LIFT
The LIFT series at the Center for Teaching and Learning invites UAB graduate students and postdoctoral scholars to Lean Into Future Teaching (LIFT) through this collection of workshops. Designed exclusively for graduate teaching assistants, or graduate students and postdocs who anticipate a career in positions with teaching responsibilities, the LIFT series will equip you with the essential skills and confidence needed to successfully navigate your first teaching experiences.
Whether you're anchoring a traditional class, leading a discussion section, teaching online, or facilitating a lab, this workshop series will provide practical strategies and tools to help you create a positive and effective learning environment now, and build your skills for future teaching responsibilities as well.
LIFT workshops will provide a foundation in teaching practice, with topics such as the following:
- Principles of Good Teaching
- Preparing for your First Class
- Creating a Syllabus
- Designing your Course
- Creating Outcomes and Assessments
- Rubrics: What are They and Why Should You Use Them?
- Effective Content Delivery
- Active Learning Strategies for all Classrooms
- Designing Effective Group Work
- Motivating and Engaging Students
- Classroom Communications
- Teaching in the Global Era
The LIFT series will also feature opportunities for International Graduate Teaching Assistants (IGTAs) to learn about the particular characteristics of the U.S. academic environment as they adapt to teaching here.
Participants who complete eight workshops in the program will receive a LIFT certificate from the Center for Teaching and Learning to demonstrate their engagement with learning about good teaching practice.
