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| Orientation to TA Success Days | Tue Sep 9, 2025 | 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | GMCTL Event |
Welcome to TA Success Days! This orientation provides you the opportunity to meet other Teaching Assistants and to learn about the Teaching Preparation Certificate ( Register | |||
| TA Success - Facilitating Practical Labs for First Time TAs | Tue Sep 9, 2025 | 9:10 AM - 10:00 AM | GMCTL Event | Learn practical ideas for facilitating practical laboratory sessions and encouraging student engagement. Facilitated by Amalya Babayan This event is part of TA Success Days, Sept 9-11, 2025. See the Register | |||
| TA Success: Grading Essays & Projects Effectively for First Time TAs | Tue Sep 9, 2025 | 9:10 AM - 10:00 AM | GMCTL Event | In this session on grading written papers and projects, you’ll learn tips for giving good feedback, being more consistent in grading, and managing your time. Come expecting to practice grading and share your ideas. This event ...(more) |
Anne-Marie Rollo, Gwenna Moss Centre, USask |
MURRAY Library G3 | Register |
| TA Success: Clarifying Academic Integrity Expectations for Your Students | Tue Sep 9, 2025 | 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM | GMCTL Event | Students encounter many different kinds of rules for completing assessments and it can get confusing for them. Join this session to think through how to clarify your role for Academic Integrity and how to clarify expectations for students. |
Susan Bens, Teaching and Learning Enhancement, USask |
MURRAY Library G3 | Register |
| TA Success: Navigating Canvas for TAs | Tue Sep 9, 2025 | 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | GMCTL Event | We'll explore navigation of the Canvas Dashboard, connecting with students in Canvas, and using SpeedGrader's various functions. Bring your own device or log into a computer in the lab. This event is part of TA Success Days, Sept 9- ...(more) |
Roberta Campbell-Chudoba, Gwenna Moss Centre, USask |
MURRAY Library 161 | Register |
| TA Success: Library Services and Supports for You and Your Students | Tue Sep 9, 2025 | 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | GMCTL Event | *Time Saving Essentials* Don’t start from scratch! Save your time by learning about the academic skills resources provided by the University Library. Explore useful writing and research guides, videos, workshops, and the services provided by ...(more) |
Angie Gerrard, University Library, USask |
MURRAY Library G3 | Register |
| TA Success: Intro to Lesson Planning | Tue Sep 9, 2025 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | GMCTL Event | Are you planning your own lab, tutorial, seminar or guest lecture? Join this session to become familiar with the BOPPPS lesson planning model so you can apply it to your own lessons. This event is part of TA Success Days, Sept 9-11, ...(more) |
Anne-Marie Rollo, Gwenna Moss Centre, USask |
MURRAY Library G3 | Register |
| TA Success: USask TA Handbook | Tue Sep 9, 2025 | 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM | GMCTL Event | Our TA Handbook is filled with practical advice on being a TA. In this session we'll discuss your concerns and how the handbook can support you. Please bring a device to this session! This event is part of T ...(more) |
Jade Hupé, Gwenna Moss Centre, USask |
MURRAY Library G3 | Register |
| TA Success: First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Ways of Knowing, Being, and Doing | Wed Sep 10, 2025 | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | GMCTL Event | Come and learn some things you may not know about First Nation, Metis and Inuit ways of knowing, being, and doing. This session will answer some common questions and also give you an opportunity to ask questions you have not been sure how to ask.< ...(more) |
Darryl Isbister, Gwenna Moss Centre, USask |
MURRAY Library G3 | Register |
| TA Success: Grading Problem Sets, Labs, and Exams More Effectively | Wed Sep 10, 2025 | 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM | GMCTL Event | In this session, you'll explore and share strategies for grading to improve consistency and efficiency and you'll leave with concrete plans for what to do before you start grading, while you're grading, and after you wrap up. Facilitated b ...(more) |
MURRAY Library G3 | Register | |
