News
18 Jul 2022
GTA Tips and Tricks Workshop Series - Session #3 - 18th August
Are you thinking about making the next step in your academic research career and becoming a graduate teaching assistant? Do you have any anxieties, reservations, or questions about what teaching might entail, whether it's right for you, or how you should approach the application process?
Warwick PTC are organising a series of regular sessions dedicated to answering all of these questions, hosted by current Warwick GTAs and sessional lecturers, in an honest, helpful community forum. Our next session will be held on August 18th, and will cover session planning, assessment and feedback to students.
It will be a great place to introduce yourself and meet new / current GTAs or those who are hoping to teach next academic year.
Sign up here to receive the meeting link and also to submit one question you have about session planning or assessment/feedback, to be answered in the session:
30 Jun 2022
Deadline Extended: Journal of PGR Pedagogic Practice - Call For Abstracts - 8th July 2022
The Warwick Postgraduate Teaching Community are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the second issue of the Journal of PGR Pedagogic Practice (JPPP), centred around the theme of ‘Virtual, physical or somewhere in between: Postgraduate Pedagogies in the wake of the pandemic'. We invite article submissions for pieces discussing all aspects of the PGR teacher experience.
The pilot issue of the JPPPLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window launched last autumn, and featured articles which reflected primarily on teaching during the pandemic, and the particular challenges (or opportunities) presented when teaching virtually. For the second issue of the JPPP, we encourage submissions which continue to reflect on virtual and hybrid teaching, but also those which consider the move back towards face-to-face teaching. We invite both short critical reflections, and more substantial research led pieces from all PGRs and ECRs who teach in any capacity and in any discipline at Warwick and beyond. We also welcome pieces from those who support the professional development of PGRs, and those involved with pedagogy outside of the typical university teaching structure, such as student-led research projects, continued professional development.
29 Jun 2022
GTA Tips and Tricks Workshop Series - Session #2 - 19th July
Are you thinking about making the next step in your academic research career and becoming a graduate teaching associate? Do you have any anxieties, reservations, or questions about what teaching might entail, whether it's right for you, or how you should approach the application process?
Warwick PTC are organising a series of fortnightly sessions dedicated to answering all of these questions, hosted by current Warwick GTAs and sessional lecturers, in an honest, helpful community forum. Our next session will be held on July 19th, and will cover all the process of applying, and interviewing for, your first GTA position. It will be a great place to introduce yourself and meet new / current GTAs or those who are hoping to teach next academic year.
Sign up here to receive the meeting link and also to submit one question you have about preparing for GTA positions, to be answered in the session:
30 May 2022
*NEW DATE* GTA Tips and Tricks Workshop Series
Are you thinking about making the next step in your academic research career and becoming a graduate teaching associate? Do you have any anxieties, reservations, or questions about what teaching might entail, whether it's right for you, or how you should approach the application process?
Warwick PTC are organising a series of fortnightly sessions dedicated to answering all of these questions, hosted by current Warwick GTAs and sessional lecturers, in an honest, helpful community forum. Our first session will be held on June 1st, and will cover all of the above, and will be a great place to introduce yourself and meet new / current GTAs or those who are hoping to teach next academic year.
Sign up here to receive the meeting link and also to submit one question you have about teaching, in any form, to be answered in the session:
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/academic-development/pgrteachers/networking
18 May 2022
Call for Abstracts - JPPP volume 2
The Warwick Postgraduate Teaching Community are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the second issue of the Journal of PGR Pedagogic Practice (JPPP), centred around the theme of ‘Virtual, physical or somewhere in between: Postgraduate Pedagogies in the wake of the pandemic'. We invite article submissions for pieces discussing all aspects of the PGR teacher experience.
The pilot issue of the JPPPLink opens in a new window launched last autumn, and featured articles which reflected primarily on teaching during the pandemic, and the particular challenges (or opportunities) presented when teaching virtually. For the second issue of the JPPP, we encourage submissions which continue to reflect on virtual and hybrid teaching, but also those which consider the move back towards face-to-face teaching. We invite both short critical reflections, and more substantial research led pieces from all PGRs and ECRs who teach in any capacity and in any discipline at Warwick and beyond. We also welcome pieces from those who support the professional development of PGRs, and those involved with pedagogy outside of the typical university teaching structure, such as student-led research projects, continued professional development.
16 May 2022
GTA Tips and Tricks Workshop Series
Are you thinking about making the next step in your academic research career and becoming a graduate teaching associate? Do you have any anxieties, reservations, or questions about what teaching might entail, whether it's right for you, or how you should approach the application process?
Warwick PTC are organising a series of fortnightly sessions dedicated to answering all of these questions, hosted by current Warwick GTAs and sessional lecturers, in an honest, helpful community forum. Our first session will be held on June 1st, and will cover all of the above, and will be a great place to introduce yourself and meet new / current GTAs or those who are hoping to teach next academic year.
Sign up here to receive the meeting link and also to submit one question you have about teaching, in any form, to be answered in the session:
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/academic-development/pgrteachers/networking/registration/
12 Nov 2021
Journal of PGR Pedagogic Practice - Issue One launched!
The first issue of the Journal of PGR Pedagogic Practice is here! This first issue reflects on teaching during the pandemic through the lens of PGRs who teach and represents a range of disciplines and perspectives from across Warwick. Please read and share!
12 Nov 2021
Paid opportunities at Warwick
There are three job opportunities here from Liberal Arts, WIHEA and Faculty of Arts. The deadlines are next week, so please take a look!