PIE's Teaching Workshops, Office Hours & Peer Teaching Observations
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The Program for Instructional Excellence (PIE) offers numerous ways to support FSU Teaching Assistants (TAs), instructional staff and anyone interested in learning about best practices in teaching. See below for virtual workshops, a community online teaching support Canvas site with virtual office hours, and peer-teaching observations.
Upcoming Fall 2021 Virtual PIE Teaching Workshops
The Program for Instructional Excellence (PIE) will continue offering its year-round series of workshops virtually. Workshops are open to anyone wanting to learn how to create the optimal learning environment for students. See below to register for PIE’s upcoming virtual workshops:
Title: Let's Discuss Specifications Grading
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 1, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Registration: https://bit.ly/Reg_SPECGRADE_9-01
Description: In this workshop, instructional design experts will explore the applications of specifications grading in the college classroom.
Presenters: Dr. Vanessa Dennen, Instructional Systems & Learning Technologies, and Lauren Bagdy, Instructional Systems & Learning Technologies, and the 2020 John F. Liseno Graduate Award Recipient (Both presenters are from the FSU College of Education)
*Attendance at all PIE workshops count towards the requirements for earning an Advanced PIE Teaching Recognition, and the nationally recognized PFF and PFP certificates - all a great addition to your professional experience & CV!
PIE TA Community Online Teaching Support Canvas Site & Virtual Office Hours
The PIE Program has launched a Canvas organizational site that serves to provide teaching assistants (TAs) and instructional staff from across campus the opportunity to find peer community and support. Resources include virtual peer office hours where visitors can connect via Zoom to PIE Teaching Associate TAs from a variety of different disciplines to discuss challenges, brainstorm ideas, share tips, and receive referrals to additional resources to assist in the online teaching transition. Video tutorials, discipline specific teaching tips, and links to a variety of resources available at FSU and beyond, are also located on this site. Anyone can self-enroll in this Canvas site via this URL: https://canvas.fsu.edu/enroll/JB4D8K
Peer Teaching Evaluations
You can request a peer teaching observation here: http://bit.ly/Peer-Teaching-Observe
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