Brown Bags
Current Brown Bags
GTA Brown Bags
GTA Brown Bags are walk-in sessions in which GTAs meet to discuss teaching issues from their classes. Topics are determined by the participants on a monthly basis. Past topics include: Exam & Grading Issues, Cheating, Ethics, & Plagiarism, and the Multiple Roles of the GTA.
GTA Coffee Hour
- February 26, 2009: Student Evaluations: What Do They Really Mean?
Next GTA Brown Bag:
- June 26, 2009: GTA Brown Bag: Facebook in the Classroom (12:00 ‐ 1:00, 144 P/K Library)
- April 3, 2009: Undergraduate Students' Disputes Over Grades
- January 30, 2009: Classroom Challenges: When, How, and Why to Allow PDAs and Laptops
- November 21, 2008: Marketing Your Teaching Skills in Any Industry
- October 24, 2008: Preventing Cheating and Plagiarism
- September 26 , 2008: Introduction to the Blackboard Communication Tools
- June 20 , 2008: How Close Should You Get to Your Students?
- March 28, 2008: Designing a Teaching Portfolio
- February 22, 2008: Group Learning
- January 25, 2008: Motivating Students to Study and Learn
For more information, call 577-6448.
OTL Brown Bags are informal opportunities for discussion about teaching-related topics. OTL hosts two Brown Bags: a GTA Brown Bag Series to discuss topics relevant to graduate teaching assistants, and Blackboard Brown Bags to discuss and exchange ideas for those using Blackboard in their teaching at Wayne State University.
Topics to be discussed are determined by the session leader with participant input. At the GTA Brown Bag, graduate teaching assistants may bring a lunch or partake of the free pizza lunch provided. Those attending a Blackboard Brown Bag at the Warrior Grille may also bring a lunch or purchase from the menu.
OTL sponsors additional Brown Bag meetings on a variety of topics throughout the year; watch your campus mailbox and e-mail for announcements of these special topics and additional Brown Bag events or see our current calendar for exact dates and times of all OTL Brown Bags.
If you would like to lead a Brown Bag at OTL call 577-6448 to discuss topics and scheduling.
Blackboard Brown Bags
This brown bag offers participants an opportunity to share Blackboard ideas, approaches, and innovations. Discussed are the variety of ways in which Blackboard has been used and questions about its possibilities and its limitations. Bring your lunch or order in!
For more information, call 577-6448.