Graduate Student Instructor Program News
2008 Graduate Student Colloquium Call for Proposals
At the beginning of each academic year DIIA sponsors a colloquium for graduate students. During this one-day colloquium graduate students will have an opportunity to learn about pedagogy and network with other graduate students interested in teaching and learning. DIIA welcomes proposal submissions for this year's colloquium, Creating Meaningful Learning, from any academic discipline. The Call for Proposals is now available.
ASPECTS
What do the twenty-nine different sessions offered through the ASPECTS
Certificate Series have in common? They are all “highly informative”
according to graduate students who took advantage of this free resource
last semester. Indeed, “informative” was the most commonly
cited adjective that participants used when evaluating the ASPECTS sessions
they attended.
And “informative” is exactly what ASPECTS was designed to
do – to inform, in a practical and highly motivational way –
so that graduate student instructors know how to plan, deliver, and assess
diverse ways to enhance their students' learning.
Have you signed up for ASPECTS yet? Check out the variety of pedagogical
and professional development topics we offer. You can register
online in seconds. Your peers tell us that ASPECTS is “useful,”
“thought-provoking,” and “a good use of time.”
And did we mention “highly informative”?
Catherine Dossin Garners Inaugural Graduate Student Instructor Award
September 2007
Catherine Dossin, Ph.D. candidate in Art History, was presented with the inaugural Graduate Student Instructor Award to acknowledge her outstanding work in teaching and learning. [more]
Graduate Student Instructor Colloquium Models Professional Peer Presentations
September 2007
Graduate
students who are currently, or expect to become Graduate Student
Instructors (GSIs), or who wanted to learn more about teaching,
had an opportunity to further their professional development
at the 2007 Graduate Student Instructor Colloquium, held Saturday,
September 15. [more]
2006 Graduate Student Instructor Colloquium, September 16
August 2006
DIIA's Graduate Student Instructor Program, the Office of the Provost, and the Office of Graduate Studies invite you to the third annual Graduate Student Instructor Colloquium. This one-day, free event helps graduate students build instructional skills, and introduces GSIs to expectations for teaching at UT Austin. The special emphasis for 2006 is "Reflecting: Using Discussion, Writing, and Technology to Encourage Student-Centered Learning." Read more about the 2006 Graduate Student Colloquium.
Graduate Instructor Brings Passion for Teaching to Peers
August 2006
With a quiet intensity, Luke Winslow, AI in the Department of Communication Studies says, "It’s too easy to just get by as a teacher in a university that emphasizes research. The larger challenge is to balance the research demands in a Tier 1 institution with teaching that actually makes a difference, knowing that you are personally responsible for setting the standard of excellence in your own classroom to ensure that your students are actually learning." Read more about UT's Graduate Student Instructor program.
2006 Graduate Student Colloquium Call for Proposals
April 2006
At the beginning of each academic year DIIA sponsors a colloquium for graduate students. During this one-day colloquium graduate students will build instructional skills, and new teaching assistants will be introduced to expectations for teaching at the university. DIIA welcomes proposal submissions for this year's colloquium, Reflecting: Using Discussion, Writing, and Technology to Encourage Student-Centered Learning, from any academic discipline. Read more about the 2006 Graduate Student Colloquium call for proposals.
ASPECTS Figures Reflect Growth and Success of Program
April 2006
The Graduate Student Instructor Program has shown significant growth in their Advancing Students Professional Excellence with Certificates in Teaching Series (ASPECTS) program. The marked increase in participation reflects the efficacy of the program as graduate student instructors become more aware of how the informative sessions and certificates can help them achieve their teaching goals and further their careers. Read more about the growth and success of the ASPECTS program.
2005 Graduate Student Colloquium, September 10, 2005
August 2005
The University welcomes new graduate students and invites them to register for the Graduate Student Colloquium, hosted by DIIA Saturday, September 10 at the Thompson Conference Center. During this one-day colloquium graduate students will build instructional skills, and new teaching assistants will be introduced to expectations for teaching at the university. Attendees also receive elective credit towards an ASPECTS certificate. Read more about the 2005 Graduate Student Colloquium.
Students Behaving Badly
February 2005
Students Behaving Badly isn't the title of a new sitcom… it's an ASPECTS session aimed at helping GSIs foster civility and respect in their undergraduate classrooms. Read more about the new Students Behaving Badly ASPECTS session.
ASPECTS participants describe sessions as "informative"
February 2005
What do the twenty-nine different sessions offered through the ASPECTS Certificate Series have in common? They are all "highly informative" according to graduate students who took advantage of this free resource last semester. Read more about participants' descriptions of ASPECTS sessions.
DIIA Awards First ASPECTS Certificate to Maria de la Paz Garcia
December 2004
Maria de la Paz Garcia has received the first certificate awarded through the new ASPECTS–Advancing Students' Professional Excellence with Certificates in Teaching Series–program. Read more about Maria de la Paz Garcia's award and the ASPECTS program.
ASPECTS program launched
September 2004
"I've signed up for the ASPECTS program because I want to teach at the college level once I obtain my degree. Although I have already learned a lot from my experiences as a graduate student instructor, I am always looking for ways to improve my teaching and I am excited that these resources are available to me. I plan to list the certificate from the GSI Program on my vita to show potential employers that I am dedicated to my teaching."—Stephanie Brooks, GRA, Educational Psychology, College of Education
Go to the ASPECTS main page to find out more about the program.
If you have questions about ASPECTS, please send us an e-mail at aspects@lists.cc.utexas.edu.
New GSI Seminar
September 2004
Over 140 students registered for DIIA's New GSI Seminar, held August 19th and 20th, 2004—a great success! See the program for more information about the seminar. Also, several presenters agreed to allow us to provide you access to their presentation materials.