Schedule of Events
9:00 – 10:30 am – Morning Orientation Session |
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Welcome and Introductions |
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| Sarah Riforgiate (Director CETL, Associate Professor of Communication) | ||
| Andrew Daire (Provost, Vice Chancellor) | ||
Role of the Teaching Assistant at UW-Milwaukee |
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| Sarah Riforgiate (Director CETL, Associate Professor of Communication) | ||
Supporting Students and Navigating Challenging Situations |
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| Rebecca Freer (Associate Dean of Students) | ||
Q&A Town Hall |
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| Sarah Riforgiate (Director CETL, Associate Professor of Communication) | ||
| Rebecca Freer (Associate Dean of Students) | ||
Review of Synchronous Sessions |
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| Lane Sunwall (Teaching, Learning, and Technology Consultant, CETL) | ||
10:30 – 10:40 am – Transition Break |
10:40 – 11:55 am – Concurrent Sessions: Block 1 |
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| Block 1 Session Descriptions and Presenter Bios | ||
Canvas 1 | Basics |
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| Ed Price (Teaching, Learning, and Technology Consultant, CETL) | ||
| Kathy Pinkowsky (Instructional Technologist, L&S Information Technologies) | ||
Teaching with Zoom |
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| Amy Mangrich (Teaching, Learning, and Technology Consultant, CETL) | ||
Teaching Focus 1 | Bridging the Gap for Students with Existing Barriers to Learning
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| Gabriel Ezema (Educational Psychology) | ||
Teaching Focus 2 | How Do We Learn to Write?
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| Danielle Harms (English) | ||
11:55 – 12:25 pm – Lunch Break |
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12:25 – 1:40 pm – Concurrent Sessions: Block 2 |
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Canvas 2 | Advanced |
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| Ed Price (Teaching, Learning, and Technology Consultant, CETL) | ||
| Kathy Pinkowsky (Instructional Technologist, L&S Information Technologies) | ||
Teaching with Zoom |
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| Amy Mangrich (Teaching, Learning, and Technology Consultant, CETL) | ||
Teaching Focus 3 | Supercharge Your Classroom: Strategies for keeping students hooked
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| Maaly Omary (Linguistics) | ||
Teaching Focus 4 | Failing Forward: Turning setbacks into opportunities for learning |
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| Megha Yadav (Management) | ||
1:40 – 1:50 pm – Transition Break |
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1:50 – 2:50 pm – Concurrent Sessions: Block 3 |
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| Block 3 Session Descriptions and Presenter Bios | ||
Canvas 3 | Tips & Tricks |
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| Kathy Pinkowsky (Instructional Technologist, L&S Information Technologies) | ||
| Ed Price (Teaching, Learning, and Technology Consultant, CETL) | ||
Teaching Focus 5 | Teaching the Diverse and Non-Traditional Student Body |
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| Telemachos Agoudemos (Mechanical Engineering) | ||
Teaching Focus 6 | I Don’t Understand!
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| Navada Hessler (Sociology) | ||
Teaching Assistant Q&A |
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| Anna Rohl (History) Andrew Westgate (School of Freshwater Sciences) Danielle Harms (English) Maaly Omary (Linquistics) |
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Session Moderator – Sarah MacDonald (Teaching, Learning, and Technology Consultant, CETL) |
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2:50 – 3:00 pm – Transition Break |
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3:00 – 4:00 pm – Concurrent Sessions: Block 4 |
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| Block 4 Session Descriptions and Presenter Bios | ||
Canvas 4 | Multimedia and Canvas |
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| Kathy Pinkowsky (Instructional Technologist, L&S Information Technologies) | ||
| Ed Price (Teaching, Learning, and Technology Consultant, CETL) | ||
Teaching Focus 7 | Empower Student Participation: Leading Dynamic Discussion Sections |
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| Anna Rohl (History) | ||
Teaching Focus 8 | Student-Centered Learning |
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| Andrew Westgate (School of Freshwater Sciences) | ||
Teaching Assistant Q&A |
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| Gabriel Ezema (Educational Psychology) | ||
| Megha Yadav (Management) | ||
| Telemachos Agoudemos (Mechanical Engineering) | ||
| Navada Hessler (Sociology) | ||
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Session Moderator – Sarah MacDonald (Teaching, Learning, and Technology Consultant, CETL) |
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4:00 – 4:10 pm – Transition Break |
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4:10 – 4:40 pm – Closing Session |
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Closing, Q&A, and Introduction to Asynchronous Orientation Material |
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| Sarah Riforgiate (Director CETL, Associate Professor of Communication) Lane Sunwall (Teaching, Learning, and Technology Consultant, CETL) |
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Asynchronous TA Orientation
The synchronous live orientation will be supplemented by an online course that offers asynchronous access to additional content that will improve you as a teacher.
This portion of training will be available following the live content of August 29th. More information, including access links, will be made available shortly.
If you have questions, please feel free to reach out to Lane Sunwall at sunwall@uwm.edu.
New TA Social
Join us after the orientation for an authentic Milwaukee summertime tradition: Pete’s Pops! Cool off, meet your fellow new TA’s, and enjoy one of the many fun hand-made flavors. Please register below, so we know how many Pete’s Pops we should order!
Vegan, gluten, or dairy free options available.
Time and Location
The New TA Social will be held on campus following the New TA Orientation: 29 August, 5:30 – 7:00 pm in the park on the north-east corner of East Hartford and North Maryland Avenues.
Register Here!
This event sponsored by Active Teaching Lab, CETL, and the Academic Staff Group Professional Development Award
If you have questions, please feel free to reach out to Lane Sunwall at sunwall@uwm.edu.