TA Workshop Series

The TA Workshop Series provides ongoing professional development opportunities for Brock Teaching Assistants, Lab Demonstrators, Course Coordinators, Marker-Graders, and Seminar Leaders. Each workshop offers an opportunity to explore topics related to teaching and learning as part of Brock’s TA community.

Participation in workshops earns TAs credits towards the available TA Certificates in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.

Who can attend?

TA workshops are open to all Brock Teaching Assistants, Lab Demonstrators, Course Coordinators, Marker-Graders and Seminar/Tutorial Leaders

How can I register?

You can find workshop details and register to attend on ExperienceBU. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to eddev@brocku.ca

Where are workshops held?

CPI will continue to host TA workshops through a variety of mediums. On-campus workshops are hosted in CPI’s Active Learning classroom ST 103 (near the Market Eatery). Asynchronous workshops will be hosted in the CPI Teaching and Learning Brightspace site. Synchronous online workshops will be hosted in Microsoft Teams (invites are shared with registrants ahead of the workshop).

Join us for these workshops in the CPI Active Learning classroom (ST103 – near the market eatery).

  1. Statement of Teaching Philosophy, Wednesday, January 17, 2024 (9:30-10:20am) 
  2. Teaching Dossiers: Documenting your Teaching, Wednesday, January 17, 2024 (10:30-11:20am) 
  3. Accessible Pedagogical Strategies, Wednesday, January 31, 2024 (11:00-11:50am) 
  4. Ableist Language Use: Reflection and Change, Wednesday, February 7, 2024 (10:30-11:20am) 
  5. Appreciative Inquiry to Support Teaching and Learning, Tuesday, February, 2024 (9:30-10:20am) 
  6. Performance and Pedagogy, Wednesday Feb 14, 2024 (1-1:50pm) 
  7. Trauma-informed Pedagogy, TBA

Join us on Teams for these synchronous workshops. Teams meeting links are available when you register on ExperienceBU and will be shared with registrants again ahead of the workshop.

Saturday Workshops

Saturday January 20th
  1. Navigating Difficult Conversations in Course Content (10-10:50am)
  2. Microaggressions in the Classroom (11-11:50am)
Saturday January 27th
  1. Developing Relationships within a Teaching Team to Support Teaching and Learning (9:30-10:20am)
Saturday March 2, 10-10:50am
  1. Preparing Students to Give Feedback (10-10:50am)
  2. Reading Student Feedback (11-11:50am)

Weekday Workshops

  1. Statement of Teaching Philosophy, Tuesday January 16th, 2024 (1-1:50pm)
  2. Teaching Dossiers: Documenting your Teaching, Tuesday January 16th, 2024 (2-2:50pm)
  3. Accessible Pedagogical Strategies, Tuesday, January 30, 2024 (1-1:50pm)
  4. Ableist Language Use: Reflection and Change, Tuesday, February 6 2024 (1-1:50pm)

Questions?

Please email us at eddev@brocku.ca if you have any questions about the TA Workshop Series, the TA Certificate programs, or need assistance with registration.