Past Events

The Sheridan Teaching Seminar - Reflections on Teaching and Learning

Salomon Center, Room 001

Reflections on Teaching and Learning This lecture encourages the practice of identifying and exploring our own teaching beliefs and practices with the purpose of improving our students’ learning and our teaching experiences. Sheridan Award recipients Robert Self (History), Barbara Tannenbaum (TAPS), and Michael Paradiso (Neuroscience) will reflect on and discuss the development of their teaching practices.

New TA Orientation to Teaching at Brown

Petteruti Lounge, Stephen Robert '62 Center

Tuesday, September 2 9am-noon Sayles Hall This orientation for new graduate TAs features a choice of interactive workshops on Teaching for the First Time at Brown, Interactive Classrooms, and Grading & Rubrics and a discussion of your roles and responsibilities with faculty and experienced TAs over pizza. Co-sponsored by the Graduate School & Sheridan Center for Teaching & Learning. Registration will open July 1st at http://brown.edu/sheridan.

Cultivating an Online Presence for the Academic Job Market

Sheridan Center for Teaching & Learning

How do you create a professional profile online? How can you use websites and social media to take control of your online image? This session, led by Sheridan Center Associate Director Carie Cardamone, will provide tips and advice about crafting an online profile for the academic job market. This program is part of the Spring 2014 Academic Job Search Series, a collaboration between the CareerLAB & Sheridan Center. Please register if possible - your RSVP helps us estimate the number of participants.

Preparing Now for Next Year's Academic Job Market - Life/Phys Sci

Sheridan Center for Teaching & Learning

Apply for academic jobs next year? Then come to this program & learn what you should do this summer to get ready. The program features a presentation on preparing now for next year’s market & a panel of doctoral students/postdocs who have successfully navigated the academic job market in the life & physical sciences. This session is part of the Academic Job Search Series, a collaboration between the CareerLAB & Sheridan Center. Please register if possible - your RSVP helps us estimate the number of participants.

Preparing Now for Next Year's Academic Job Market - Hum/Soc Sci

Sheridan Center for Teaching & Learning

Apply for academic jobs next year? Then come to this program & learn what you should do this summer to get ready. The program features a presentation on preparing now for next year’s market & a panel of doctoral students/postdocs who have successfully navigated the academic job market in the humanities & social sciences. This session is part of the Academic Job Search Series, a collaboration between the CareerLAB & Sheridan Center. Please register if possible - your RSVP helps us estimate the number of participants.

University Awards Ceremony - A Celebration of Teaching and Research

Sayles Hall

Members of the Brown community are invited to honor the recipients of the University awards in Teaching and Research at the 2014 Awards Ceremony. Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments of faculty and graduate students at this university-wide reception and ceremony. This event is co-sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research.

Information Session for Sheridan Center's Certificate V Program

Science Center, 3rd floor Sciences Library

Sheridan Center's Certificate V program provides training in mentorship practices to prepare grad students to become effective future faculty mentors. Successful proposals will receive a stipend. Applications must be submitted by May 12th. An information session for all interested parties will be held on Wed April 30th, 11am-12pm in the Science Center (3rd floor of the Science Library). Past participants will be present to share their experiences.

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