Graduate Student Professional Development School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies

1. Graduate Student Professional DevelopmentSchool of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies Professional Development * Life Skills * Academic Development * Networking

2. PLAN Framework • Professional Development • Life Skills • Academic Development • Networking • GTA Academy • Workshops • Mentoring Programming • Graduate Student Council • Resource Sharing • Support positions: • SIGS-Delphi Program Manager • HSC Writing Center GA • Special Programming: • Dissertation Writing Retreat • Women in Academe

3. PLAN GTA Academy Overview2008-2013

4. PLAN GTA Academy Overview 2008-2013 Past, current, or future GTAs can apply to participate in the GTA Academy w/approval from Chair or Director 9, 2-hour sessions facilitated by the Dean of the Graduate School and representatives from the Delphi Center for Teaching and Learning Days held rotate (this year, Tuesday, next year, Wednesday) ~30 faculty mentors have participated ~128 students have participated

5. PLAN GTA Academy Overview Anatomical Sci. & Neurobiology Anthropology Art History Audiology Biochemistry & Mol. Bio. Biology Chemistry Civil & Environ. Eng. Clinical Psych Comp Eng. & Comp Sci. CSP Curriculum & Instruction Ed Leadership & Org. Dev. Electrical & Comp. Eng. English Entrepreneurship French Health & Sports Sciences History Humanities Mechanical Engineering Music Music History Nursing Pan-African Studies Physics Psychological & Brain Sciences Public Health Social Work Sociology Spanish Sports Administration Theatre Arts Urban and Public Affairs Women’s and Gender Studies

6. GTA Academy Overview Learning Objectives Gather practical tips and reflective strategies for enhancing your teaching skills. Interact with and learn from UofL faculty and staff who are committed to excellence in teaching and learning. Participate in a welcoming and inclusive learning environment in which you and faculty guests share and learn from one another. Explore and discuss discipline-specific teaching perspectives with peers and mentors from across campus and beyond. Gain awareness of the scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education.

7. GTA Academy Overview Topics may include: Today’s Learners Designing Activities, Assignments, and Projects to Stimulate Critical Thinking Strategies for Using Rubrics as a Form of Assessment Creating a Learning-Centered Syllabus Classroom Management Techniques Classroom Assessment Techniques and Active Learning Test Development and Item Analysis Micro-Teaching Peer Feedback Constructing Your Philosophy of Teaching Statement Collaborative Student Learning Motivating Students

8. PLAN Workshops Report2012-2013

10. More workshops this fall • Workshops last summer

22. PLAN Workshops: Students with High Attendance 9 students have attended 5 or more workshops 5 in Arts & Sciences, 1 in Speed, 1 in Education, 1 in Social Work, 1 HSC Around 15 have attended 3-4 workshops

23. PLAN Workshops: Feedback “Great idea to create a [career] series! This should be considered with all PLAN programs.” “It was useful to think through developing a philosophy of teaching and the importance of avoiding buzzwords. I am guilty of using those phrases in the past!” “Great perspective on graduate writing and tools offered.” “I really liked learning more about [developing] goals and obstacles to time management [and] the advice to make a backwards timeline.” “Great discussion of the benefits of peer mentoring and tools to start a program.” “It was useful [to learn about] WordPress [and other] new tools that I could use to begin marketing myself and my work.”

24. PLAN Year of the Mentor2012-2013

25. PLAN Year of the Mentor • 5 Peer mentoring workshops • Faculty and Graduate Student Learning Community • DGS Reading Group • Dine and Discover lunch • Cassuto Visit- Talk cancelled but 40+ attendees at Peer Mentoring for Recruitment and Negotiating a Job Offer workshop • 7+ new peer mentoring programs established! • MentorCenter • MentorConnect • Gathered recommendations from DGS Reading Group on what data to collect from programs. Data will be used to think further about the structure of graduate education and role of faculty mentoring at UofL.  • Graduate Student representation on each of the Core committees for the 21st Century University Initiative • Tracking and publishing list of departmental peer mentoring programs and contacts

26. PLAN Year of the Mentor Upcoming Mentoring Events • Ongoing Peer Mentoring • March 7th 7-8pm in Houchens105 • DGS Reading Group and Faculty/Grad Student Learning Community discussion • March 29th 12-1:30pm in Houchens105 • Establishing Peer Mentoring Relationships • April 3rd 12-1pm in Houchens 105

27. PLAN Next Steps • Website • Resources • Foregrounding long-range planning of framework • Calendaring (collaboration, tracking) • Workshops • Tracks • Targeting interests • More faculty, more students • Exploring other times/days • GTA Academy • Expanding, refining • Mini-Conferences • Mentoring • Continuing to support peer mentoring programs • Learning Community/Reading Group Meeting • DGS Questionnaire • Needs Assessment & Exit Surveys

28. So What? • Efforts are based in research, experience, and expressed need, but we need YOUR expertise: • What events would best benefit your students? • How could you contribute to graduate student professional development? We need your continued support and promotion of the PLAN program. Thank you! Please feel free to contact me. michelle.rodems@louisville.edu or 502.852.3110