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 Professional Development Seminars (PDS)
Current Semester PD Seminars
Each semester, the Professional Development Program of the Graduate School puts together Professional Development Seminars to aid graduate students, specifically teaching associates and teaching assistants, in developing the skills necessary to make them successful in their career pursuits.
Listed below are our Spring 08 offerings with their dates and times. Space is limited, so sign up early. If you have any questions please e-mail ngupta@syr.edu.
Look for e-mail reminders as each session approaches.
Workshops Offered
- Portfolio Construction Workshop
This interactive workshop is designed for all graduate students with an interest in constructing, improving, or beginning to gather materials for a Teaching Portfolio. These portfolios are used in the application process for several awards and programs at Syracuse University, including Teaching Fellow, Outstanding TA, and the Certificate in University Teaching, and are sometimes required or supplemental aspects of applications for instructors. We will discuss how to create, organize, and present aspects of the portfolio including the teaching philosophy, instructional evaluations, and teaching materials. Distinguished Teaching Fellows will be on hand to guide you through the organization, content and design of your professional portfolio.
Date: Monday, January 28 2008
Time: 5:00 - 6:30 PM
Location: Eggers 070
Presenter: Dr. Chris Calvert Minor, Assistant Director of Professional Development Programs and Teaching Fellows
RSVP for this seminar to Corrie Burdick |
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- The Digital You: Electronic Portfolio Workshop
The Graduate School is pleased to present this informational and interactive session about the creation of the electronic portfolio using our e-portfolio platform. This session will meet in the computer lab where experts, Aggie Kwiatkowska and Yin Kreher, will guide you through the process of creating your professional electronic portfolio for submission. Please bring electronic copies of your professional portfolio documents to this seminar to maximize your experience.
Date: Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Time: 9:30 - 10:30 AM
Location: Hinds Hall 013 (Isys Lab)
Presenters: Aggie Kwiatkowska, Doctoral Student in Information Technology and Yin Kreher, Instructional Technology Consultant
RSVP for this seminar to Corrie Burdick |
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- Popular Culture, Pedagogy, and Authority
Pop culture is all around us. This presentation provides some insights into how you can negotiate popular culture as a pedagogical tool. Some knowledge of pop culture can help us understand the ways that pop culture operates for our students and consider ways that you can use popular culture to enhance student learning.
Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Newhouse Comm Center II 383
Presenter: : Dr. Sari Biklen, Meredith Professor, Chairperson Cultural Foundations of Education
RSVP for this seminar to Corrie Burdick |
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- "Dissertation" Is Not a Four-Letter-Word: Managing the Doctoral Life
The prospect of writing a dissertation can be overwhelming. Can you get through the process successfully - and maintain your sanity too? Nisha Gupta, PhD in Cultural Foundations of Education, will lead this interactive workshop in which we will discuss ways of navigating the dissertation process and timeline as well as methods for completion. Come prepared to participate!
Date: Thursday, February 28, 2008
Time: 12:30 - 1:30 PM
Location: Bowne Hall 111
Presenter: Dr. Nisha Gupta, Associate Director of Professional Development, Instructor in Women’s Studies and Cultural Foundations of Education
RSVP for this seminar to Corrie Burdick |
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- Getting Ready for the Academic Job Market
Its never too early to start preparing for the job search. In this session panel members will share their experiences from both sides of the Academic Job Search. From serving on search committees to reading job ads, entering the job market is above all a process. This session will provide participants with a wealth of knowledge that will help to organize and prepare you to enter the job market successfully.
Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Time: 3:45 - 4:45 PM
Location: School of Management 302
Presenters: Dr. Alecia Santuzzi, Assistant Professor Psychology, Dr. Mark Glauser, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Dr. William Robert, Post Doc, Arts and Sciences
RSVP for this seminar to Corrie Burdick |
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- Engaging Students
Twenty years of research shows that slightly more interactive techniques can make a class far more effective. Students of teachers who taught with interactive approaches made twice the average gain in learning–more by two standard deviations (Hake 1998). Speaker Tara Gray invites you come experiment with these ideas and then try some of them in your classes.
Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:30 AM
Location: Goldstein Faculty Center
Presenter: Dr. Tara Gray, Director of the Teaching Academy, New Mexico State University
RSVP for this seminar to Corrie Burdick |
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- Publish and Flourish
Many scholars are educated as writers at the School of Hard Knocks, but it’s not the only school, or even the best. Much is known about how to become more prolific–and any scholar can. Even when you can’t work harder, there are important ways to work smarter. Tara Gray, author of “Publish and Flourish” will present.
Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Time: 4:00 - 5:30 PM
Location: Goldstein Faculty Center
Presenter: Dr. Tara Gray, Director of the Teaching Academy, New Mexico State University
RSVP for this seminar to Corrie Burdick |
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- Take It or Leave It: Deciding What to Put in Your Course
Designing a course is a strategic construction that involves content, teaching strategies, learning styles and course organization. This session will discuss the many choices that impact the effectiveness of your course and engagement of your students.
Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Time: 9:30 - 10:30 AM
Location: School of Management 302
Presenter: Ravi Dharwadkar, Associate Professor, Whitman School of Management
RSVP for this seminar to Corrie Burdick |
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- Stress Relief Skating Night at Tennity Ice Rink
Join us at the Tennity Ice Pavilion on South Campus for a night of fun. Break the stress cycle not your tailbone! Skates provided.
Date: Friday, April 25, 2008
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Location: Tennity Ice Rink
Presenters: Professional Development of the Graduate School Staff
RSVP for this seminar to Corrie Burdick |
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