{"318001":{"#nid":"318001","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Engaging Conversation Series","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch2\u003EFACULTY SPEAKERS:\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIncorporating real-world lessons in teaching multi-disciplinary organic chemistry: A lecture and laboratory teaching model\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Stefan France, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGiven that the organic chemistry course is comprised of students from many different disciplines, it is necessary to demonstrate the practical applicability of the course material to the \u201creal world\u201d in order to ensure that the students get the \u201cbigger picture.\u201d To be successful, this endeavor must involve both the lecture as well as the laboratory- both through standard coursework and undergraduate research. In an effort to effectively incorporate this concept, several teaching approaches and activities will be discussed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMentoring TAs: Lessons Learned from the Physics GTA Development Program\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EEmily Alicea-Munoz, School of Physics\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs instructors at Georgia Tech, many of us rely on Teaching Assistants (TAs) to help our students get the most out of our classes. However, TA preparation is often limited to what is immediately applicable, without offering them mentorship. In Fall 2013, the School of Physics began preparing our new graduate TAs through a training and mentoring program that covered pedagogy, physics classroom issues, and career development strategies. Here I will discuss the elements of our training program and the lessons learned from it, as we seek to improve how we prepare and mentor our TAs.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Join this brown-bag-luncheon series on the first Wednesday of each month from noon to 1:00 and find out what faculty are doing to engage Georgia Tech students in learning."}],"uid":"27251","created_gmt":"2014-08-21 15:24:12","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:07:38","author":"Chaohua Ou","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2014-09-03T13:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2014-09-03T14:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2014-09-03T14:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2014-09-03 17:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2014-09-03 18:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2014-09-03 18:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/cetl.gatech.edu\/calendar\/day\/2014-09-03","title":"Register for this event"}],"groups":[{"id":"1268","name":"Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFelicia Turner\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:felicia.turner@cetl.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Efelicia.turner@cetl.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-894-9418\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}