Leveraging AI in Your Literature Review Process
Monday, April 15, 2024, 12:00-1:00pm | Walker Hall 1230 West Conference Room
This is an introductory level workshop aimed at researchers and practitioners from all disciplines about the potential uses of AI tools in research. The workshop will include an overview of new AI tools, a hands-on session with Elicit, and an introduction to Library resources that AI tools can supplement. Participants should bring a laptop or tablet to participate in the hands-on portion of the workshop.
After completing this workshop, participants should be able to do the following with respect to literature searching and reviews:
- Be aware of major AI research tools and their potential uses
- Be able to use Elicit to explore literature
- Know how to use Library resources can be supplemented by AI tools
Instructors:
Beth Tweedy, STEM Librarian
Megan Van Noord, Health Sciences Librarian
Sophia Marie Minnillo, PhD Student, Linguistics
The Motivated Student: Inspiring Engagement Across the Quarter
Monday, April 22, 2024, 12:10-1:00pm - Register for Zoom Here!
What gets students fired up to engage with our course content? Join your TAC facilitators as we explore sources of student motivation and how motivation influences student performance. Applying this knowledge, we will then discuss practical strategies you can use in your classroom to encourage student engagement and promote student success.
Moving from Research to Writing
Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 12:00-1:30pm | Walker Hall 1230 West Conference Room
Moving from research to writing is a complex and daunting process whether you are writing an article or a dissertation. This workshop will help to demystify the academic writing process and give you tools that you can use in moving from the research phase of your project to writing. Designed for graduate students who are currently writing or preparing to write academic articles or their thesis/dissertation, this workshop focuses on providing strategies for analyzing and synthesizing research results, building a writing action plan, and sustainably implementing that plan. This workshop is one-third presentation, one-third guided research, and one-third analysis and application of the strategies we discuss. You will leave the workshop with both drafting strategies and a personalized writing action plan for your project. You will also take with you the ability to replicate this process for future writing projects!
Dr. Cassie Hemstrom (PhD Literature 2014, University of Nevada, Reno) is a Continuing Lecturer and Assessment Coordinator in the University Writing Program at UC Davis. She teaches a wide variety of lower and upper division composition courses including Writing for Business, Writing in Internships, and Writing in the Health Sciences. Cassie's interdisciplinary research focuses on intersections of composition pedagogy, identity theory, and information literacy.
PhD Women in STEM
Friday, April 25th, 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Putah Creek Lodge
The PhD Women in STEM event is aimed at promoting engagement and general interest in STEM and STEM-adjacent career paths to women working toward their doctoral degrees! Sponsored by Chevron, this event features invited guests who are PhD-holders and identify as "women in STEM" to speak about their work and career trajectories in STEM industries.
Know Your Strengths (Mandatory)
Friday, May 3, 2024, 12:00pm - 2:00pm | Walker Hall Room 1220 Gibeling Room
This workshop series will introduce graduate students & postdocs to Clifton Strengths and help them understand, unpack, and apply their top 5 strengths. Similar offerings by Gallup, the parent company of Clifton Strengths training, cost $3,000 per participant. To participate, students must complete the Clifton Strength assessment prior to the first workshop. A code and instructions will be sent to registrants about two weeks before. There is no fee for current UC Davis graduate students.
Mentoring Up
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 | 12:00-1:00pm - Register for Zoom Here!
This session will provide an overview of mentoring up principles (based on managing up approaches) for how mentees can contribute toa successful mentoring relationship with their faculty mentor. Participants will map out their goals and will discuss ways to articulate their needs to their faculty mentors.
Know Your Strengths in Leadership
Friday, May 10, 2024, 12:00pm - 2:00pm | Walker Hall Room 1220 Gibeling Room
This workshop series will introduce graduate students & postdocs to Clifton Strengths and help them understand, unpack, and apply their top 5 strengths. Similar offerings by Gallup, the parent company of Clifton Strengths training, cost $3,000 per participant. To participate, students must complete the Clifton Strength assessment prior to the first workshop. A code and instructions will be sent to registrants about two weeks before. There is no fee for current UC Davis graduate students.
Simplifying Course Design
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 12:10-1:00pm | Teaching and Learning Complex, Room 1213
Are you designing your own course for summer session or the academic job market? In this workshop, you will learn strategies to guide you in course design and lesson planning. Participants will be introduced to the Integrated Course Design framework to inform their planning process, learn how to convey knowledge through the “I do, we do, you do” model, and explore how to apply the Integrated Course Design framework to a class you may be teaching. We welcome participants at any stage of the syllabus drafting process to consider how Integrated Course Design can support your learning goals, assessments, and activities!
Know Your Strengths for Career Search
Friday, May 17, 2024, 12:00pm - 2:00pm | Walker Hall Room 1220 Gibeling Room
This workshop series will introduce graduate students & postdocs to Clifton Strengths and help them understand, unpack, and apply their top 5 strengths. Similar offerings by Gallup, the parent company of Clifton Strengths training, cost $3,000 per participant. To participate, students must complete the Clifton Strength assessment prior to the first workshop. A code and instructions will be sent to registrants about two weeks before. There is no fee for current UC Davis graduate students.
Syllabus Design for Equity
Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 12:10-1:00pm - Register for Zoom Here!
This workshop's focus is to critically reflect as well as practice crafting syllabi with an eye towards equity. By critically examining and practicing syllabus design, participants will gain the knowledge and tools to make impactful as well as equitable learning experiences. A syllabus is both an equity tool and also gives the first impression to a course, making it imperative to maximize syllabus impact & effectiveness. Designed for participants at any level, either bring your own draft syllabus (if you have one) or a syllabus you’d want to reflect on from a course you’ve TA’ed. After completing this workshop, participants will come away with tangible key reflections to help modify and implement successful equitable changes in one's syllabi as well as provide space to actively practice and cultivate the habit of equity-mindedness as an educator.
Communicating With Your Mentor
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 | 12:00-1:30pm - Register for Zoom Here!
Participants will reflect upon and identify characteristics of effective communication with their mentors. There will be time to reflect and practice how to articulate needs and approach difficult conversations.
Building Mentorship Networks
Thursday, May 23, 2024 | 12:00-1:00pm - Register for Zoom Here!
No one mentor can provide all the mentorship you need. This session will cover why we need multiple mentors, how to find them, and an action plan for building a supportive mentorship network.