Ellbogen Center for Teaching and Learning

Fall 2009 Teaching and Learning Seminar Series
for Graduate Students

The Ellbogen Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to offer seminars designed to fulfill the departmental teaching requirement for graduate assistants with first-time teaching responsibilities. All graduate students are welcome and encouraged to attend any of our sessions.

Many departments require first-time GAs to attend at least three sessions. Check here to see if your department requires attendance.
Attendance is taken at each session and reported to the department at the end of the semester.
Registration is required for each seminar. Register here.
Light meals are provided at all sessions. Your registration assists us with meal planning.
All sessions are held in Coe 506 on the 5th level of the remodeled Coe library.

Wednesday September 2 Noon-1:00 pm Coe 506 Register here	Jenny Weatherford, graduate student in statistics; instructor in Professional Studies *Building a Graduate Assistant Teaching Network* Teaching should not be a solitary profession. Jenny will offer advice on how to establish a strong support group with fellow graduate assistants.
Tuesday September 15 5:00-6:00 pm Coe 506 Register here	Jane Nelson, Director, Ellbogen Center for Teaching and Learning *Effective, Efficient, and Fair Grading Practices* Evaluating student work requires the highest levels of cognition. Jane will outline advice from the experts on how to achieve satisfaction with this important aspect of teaching.
Wednesday September 23 Noon-1:00 pm Coe 506 Register here	Samuel Hanna, graduate student in Professional Studies; instructor of Arabic Pamela Sari, GA in American Studies *When International Cultures Meet: Facilitating Communications in the Classroom* The world’s cultures differ in their expectations about how faculty and students should communicate. Samuel and Pam will discuss the challenges of working in classrooms where international cultures meet.
Tuesday October 6 Noon-1:00 pm Coe 506 Register here	Patrick McManus, graduate student in Civil Engineering and instructor at Laramie County Community College *Considering Learning Styles* Learning styles and personality types can have considerable impact on how effectively a student learns. Patrick will present methods to appeal to a range of student learning styles.
Tuesday October 13 5:00-6:00 pm Coe 506 Register here	Rick Fisher, Department of English *Helping Students Write* Nearly all departments at the University of Wyoming identify effective written communication as an important skill. Rick will outline ways to help students progress as writers.
Wednesday October 21 Noon-1:00 pm Coe 506 Register here	Jenny Weatherford, graduate student in statistics; instructor in Professional Studies *Understanding your Role in the Middle* Because graduate assistants are both students and instructors, they occupy an interesting middle ground. Jenny will discuss how to make the most of this opportunity to communicate with both faculty and students.
Wednesday November 4 Noon-1:00 pm Coe 506 Register here	April Heaney, Director of LeaRN *The Role of Reading Across the Disciplines* Current research demonstrates that good reading skills are not easily acquired. April will outline some of this research and suggest ways to help students strengthen their reading skills.
Tuesday November 10 5:00-6:00 pm Coe 506 Register here	Erin Campbell Stone, Department of Geology *Teaching Labs* Erin will identify some of the unique challenges and opportunities for lab instructors and demonstrate how to help students achieve success in applying their knowledge.

Register here for the Fall 2009 Teaching and Learning Seminar Series

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