Schedule

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

This beginning session introduces you to your role in the College of Engineering and the people and resources that are available to support you and your students.

Moderators:
Steve Cramer, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, College of Engineering
Christine Nicometo, EPD & Engineering Learning Center
Ben Yang, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Research Assistant

Facilitators:
David Lacocque, Psychologist, College of Engineering
Paul Oliphant, Computer-Aided Engineering
Diana Wheeler, Wendt Engineering Library
Sandy Courter, Engineering Learning Center
Jia-Ling Lin, Tutoring and Academic Assistance

So, you have an appointment as a TA? What are your responsibilities? What are your common concerns about the first day? How can you get and use feedback from students? How do you make the transition from being an undergraduate student to a TA teaching undergraduates? How do you know the students are learning? Will you also have time for course work and research? Working in small groups, you will come up with answers to these questions. Experienced TAs will share some of their stories. You will also get a chance to critique a videotape of TAs on their first day.

Coordinators:
Shane Bechler, TA - Chemical and Biological Engineering
Krishna Bharath, TA - Electrical and Computer Engineering
Adam Brewer, TA - Material Science Engineering
Laurie Hazeltine, TA - Chemical and Biological Engineering
Stephen Lindsay, TA - Chemical and Biological Engineering
Jose Sanchez Perez, TA - Mechanical Engineering
Harsh Sinha, TA - Electrical and Computer Engineering

Facilitators:
Christine Nicometo, Engineering Professional Development

This workshop deals with teaching strategies in your classroom and multiple approaches to assess student learning.

Coordinators:
Sandra Courter, Director, Engineering Learning Center
Ben Yang, RA, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Coordinators:
This pilot workshop will be an overview of safety awareness. You will have the opportunity to give feedback about the issues. Our goal is to design online modules that will help graduate students understand basic safety issues and strategies. Your involvement will be helpful at this stage.

Facilitators:
Jeff Nytes, Safety Training Director, UW-Madison

Some department level workshops occur in the afternoon. Check with your department.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Do attitudes follow behaviors or behviors follow attitudes? Does it matter? Five best practices will be the focus of this session: learning in context, group-based learning, increased time on task, increased frequency of feedback, and positive classroom climate. Web 2.0 technologies have a special role. So begin to imagine your course in the google world.

Panelists:
Aaron Brower
Vice Provost of Teaching and Learning
University of Wisconsin

Preparation and awareness of effective presentation skills will build your credibility as a teacher who knows the material and knows how to help others understand it. This workshop focuses on delivery skills and the opportunities you have to help your students learn. You will have a chance to do a practice presentation and get feedback from your peers.

Coordinators:
Claribel Acevedo, TA - Chemical and Biological Engineering
Dan Agnew, TA - Chemical and Biological Engineering
Tracey Cadkin, TA - Civil and Environmental Engineering
Jeff Starke, Student - Civil and Environmental Engineering
Tony Gregerson, TA - Electrical and Computer Engineering
Daniel Seemuth, TA - Electrical and Computer Engineering
Meng Shi, TA - Electrical and Computer Engineering
Benjamin Stein, TA - Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ramachandran Syamkumar, TA - Electrical and Computer Engineering
Arslan Zulfiqar, TA - Electrical and Computer Engineering
Tom Carstens, TA - Engineering Physics
Jonathan Fleischmann, TA - Engineering Physics
Suraj Kurian, TA - Industrial and Systems Engineering
Vaibhav Deshpande, TA - Mechanical Engineering
Deepak Patil, TA - Mechanical Engineering
Ryan Penning, TA - Mechanical Engineering
Wa'el Abdel Samad, TA - Mechanical Engineering

Facilitators:
Christine Nicometo, Engineering Professional Development

As an instructor, you will face issues that affect student learning; those issues may include race, gender, sexual orientation, and sexual harassment/consensual relationships. This workshop will familiarize you with the issues and introduce policies and available resources. UW-Madison values its diversity; you can help yourself and your students thrive in this place. Plan to explore several case studies that are specific to the engineering classroom. This workshop satisfies the TAA contractual diversity/harassment training requirement for advancement to the "experienced" level and rate.

Coordinators:
Luis Pinero, Assistant Vice Chancellor.
Jeanne Hendricks, College of Engineering

Some departments have presentations planned. Contact your department for further information.

If you have little or no experience with the new eCOW2 course management system or if you just want reassurance, this workshop is for you. Bring your laptop for this hands-on workshop. By the end of the workshop, you will have created an eCOW2 page for your course or, if your professor already has one set up, you will know the basics about adding resources, interactive activities, grades, and comments to students.

Coordinators:
Paul Oliphant, Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) Associate Director
Tim Tynan, Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL) Lead Consultant
TEL Technology Consultants

If you have an eCOW2 course management system in place and are wanting to see how others are using more advanced functions, then this hands-on workshop is for you. Bring your laptop and leave with some new features that will engage your students and help them learn.

Coordinators:
Paul Oliphant, Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) Associate Director
Tim Tynan, Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL) Lead Consultant
TEL Technology Consultants