Workshops, Seminars and Symposia - Office of Career Development & Outcomes Analysis

September 2007

RESPONDING TO STUDENT WRITING (A CONVERSATION ON TEACHING) PART
OF THE TEACHING WRITING AT VANDERBILT SERIES
Tuesday, September 11, 4:10pm – 5:30pm
Alumni 205
Cosponsors: Center for Teaching and Undergraduate Writing Program
Facilitators: Roger Moore, Director of Undergraduate Writing; Patricia Armstrong, Assistant Director, CFT
Panelists: Vivien Fryd, Professor, History of Art; Josh Epstein, Graduate Student, English
Students read our comments on their writing not only to find out why we’ve assigned a particular grade but also to learn how to improve their writing in the future. Panelists will discuss strategies they use to respond to student writing in their classes. Topics for discussion will include using marginal and end comments, commenting representatively (rather than exhaustively), writing end comments that provide students helpful information and guidance as they revise a paper or take on a new project, and how to use written comments in a student conference. For all faculty and graduate student instructors who assign and respond to student writing.

STUDENT-POSTDOC BIOTECHNOLOGY MIXER
Thursday, September 13, 4:30-6:30
Blackstone Brewery
Sponsored by the Student Chapter of the Tennessee Biotechnology Association
Are you interested in meeting some people from the biotechnology field here in Tennessee? If so, please join us for a mixer at Blackstone on September 13th from 430 - 630 pm. It will be a great opportunity for networking. There will be people from Aerotek Scientific (www.aerotek.com), Cumberland Pharmacuticals (www.cumberlandpharma.com), Protherics (www. protherics.com) as well as like minded students. Additionally, there will be light hors de oeuvres with a cash bar. If interested in coming to the mixer, please send an email to events@tnbio-sc.org with 'mixer' in the subject line.

DISCUSSION-LEADING
Monday, September 17, 4:10 - 5:30 pm
Calhoun 117
Sponsored by the Center for Teaching
Effective discussions can provoke profound learning, yet they also are particularly challenging to create and sustain. This workshop will use a discussion format to pursue strategies for getting discussion going, and for keeping it going. More specifically, we’ll explore questions such as: • How can I ask good questions, and respond to students in a way that encourages their further discussion? • I’m more clear about my own authority when I’m lecturing—what does my authority consist of when I’m facilitating discussion? • How can I encourage students to share diverse viewpoints with both respect and candor? • What can I do if discussion seems to fall flat, or fall apart? • What can I do about students who dominate, or withdraw from, discussion?

GRADING IN QUANTITATIVE DISCIPLINES (A TEACHING WORKSHOP)
Tuesday, September 25, 4:10pm - 5:30 pm
Calhoun 117
Sponsored by the Center for Teaching
Grading can be a source of stress for TAs. How do you know if you’re being fair in your assessment of student work? What kind of feedback should you provide on student work? What do you do when a student questions a grade? How will you find the time to grade those problem sets? These and similar questions will be addressed in this interactive session designed for TAs in the quantitative disciplines—math, science, engineering, economics, etc.

LIFE SCIENCES JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW GRADUATES BY LESLIE
WISNER-LYNCH, DDS, DMSC OF BIOMIMETIC THERAPEUTICS (A PRE-MEETING SEMINAR AT THE TENNESSEE BIOTECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING)
Wednesday, September 26, 4:00-5:00 pm
Cool Springs Life Sciences Center
Sponsored by the Student Chapter of the Tennessee Biotechnology Association
Registration at the annual meeting is required. Reduced rates are available for students and postdoctoral fellows. Leslie Lynch from BioMimetic Therapeutics will give a talk titled: " Life Science Job Opportunities for New Graduates " on September 26 from 4pm - 5pm. She has also graciously agreed to give a short tour of the facilities at Biomimetics. Following this session is a reception from 5pm - 7pm which will be another great opportunity to network. For a full meeting agenda and registration details, visit the website: http://www.tnbio.org/annualmeetingagenda.html





