Upcoming Teaching Workshops!
OPD supports graduate students and postdocs teaching right now and helps prepare them for careers as teachers in higher education.
Teaching Statements
Thursday, May 2nd - 1:00-2:15pm (online)
A teaching statement is a critical document for graduate students and postdocs who anticipate a career in teaching, whether at the college level or elsewhere. This interactive workshop will cover the basics, as well as what makes an excellent statement stand out! In addition, we will review examples of teaching statements.
Syllabus Sequence 1: Content and Calendars
Friday, July 19th - 10:30am-12:00pm (online)
Create a syllabus this summer! This week, we'll talk about choosing learning goals, topics, and readings and how to put it all into the class calendar. In this workshop, there will be a brief introduction of best practices and tips, time to work on your own syllabus, and then time for questions. Deciding on the course calendar can often take forever, so use this concentrated time to make some decisions! Come to today's workshop or join us at all four "Syllabus Sequence" workshops!
Syllabus Sequence 2: Motivating Students to Learn
Friday, July 26th - 10:30-11:45am (online)
Create a syllabus this summer! How can we motivate our students to actually care about our class and demonstrate that care by doing the work (instead of relying on shortcuts like ChatGPT)? Drawing on neuroscience and educational research, we'll consider the role of activities and assignments in our courses. Come to today's workshop or join us at all four "Syllabus Sequence" workshops!
Syllabus Sequence 3: Inclusivity and Grades
Friday, August 2nd - 10:30am-12:00pm (online)
Create a syllabus this summer! This week, we'll talk about choosing assignments and grading (ungrading) policies that are inclusive. We will consider lessons from disability justice and abolitionist thinking and use Tema Okun’s “white supremacy culture” to examine racist and ableist biases in the higher ed classroom. Come to today's workshop or join us at all four "Syllabus Sequence" workshops!
Syllabus Sequence 4: Policies That Are More Empathetic and Less Bureaucratic
Friday, August 9th - 10:30am-12:00pm (online)
Create a syllabus this summer! This week, we'll talk about choosing policies for late-work, technology use, plagiarism, attendance, and so on. These policies not only impact your classroom climate, but the wording you choose can make an immediate impact on your students. Make sure you are making the right first impression! Come to today's workshop or join us at all four "Syllabus Sequence" workshops!