Ellbogen Center for Teaching and Learning
1000 E. University, Dept. 3334
Coe Library 510
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307)766-4847
Email: ellbogenctl@uwyo.edu
The ECTL recognizes that graduate students play an important part in the UW teaching and learning community. We encourage students to utilize our programs and resources to develop their knowledge, skills, and abilities as instructors.
Every year we offer and promote educational development opportunities for Graduate Teaching Assistants which are funded through an endowment from the John P. Ellbogen Foundation.
Welcome to our newGraduate Teaching AssistantFaculty Fellow! |
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Catherine Johnson Assistant Lecturer Fall Bridge English Department |
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This three-credit S/U course is offered in the spring semester for graduate students who want to broaden their skills and knowledge in the area of teaching in higher education. Dr. Janel Seeley will provide opportunities to develop skills and knowledge needed to design learning materials; create a rich, interactive, and effective classroom; effectively assess student learning; develop a personal teaching philosophy, and reflect on teaching and learning experiences. The course is listed in the Registrar's Spring Class Schedule under "Other Programs" GRAD-Graduate School. This course is generally offered in-person on Tuesdays from 4:10-7:00 pm. For more information, please contact Janel Seeley at jseeley1@uwyo.edu.
Thursday, September 12, 2024 | 10:00am - 11:30am | Coe Library 511
Are you a graduate student struggling to stay organized and on top of your many commitments? Bullet journaling could be the productivity system you need to bring order to the chaos. This 1.5 hour workshop will introduce you to the basics of bullet journaling and how to adapt it to the unique needs of grad student life.
In this interactive session, you'll get a crash course in the core tenets and techniques of the bullet journal method, such as rapid logging, migration, collections, and more. But we'll go beyond just the basics to explore customized spreads and layouts tailored specifically for grad students, like:
All participants will receive a dotted journal.
Register by Tuesday, September 10th, 2024
This Recognized Student Organization (RSO) is mainly focused on improving the professional and social aspects of being a graduate student. GSN activities include research-specific seminars and speakers, focus-group discussions, conference presentation feedback, and social hours. For more information, please see the Graduate Student Network at UW Facebook page.
The Graduate Teaching Assistant Handbook was developed to facilitate the growth of Graduate Assistants as effective instructors. The handbook contains fundamental teaching strategies and approaches to engage students, as well as important legal and ethical responsibilities that all instructors need to know about.
Creating Professional Documents
These books are available to checkout in the ECTL Library.
First Day to Final Grade, 3rd Edition (Curzan & Damour, 2011)
How Learning Works (Ambrose, et al., 2010)
Teaching Your First College Class (Lieberg, 2008)
Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning(Lang, 2016)
Small Teaching Online: Applying Learning Science in Online Classes(Darby & Lang, 2019)
A compilation of teaching tips and messages from contributors across the country.
2021-22 Teaching Messages Collection
The ECTL has a wealth of resources that promote “best-practice” pedagogies in support of the active pursuit of teaching and learning excellence. We encourage graduate assistants to browse our website for more information about the ECTL and the resources we make available to UW’s teaching community.
For additional information or for questions, please contact us at ellbogenctl@uwyo.edu.
Ellbogen Center for Teaching and Learning
1000 E. University, Dept. 3334
Coe Library 510
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307)766-4847
Email: ellbogenctl@uwyo.edu
