4.3

A part of 4.3: Lightning Talk session. TAs as Learners: Promoting Reflective Teaching in an Informal Learning Community Jacqueline Smith, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Computer Science, FAS Mario Badr, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Computer Science, FAS In this session, we will present the TA training program we have implemented in a large first-year course (CSC108). We have run this training program both in-person and online. The goals of this program are to encourage TAs to reflect on their teaching, and to build a stronger TA community. We expect that our TAs are well-versed in the subject matter [...]

A part of 4.3: Lightning Talk session. Development of Graduate Student Pedagogy Through Practical Application and Partnership with High School Educators in the Discovery Educational Platform Dawn Kilkenny, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBME) & ISTEP Nicolas Ivanov, Doctoral candidate, IBME Nhien Tran-Nguyen, Master of Applied Science candidate, IBME Neal Callaghan, IBME, Doctoral candidate, IBME Theresa Frost, TDSB ACL Science & STEAM, Discovery/ISTEP Locke Davenport Huyer, Post-doctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University The evolving academic landscape requires skills beyond traditional research, therefore graduate students in STEM require broad opportunities to develop and improve translatable skillsets. [...]