Building Excellence in Graduate Teaching Assistants: Steering the LMS (Blackboard Basics) for a Smooth Semester

Friday, August 29, 2025 :: 12:00-1:00 PM

Park Library | 413

Intended Audience: CMU Faculty

Facilitated by: Sarah Learman (Primary) and Brooke Moore (Facilitator)

Discover how to leverage Blackboard as your teaching sidekick for a successful learning experience. This interactive session covers essential features and tools for efficient semester-long management, maintaining contact, evaluating and returning work, and accessing support resources. In partnership with the Office of Research and Graduate Studies (ORGS), CIS is pleased to introduce the Building Excellence in Graduate Teaching Assistants Series. Additionally, these sessions are designed to prepare graduate students for their teaching roles at CMU, enhance their teaching skills, increase their pedagogical knowledge and practice, and equip them with the tools and strategies necessary to support undergraduate education effectively. GTAs will receive guidance in various pedagogical techniques, teaching methods, and classroom management strategies. They will also have ample opportunities to speak, share, solve problems, and collaborate with session facilitators. This six-part series is offered on-site in Park Library on Fridays from 12:00 p.m. to 1 p.m. throughout the fall semester. Lunch will be provided to registrants.