Each fall The Gwenna Moss Centre hosts an orientation to teaching for those new to teaching or those new to the University of Saskatchewan. We welcome newly-hired faculty as well as not-so-new faculty who may have missed out on the orientation in past years. This year our orientation program runs for 3 days, with a distinctly different audience for each day.
Please register for each full day you plan to attend.
2012 Fall Orientation to Teaching and Learning (FOTL)
Monday, August 27, 2012 - For New Faculty Only
Arts 217
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8:30 - 9:00 Registration and Coffee
9:00 - 9:30 Welcome and Introductions to the University Learning Centre & The Gwenna Moss Centre with Vice Provost of Teaching and Learning - Dr. Dan Pennock and Dr. Jim Greer, Director of the ULC/GMCTE
9:30 - 10:15 An Introduction to Teaching and Institutional Planning at the U of S - Brad Wuetherick, Program Director, GMCTE
10:15 - 10:30 Mitacs - Research Collaborations between Industry and Academia - Christopher Bowman, Director of Business Development, Mitacs
10:30 - 10:45 Nutrition Break
10:45 - 11:45 Building your case for Tenure and Promotion, a panel presentation - Jim Greer, Patti McDougall (incoming Vice-Provost of Teaching and Learning )
11:45 - 12:45 Lunch at Faculty Club
12:45 - 1:45 Balancing Many Priorities - Integrating Teaching into your Academic Career - Keith Carlson (History), Kelly McInnes (Human Resources), Jim Greer (Computer Science/ULC), Trish Dowling (WCVM)
1:45 - 2:45 Preparing for your Course: Writing the Course Syllabus - Kim West, Heather Ross, Barb Schindelka, GMCTE
2:45 - 3:00 Nutrition Break
3:00 - 4:00 Aboriginal Education - Candace Wasacase-Lafferty, Director of First Nation and Métis Engagement, Bob Badger, Cultural Coordinator, Aboriginal Student Centre
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - For all who teach on campus, new & not so new!
Arts 241 (Neatby-Timlin)
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8:30 - 9:00 Registration and Coffee
9:00 - 9:15 Welcome & Introduction to the University Learning Centre & the Gwenna Moss Centre, Dr. Jim Greer, Director of the ULC/GMC
9:15 - 10:00 Teaching Strategies - Chris Clark, WCVM and Brad Wuetherick, GMCTE
10:00 - 10:45 Assessment Strategies - Fred Phillips, Edwards School of Business and Carolyn Hoessler, GMCTE
10:45 - 11:00 Nutrition Break
11:00 - 12:00 The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) - Marcel D'Eon, College of Medicine
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch (on your own)
1:00 - 2:00 Academic Integrity - Lea Pennock, University Secretary;
Copyright - Jennifer Mainland, Corporate Admin.
Dealing With and Preventing Acadmic Dishonesty - Gordon DeBrisay, History
Student Accommodations - Maxine Kinakin - Disability Services for Students
2:00 - 2:15 Nutrition Break
2:15 - 3:15 Learning Technologies at the U of S - Heather Ross and Barb Schindelka, GMCTE, Janis Shirriff, ITS; Rachel Sargent-Jenkins, Library
3:15 - 4:30 Award Winning Teacher Panel - including Barabra Phillips (ESB), David Blackburn (Pharmacy), Murray Fulton (Public Policy), Karen Lawson (Psychology), Priscilla Settee (Indigenous Studies), John Kleefeld (Law)
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - For Graduate Students Only
Arts 241 (Neatby-Timlin)
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8:30 - 9:00 Registration and Coffee
9:00 - 9:15 Overview of the Day - Dr. Kim West, Educational Development Specialist, GMTCE
9:15 - 9:35 A Note of Teaching and Learning - Dr. Jim Greer, Director of the ULC/GMCTE and Brad Wuetherick, Program Director, GMCTE
9:35 - 10:30 Creating a Sense of Belonging - Derek Tannis, PhD Student, Manager of the International Student and Study Aboard Centre and Stephanie Mulhall, M. Ed. Student
10:30 - 10:45 Morning Break
10:45 - 11:05 Icebreaker - BINGO - Kim West, GMCTE
11:05 - 12:00 Developing Rapport with Your Students - Leah Ferguson, Kinesiology
12:00 -1:00 Lunch on your own (Optional: Walk to the Commons)
1:00 - 1:15 TA Concerns and Aspirations, Kim West, GMCTE
1:15 - 2:00 What I Wish I had Known Before Starting Teaching - Graduate Student Panel
2:00 - 3:00 The TA Experience: Preparing for your Role as Tutorial Leader or Lab Instructor, Amelia Horsburgh, PhD Candidate, English
3:00 - 3:15 Afternoon Break
3:15 - 4:00 Learning Assessment and Student Feedback - Serene Smyth, Kinesiology
4:00 - 4:10 Closing Remarks, Kim West, GMCTE
4:10 - 4:30 Evaluation of the Events of the Day- Stan Yu, Research and Program Evaluation Specialist, GMCTE
