TA Project
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This workshop will help build a solid understanding on the basics of Excel, its rules and applications. We will explore the navigation and formatting of a spreadsheet, and introduce tools for both calculation and data management.
Creating Excel Spreadsheets for Grading
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This workshop explores different methods of using Excel to calculate student grades. In addition to calculating weighted averages, we discuss methods of dropping the lowest grade, and assigning letter grades based on numeric average grades via a lookup table. Finally, we cover various dynamic means of assessing the performance of entire class by using charts and summation functions.
Intermediate Prezi Next
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This webinar will give an introduction and overview of Prezi’s newest applications: Prezi Video - “lets you interact with your content live as you stream or record (instead of adding it later), for more natural, seamless, and compelling videos.” Prezi Videos can be produced from scratch, or you can, with one-click of your mouse, transport your Prezi Present file into a Prezi Video file. Prezi Design – an editor that “lets anyone make professional-looking charts, reports, maps, infographics, and more, then share them anywhere in any size.”
Introduction to Prezi Next
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Prezi is a cloud-based presentation application (for both Mac and PC) that lets you organize and share ideas and information in a very dynamic way. You can lead your students (and audience) on a visual journey, collaborate in real time across time zones, and run your presentation from the cloud, desktop, iPad, or iPhone. In Intro to Prezi NEXT, you learn how to set up a free account, navigate the canvas, create topics and subtopics, utilize templates, apply text, images and video, and use the Tool/Prezi Editor.
PowerPoint Tools for Teaching
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This workshop provides a quick hands-on overview of PowerPoint; its structure, utilities, slide management features, animation, and design templates (with a number of tips and tricks useful for instruction).
Basic RefWorks 3.0
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RefWorks (free to members of the Rutgers community) is a web-based bibliography and database manager that allows users to create and administer their own personal bibliographic database. This hands-on workshop introduces RefWorks, and demonstrates how personal bibliographies can be created and managed. Two additional RefWorks tools, Write-N-Cite and RefGrab-It will also be demonstrated. Additional help will be available for persons logging into RefWorks for the first time.
Introduction to Canvas
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This workshop will cover the basics of how to navigate the Canvas learning management system and edit content in it. By the end of this session you will be able to navigate the global menu and a course menu, edit content and settings, and use Speedgrader. We will also look at the best ways to move Sakai content into Canvas and edit it there.
The First-time TA
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Have you starting teaching a lab, a class, or a recitation section this semester and want to discuss some questions that have come up? This session is specifically designed to explore common teaching moments you might encounter as a first-time TA. We will share some tips and tricks for a great first- time teaching experience!
Managing Your Time as a TA
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In this workshop, we will discuss how to manage your time as a Teaching Assistant, as well as how to find a balance your roles as a TA, student, and researcher. We will discuss strategies and tools for both short-term and long-term time management.
Designing Inclusive Course Syllabi
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During this session, we will discuss several ways to incorporate inclusive elements in course syllabi. We will consider research and pedagogy that demonstrate the importance of inclusivity in course design for improving student outcomes, engagement, and classroom dynamics. We will focus on how to make course design, policies, assignments, instructor information, and language more inclusive and equitable for students.