1. Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTA) Program
Pedro Isaias

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3. Session Outline
I - Overview of the Program II - Panel Discussion with GTAs III - GTA Showcase

4. What are your expectations for the GTA program?
Activity
What are your expectations for the GTA program?

5. About the GTA program
The program will develop understanding and skills regarding:
Teaching Philosophies
UQ policies regarding teaching & learning
Lesson planning
Motivating and engaging with students
Managing group dynamics
Giving and receiving feedback, including peer observation
Assessment, marking, moderation and evaluation
Face-to-face teaching and active teaching strategies
E-learning and technological aids
Case-based and problem-based learning
Development of on-line content

6. About the GTA program Program expectations:
Participants will spend at least 2 hours per week engaging in GTA (i.e. modules, mentor meetings, activities).
Activities are to be completed by the due date; failure to submit may result in non-completion of the program.
Workshops are compulsory and all effort should be made to attend these.
GTAs should meet with their mentor for 30 minutes per fortnight, at minimum.
GTA 2017 Fantastic Cohort

7. About the GTA program Benefits:
Development of knowledge and skills to advance in participants future teaching careers
Award of a Graduate Teaching Assistant Certificate and updating of My Aurion profile
Dissemination of names and contact details to all School TLCs and relevant Course Coordinators to encourage GTA employment at a higher level
Possibility to apply to become HEA (Higher Education Academy) Associate Fellow (AFHEA)

8. About the GTA program
Who can apply? Applicants should meet the following criteria:
Currently enrolled in a PhD or a recent postdoc student (not Honours) at UQ
Completed a formal program of tutor training such as
Considerable experience tutoring, including tutoring organised for Semester 1, 2018
Access to a teaching and learning academic who can be their mentor
The time to complete the program (e.g. no long overseas absences; not writing up their thesis).

9. Timeframe

10. Face-to-Face Engagement Flipped Classes & Active Learning
Online Modules
Module 5
Online Engagement
Module 4
Face-to-Face Engagement
Module 3
Lesson Planning
Module 2
Flipped Classes & Active Learning
Module 1
Fundamentals
• Teaching Philosophies
• Introduction to T&L at UQ
• UQ Code of Conduct
• Mentoring
• Teaching observations
• Introduction to Flipped, Active, Blended learning
• Active learning practices
• Facilitating active classrooms
• Preparing for your tutorial
• Learning taxonomies
• Design techniques
• Writing a lesson plan
• The Student Voice
• Face-to-face engagement techniques
• Active learning tools
• Group dynamics and group management
• Blended learning tools
• Social media for teaching and learning
• Develop on-line content
• Developing online communities

11. II - Panel Discussion with GTAs
- What were some of the benefits of the GTA program? How did it help with your teaching?
- How can you maximize the mentoring program in the GTA?
- What were some of the main challenges/difficulties of the GTA?
- What are practical tips for future GTAs?

12. III - GTA Showcase Poster Presentation Video Demonstration
GTAs Q&As with Audience