Friday, |
1:30–3 PM |
CTE – 135 Budig |
Lunch & Conversation: Hybrid Courses: Shifting Student Engagement. How hybrid courses blend classroom time with online work and result in deeper engagement. |
Tuesday, |
12–1 PM |
CTE – 135 Budig |
New Faculty Workshop: Documenting Your Teaching for Reviews |
Thursday, |
12–1 PM |
CTE – 135 Budig |
Ambassador Meetings |
Monday-Thursday, |
12–1 PM |
As scheduled |
Workshops with Donna Charlevoix, University of Illinois at Urbana |
Thursday & Friday, |
TBA |
CTE – 135 Budig |
Sustainability Working Group |
Thursday, |
12–1 PM |
CTE – 135 Budig |
Peer Review Workshops with Amy Goodburn, University of Nebraska at Lincoln. |
Friday, |
TBA |
CTE – 135 Budig |
Sustainability Working Group |
Friday, |
12–1 PM |
CTE – 135 Budig |
Best Practices Institute |
Wednesday & Thursday, |
TBA |
CTE – 135 Budig |
