First Thoughts on Arts TA

Here are the two questions we contemplated last week, with brainstormed 'answers' (to be developed) listed below:

A) For those who participated in 2009, what did the Advanced Certificate do for you (this could be in terms of changing your approach to pedagogy, how you see your relation with the university, your relations with peers, or anything else that changed somehow in relation to your participation in program)? What outcomes would you like to see from this year's program?

B) For those thinking about participating in 2010, what would make the prospect of going through the Advanced Program (whatever that means to you) interesting? You might want to note some of the themes that you’re interested in pursuing or any other reasons why you’re interested in the program. What outcomes would you like to see from this year's program?

Peer-talking shop
- what actually happens (space to bounce actual problems)
- sharing best practices and problems
- sharing experience as powerful way to overcome isolation of teaching
- negotiating contradictory roles, e.g. with professors
Ethical dilemmas
- consciousness of power in the room
Safe environment for discussion
- more open space
- reflection on my position/experience
- reflection on the institution
Integration of anti-oppression
- conflict, deal with it better
- balance expression and anti-oppression learning
Reflections on identity
- my own as teacher
- students
- who am I going to be in the classroom? How to make sure students get out of it what they need to
Professional development
- refine details of teaching
- theories of learning and teaching