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Graduate Teaching Program
Outline of Seminars and Workshops

1. Orientation Introductions: meeting one another Graduate Teaching Program (Objectives, Draft Syllabus, Procedures) Your own first class (how do I initiate good relations with my students & create an appropriate climate for learning?)
2. Roles and Responsibilities as Tutor or Demonstrator What does my Department/lecturer expect of me? (in class and out-of-class hours? meetings? lectures? marking?) and what is the scope of my authority? How do I see myself as a teacher? (expert? mentor? guide? more experienced learner? ... ) What does this imply about how I relate to my students (in class, in interviews, in assessment)? What professional standards apply?
3. Self Management (integrating teaching and research) What - for me - is an appropriate balance between the demands of teaching and research? and how do I achieve it? What is likely to throw me off balance (procrastination, perfectionism etc), and what coping strategies can I develop?
TEACHING IN SPECIALIZED CONTEXTS A series of four context-specific seminars and activities, focusing on development of skills in small group management and leadership and the assessment of student learning.
Science (laboratory and tutorial)	Humanities & Social Sciences
4. Demonstrating and tutoring in Science: preparation and class management.	4. Leading tutorial discussions
5. Observation exercise guided observation on styles of demonstrator-student interaction in a working lab setting.	5. Observation exercise guided observation on styles of tutor-student interaction in a working tutorial setting.
6. Follow-up discussion and reflection on Observation.	6. Follow-up reflection and reflection on Observation.
7. Assessment criteria and practice for assessing students' written work.	7. Assessment the practice of marking essays, papers and oral presentations.
8. Group Management and Dynamics How well do I communicate? How well do I manage the groups and individuals I teach? What skills do I have to handle 'difficult' situations (silence, aggression, lack of interest, resistance from students)? What problems am I facing in relating to colleagues (peers, superiors)? How am I coping with the Department culture?
9. Student Feedback What do my students want from me as a tutor or demonstrator? What do they feel they are getting? To what extent am I obliged to meet their expectations? What compromises are reasonable? or possible?
10. Participants' Presentations Videotaping and analysis of participants' 5min presentations. (including use of technological aids)
11. Lectures and Other Presentations What is the role of lectures in teaching and learning? What makes an effective lecture/presentation? How can I know if my own lectures and presentations are effective?
12. Building An Academic Career How, practically, can I assess my interests in and talents for an academic career? What steps should I be taking now to prepare & what resources are there at ANU to assist?
13. Reflection on Program and Presentations of Certificates Which elements of the Program have I found most useful and least useful? Which need to be developed or changed? What aspects of my own teaching have I been most and least happy with this semester? Where do I go from here?