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 note the addition to this year's program - a research orientation for new faculty on Wednesday, August 31.
Please register for each full day you plan to attend.
Monday, August 29, 2011 - For New Faculty Only
Arts 108
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8:30 - 9:00 Registration, Coffee and Muffins
9:00 - 9:30 Welcome and Introductions to the University Learning Centre & The Gwenna Moss Centre with Vice Provost of Teaching and Learning - Dr. Angela Ward and Dr. Jim Greer, Director of the ULC/GMCTE
9:30 - 10:30 An Introduction to Teaching at the U of S and the GMC Teaching Guide, and Institutional Planning - Brad Wuetherick, Program Director, GMCTE
10:30 - 10:45 Nutrition Break
10:45 - 11:45 Building your case for Tenure and Promotion, a panel presentation - Jim Greer, Baljit Singh (Veterinary Medicine)
11:45 - 12:45 Lunch
12:45 - 1:45 Balancing Many Priorities - Integrating Teaching into your Academic Career - Candace Wasacase-Laverty (Human Resources), Jim Greer, Simonne Horwitz, New Faculty Teaching Award Winner, and Jim Thornhill from Medicine
1:45 - 2:45 Preparing for your Course: Writing the Course Syllabus - Jaymie Koroluk, GMCTE
2:45 - 3:00 Nutrition Break
3:00 - 4:00 What to Do the First Day of Class - Rick Schwier, College of Education
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - For all who teach on campus, new & not so new!
Arts 241 (Neatby-Timlin)
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8:30 - 9:00 Registration, Coffee, and Muffins
9:00 - 9:15 Welcome & Introduction to the University Learning Centre & the Gwenna Moss Centre - Vice Provost of Teaching and Learning, Dr. Angela Ward and Dr. Jim Greer, Director of the ULC/GMC
9:15 - 10:00 Teaching Strategies - Tereigh Ewert-Bauer, GMCTE and Peggy Proctor, School of Physical Therapy
10:00 - 10:45 Assessment Strategies - Fred Phillips, Edwards School of Business and Brad Wuetherick, 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 - 12:45 Lunch (on your own)
12:45 - 2:15 Master Teacher Panel
2:15 - 2:30 Nutrition Break
2:30 - 3:15 Academic Integrity - Jim Greer, ULC/GMCTE and Lea Pennock, University Secretary
3:15 - 4:30 Using Technology in Your Teaching - Jay Wilson, College of Education, Janis Shirriff, ITS; Shari Furniss, eMAP
Wednesday August 31, 2011 - Research Orientation for New Faculty Only
Location: Arts 108
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8:30 - 9:00 Registration, Coffee and Muffins
9:00 - 9:10 Welcome (VP Research)
9:10 – 9:40 Research Mentorship (Dr. Angela Ward, Vice Provost of Teaching and Learning and Dr. Jim Thornhill, Special Advisor to VPR)
9:40 - 10:30 Understanding New Faculty Research Areas and Needs (Interactive Discussion)
10:30 - 10:45 Nutrition Break
10:45 - 11:00 Backbone of Research Administration (Dr. Susan Blum, Director Research Services)
11:00 – 12:00 One Stop Shop: Meet your Administrative Research Support Team (Interactive Discussion with Research Services, Tri-Agency Leaders, Research Facilitators)
12:15 - 1:30 Lunch (Faculty Club)
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - For Graduate Students Only
Arts 241 (Neatby-Timlin)
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8:30 - 9:00 Registration, Coffee, and Muffins
9:00 - 9:15 Icebreaker - Dr. Kim West, Educational Development Specialist, GMTCE
9:15 - 9:25 A Note of Teaching and Learning - Dr. Jim Greer, Director of the ULC/GMCTE and Brad Wuetherick, Program Director, GMCTE
9:25 - 10:00 Overview of the Day, On-Campus and Community Resources - Dr. Kim West, GMTCE
10:00-10:15 A Big Welcome to Graduate Students - Dr. Lawrence Martz, Dean of Graduate Studies and Research
10:15 - 10:30 Nutrition Break
10:30 - 10:45 Creating a Sense of Belonging - Derek Tannis, Manager of the International Student and Study Aboard Centre
10:45 - 11:05 Academic Integrity - Kim West, with materials provided by Susan Bens, GMCTE
11:05 - 11:40 What I Wish I had Known Before Starting Teaching - Graduate Student Panel
11:40 - 12:00 Planning a Lesson with the Boppps Model - David Flatla, Computer Sciences
12:00 -1:00 Lunch
1:00 -1:30 Engaging Students in Active Learning - Jane Preston, PhD, Education
1:30 - 1:55 Teaching in the Lab - Educardo Sanchez-Larios, Chemistry
1:55 - 2:20 Developing Rapport with Your Students - Leah Ferguson, Kinesiology
2:20 - 2:35 Nutrition Break
2:35 - 3:00 Learning Assessment and Student Feedback - Serene Smyth, Kinesiology
3:00 - 3:30 Teaching as Vocation - Douglas Akhimienmhonan, Bioresource Policy, Business & Economics
3:30 - 3:55 Question and Answer Period for On-Campus and Community Resources and Closing Remarks, Kim West, GMCTE
3:55 - 4:30 Evaluation of the Events of the Day- Stan Yu, Sociology
Archive of past Fall Orientation Events