GTA Toolkit is a series of monthly workshops offered throughout the fall and spring semesters, led by graduate students for graduate students. Workshops cover a range of topics meant to reinforce or deepen graduate students’ understanding of teaching and learning strategies that can be immediately applied to practice. These workshops are also an opportunity for graduate students to learn from each other and build community around a culture of teaching at Ohio State.
What Will I Learn?
Toolkit workshops are designed by graduate students for graduate students. They aim to support participants’ professional development, engage them in reflection and discussion, and build community among graduate instructors on campus who are passionate about improving their teaching. All graduate students, regardless of teaching experience, are welcome to attend. View descriptions and registration information for our Autumn 2024 Toolkit Series below.
Fostering Student Engagement with Universal Design for Learning: September 2024
In this workshop, we will explore the first principle of Universal Design for Learning: Engagement. Participants will be introduced to strategies to recruit and sustain student interest and effort and foster an inclusive classroom environment.
After this workshop participants will be able to:
- Understand the first principle of the Universal Design for Learning framework: Engagement
- Articulate what an inclusive classroom environment means in their specific teaching context
- Identify techniques for sustaining student interest
Accessibility and Flexibility for Universal Design for Learning: October 2024
In this workshop, we will explore the second principle of Universal Design for Learning: Representation. Participants will be introduced to strategies to foster a flexible and accessible classroom and activate students’ prior knowledge to promote deep learning.
After this workshop participants will be able to:
- understand the second principle of the Universal Design for Learning framework: Representation
- articulate what accessibility and flexibility mean in their specific teaching context
- identify techniques for fostering a more accessible classroom environment
Assignment and Assessment Design for Universal Design for Learning: November 2024
In this workshop, we will explore the third principle of Universal Design for Learning: Action and Expression. Participants will be introduced to strategies for assignment design and assessment techniques to help students practice self-regulated learning and goal setting.
After this workshop participants will be able to:
- understand the third principle of the Universal Design for Learning framework: Action and Expression
- articulate best practices for assignment design and assessment
- identify techniques for encouraging self-regulated learning
Who facilitates the workshops?
All GTA Toolkit workshops are developed and facilitated by Drake Institute Graduate Consultants, advanced graduate students at Ohio State who have demonstrated exemplary instruction and a commitment to advancing teaching and learning.
Meet our Graduate Consultants:
August MasonheimerGraduate ConsultantColumbus, OH 43210
Sam MitchellGraduate ConsultantColumbus, OH 43210
Shana SandbornGraduate ConsultantColumbus, OH 43210
Carmi ThompsonGraduate ConsultantColumbus, OH 43210