| TA Success: Centring Students: Building Engagement and Trust | Wed Sep 10, 2025 | 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | GMCTL Event | We'll explore practical strategies for building trust, encouraging engagement, and creating a welcoming learning environment that supports student success and well-being. Facilitated by Kavya Chandra This event is part of TA ...(more) |
MURRAY Library G3 | Register | |
| TA Success: Facilitation Tips for Tutorials and Seminars | Wed Sep 10, 2025 | 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | GMCTL Event | So you're asked to TA a tutorial or seminar. Should you 1) sit at the front of the room while students sit with their friends and don't do anything? or 2) structure the time just enough so that students feel supported and prepared for class? ...(more) |
Aditi Garg, Gwenna Moss Centre, USask |
MURRAY Library G3 | Register |
| TA Success: Professional Relationships as a TA | Wed Sep 10, 2025 | 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM | GMCTL Event | Learn about your roles, responsibilities, and rights related to interactions with students, supervisors, professors, and each other through this interactive 75 minute session. Facilitated by Ian Moy This event is part of TA ...(more) |
MURRAY Library G3 | Register | |
| TA Success: What You Should Know About Copyright | Thu Sep 11, 2025 | 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | GMCTL Event | In a university setting, copyright is everywhere: in the course materials that are shared, student assignments that are graded, library resources, and more. Join the University Copyright Coordinator who will review key copyright concepts a ...(more) |
Kate Langrell, University Library, USask |
MURRAY Library G3 | Register |
| TA Success: Challenging Conversations | Thu Sep 11, 2025 | 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM | GMCTL Event | In this session you'll be introduced to concepts to help you in dealing with challenging conversations you may face with students and supervisors. We'll delve into engaging professionally and respectfully with students, supervisors, and peers. ...(more) |
Heather M. Ross, Gwenna Moss Centre, USask |
MURRAY Library G3 | Register |
| TA Success: What You Need to Know About Your Collective Agreement | Thu Sep 11, 2025 | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | GMCTL Event | Come and learn about the current collective agreement, collective bargaining process, and the policies and procedures that apply and impact PSAC employees. Facilitated by Jesse Todd, Regional Representative for PSAC This eve ...(more) |
MURRAY Library G3 | Register | |
| Connecting with Land through the Curriculum - Indigenization and Sustainability | Fri Sep 12, 2025 | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | GMCTL Event | Evaluate current educational strategies to identify gaps and opportunities in incorporating principles of Indigenization in the curriculum. Create a personal commitment to continuous learning and respect for Indigenous perspectives and an action p ...(more) |
Aditi Garg Darryl Isbister Jade Hupé |
MURRAY GMCTL 50.12 | Register |
| Learning Outcomes and Constructive Alignment | Tue Sep 23, 2025 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | GMCTL Event | Participants in this session will learn how to create course-level learning outcomes that reflect the skills and knowledge students should be able to demonstrate by the end of the course. The concept of constructive alignment (outcomes, assessment ...(more) |
Heather M. Ross, Gwenna Moss Centre, USask |
Online - Web Link | Register |
| Inviting Indigenous Knowledge into the Classroom | Wed Sep 24, 2025 | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | GMCTL Event | This session will support educators interested in enhancing relationship with Indigenous elders, knowledge holders, and subject matter specialists. Protocols and procedures for inviting Indigenous peoples into the classroom will be covered from a ...(more) |
Darryl Isbister, Gwenna Moss Centre, USask |
MURRAY GMCTL 50.12 | Register |
| AI Literacy: It's about more than just prompting | Thu Sep 25, 2025 | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | GMCTL Event | GenAI seems to be almost everywhere, including teaching and learning. While being able to effectively prompt tools like CoPilot or ChatGPT, there's a lot more to AI Literacy. In this session, participants will learn about, discuss, and exp ...(more) |
Heather M. Ross, Gwenna Moss Centre, USask |
MURRAY GMCTL 50.12 | Register |