Workshops & Seminars September 2007 RESPONDING TO STUDENT WRITING (A CONVERSATION ON TEACHING) PART OF THE TEACHING WRITING AT VANDERBILT SERIES Tuesday, September 11, 4:10pm – 5:30pm Alumni 205 Cosponsors: Center for Teaching and Undergraduate Writing Program Facilitators: Roger Moore, Director of Undergraduate Writing; Patricia Armstrong, Assistant Director, CFT Panelists: Vivien Fryd, Professor, History of Art; Josh Epstein, Graduate Student, English Students read our comments on their writing not only to find out why we’ve assigned a particular grade but also to learn how to improve their writing in the future. Panelists will discuss strategies they use to respond to student writing in their classes. Topics for discussion will include using marginal and end comments, commenting representatively (rather than exhaustively), writing end comments that provide students helpful information and guidance as they revise a paper or take on a new project, and how to use written comments in a student conference. For all faculty and graduate student instructors who assign and respond to student writing. STUDENT-POSTDOC BIOTECHNOLOGY MIXER Thursday, September 13, 4:30-6:30 Blackstone Brewery Sponsored by the Student Chapter of the Tennessee Biotechnology Association Are you interested in meeting some people from the biotechnology field here in Tennessee? If so, please join us for a mixer at Blackstone on September 13th from 430 - 630 pm. It will be a great opportunity for networking. There will be people from Aerotek Scientific (www.aerotek.com), Cumberland Pharmacuticals (www.cumberlandpharma.com), Protherics (www. protherics.com) as well as like minded students. Additionally, there will be light hors de oeuvres with a cash bar. If interested in coming to the mixer, please send an email to events@tnbio-sc.org with 'mixer' in the subject line. DISCUSSION-LEADING Monday, September 17, 4:10 - 5:30 pm Calhoun 117 Sponsored by the Center for Teaching Effective discussions can provoke profound learning, yet they also are particularly challenging to create and sustain. This workshop will use a discussion format to pursue strategies for getting discussion going, and for keeping it going. More specifically, we’ll explore questions such as: • How can I ask good questions, and respond to students in a way that encourages their further discussion? • I’m more clear about my own authority when I’m lecturing—what does my authority consist of when I’m facilitating discussion? • How can I encourage students to share diverse viewpoints with both respect and candor? • What can I do if discussion seems to fall flat, or fall apart? • What can I do about students who dominate, or withdraw from, discussion? GRADING IN QUANTITATIVE DISCIPLINES (A TEACHING WORKSHOP) Tuesday, September 25, 4:10pm - 5:30 pm Calhoun 117 Sponsored by the Center for Teaching Grading can be a source of stress for TAs. How do you know if you’re being fair in your assessment of student work? What kind of feedback should you provide on student work? What do you do when a student questions a grade? How will you find the time to grade those problem sets? These and similar questions will be addressed in this interactive session designed for TAs in the quantitative disciplines—math, science, engineering, economics, etc. LIFE SCIENCES JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW GRADUATES BY LESLIE WISNER-LYNCH, DDS, DMSC OF BIOMIMETIC THERAPEUTICS (A PRE-MEETING SEMINAR AT THE TENNESSEE BIOTECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING) Wednesday, September 26, 4:00-5:00 pm Cool Springs Life Sciences Center Sponsored by the Student Chapter of the Tennessee Biotechnology Association Registration at the annual meeting is required. Reduced rates are available for students and postdoctoral fellows. Leslie Lynch from BioMimetic Therapeutics will give a talk titled: " Life Science Job Opportunities for New Graduates " on September 26 from 4pm - 5pm. She has also graciously agreed to give a short tour of the facilities at Biomimetics. Following this session is a reception from 5pm - 7pm which will be another great opportunity to network. For a full meeting agenda and registration details, visit the website: http://www.tnbio.org/annualmeetingagenda.html