SPECIAL SESSION: In Conversation with the Graduate Student Course Instructors (including Teaching Excellence Award Shortlisted Candidates)
Presenters: Donald McCarthy, Classics, PhD Candidate, Course Instructor, Faculty of Arts & Science, Liza Igoshina, Psychology, PhD Candidate, Course Instructor, Faculty of Arts & Science, Stacey J Butler, PhD, Course Instructor Coordinator, Teaching Assistants’ Training Program
Moderator: Cristina D'Amico, PhD, Faculty Liaison Coordinator, Graduate Student Development & TA Training
In this roundtable session, we will engage in conversation with three graduate student course instructors at the University of Toronto’s and hear their approach to teaching challenges and building learning communities. Panelists represent Graduate Education Developers and the Course Instructor Coordinator at the Teaching Assistants’ Training Program (TATP) and shortlisted candidates for the 2025 Course Instructor Teaching Excellence Award, which is given annually by the TATP to the top graduate student course instructors across the University of Toronto campuses. The panelists will join us to reflect on their teaching experience and share with us their top strategies for engaging, supporting, and motivating their students. Panelists will also reflect on their journeys of becoming effective educators and designing transformative teaching strategies. The roundtable will conclude with a live Q&A, giving participants an opportunity to ask questions.
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