You are a new Graduate Teaching Assistant and have started working with D2L. As you do so, questions about various functions and use are arising. This session is a Q & A session with MSU IT experts on D2L, Gradebook, etc. that will help you navigate the Learning Management System as GTA.

Audience: New International Graduate Teaching Assistants and Students 

In this session new international graduate and professional students and those with teaching assistantships will receive information and guidance about how to best navigate their first few weeks at MSU. 

Presenters:

Dangkamol Wongthanaroj

Deepak James

Savior Kitcher

Temilade Adegoke 

Dr. Stefanie Baier 

In this collaborative session between GREAT and Grad Career Services, you have the opportunity to learn tips and tricks from deciphering the job ad to working on your materials (CV, Teaching and Research Statement, Cover Letter). 

Come prepared with any questions you may have. Bring any materials for which you want feedback, and you will leave with ways to successfully land your GREAT future position. 

Facilitators: LJ Shakleford, Emma Stolinas, Stefanie Baier, Dangkamol Wongthanaroj 

As educators, we are continuously learning and improving our teaching practices. This continuous improvement relies on feedback. In this session, we will share ways instructors can collect feedback from students about teaching. Furthermore, you will learn about how you will get your Student Perceptions of Learning Survey (SPLS) feedback at the end of the semester. You will walk away with an example for collecting feedback during the semester and discuss how to use this feedback for effective instruction.

In this session, participants will explore several educational technology tools and strategies to engage students in learning. Attendees will take away a list of tools ready for immediate use.

Presenter Name and Role: Anara Akhmetova, PhD Candidate in Curriculum, Instruction, and Teacher Education 

In this session you will learn about MSU approved tech and AI tools available to you with your teaching, managing tasks, and secure use. 

You have the opportunity to ask questions as they apply to any technology and learn about opportunities to advance your technology knowledge.

Presenter: Jason Beaudin, Ph.D., Executive Director for Educational Technology at MS 

In this session we will discuss cooperative learning principles and how these can be implemented when working with students in recitations, labs, or in class projects. 

Participants will be able to participate in a short cooperative learning experience and take what they learned to apply to their disciplinary teaching contexts. 

Workshop Leader: Dr. Stefanie Baier