GATA Winter Academy 2020
GATA Winter Academy returns on Friday, January 3rd, 2020.
Presented by the GATA Network, GATA Winter Academy 2020 is a full day of intensive professional development workshops for current and prospective UWindsor graduate assistants (GAs) and teaching assistants (TAs). Workshops feature material and activities for both new and experienced GAs/TAs.
GATA Winter Academy 2020 will be held on Friday, January 3rd, from 9:00am-2:30pm in the Medical Education Building, Room 3102.
This session will feature three workshops:
- Leading Effective Discussions
- Planning Effective Lectures to Enhance Student Engagement
- Grading and Providing Effective Feedback
Registration is FREE. Participants register for each workshop separately.
***FREE refreshments to be provided.***
Past offerings
Friday, January 3, 2020
9:00 AM
Leading Effective Discussions
Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule:
Friday, January 03, 2020, 09:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Location:
Medical Education Building, Room 3102
Instructors:
Alexa DiCecco,
Beth Jarrett
Effective discussion facilitates a natural back-and-forth between students and instructors, engaging students to think and respond critically to course material. Topics reviewed in this session include but are not limited to: planning discussions in advance, asking effective questions, active listening, reflecting on body language and tone, understanding group dynamics, and conflict prevention and resolution.
10:45 AM
Planning Effective Lectures to Enhance Student Engagement
Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule:
Friday, January 03, 2020, 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
Location:
Medical Education Building, Room 3102
Instructors:
Irene Muir,
Shaymaa Zantout
Lectures are often considered unengaging and ineffective. However, if well planned and delivered, lectures can serve as an effective method to convey information and facilitate understanding. This workshop will introduce the basic skills and techniques for developing and executing an effective lesson plan. An emphasis will be placed on the use of active learning techniques to enhance student engagement and learning. Additional resources will also be provided to further aid your teaching practices.
1:00 PM
Grading and Providing Effective Feedback
Registration for this event is now closed.
Schedule:
Friday, January 03, 2020, 01:00 PM – 02:30 PM
Location:
Medical Education Building, Room 3102
Instructors:
Naomi Levitz,
Harmony Peach
Much of your work as a TA/GA will be to provide students with your evaluative judgements about their work. But, in addition to grading and providing effective feedback, you will also employ skills like time management, interpersonal communication with professors and students, and sound and critical judgement. This session will offer strategies to help you provide constructive, meaningful feedback aimed at helping students to improve. Participants will also be given tips on instructor and student correspondence, and be offered a practical opportunity to practice employing the strategies learned in this session.