Faculty Mentor Program

DESCRIPTION

The Faculty Mentor Program is a series of workshops designed to help faculty successfully balance their teaching, research, and service and to successfully navigate major milestones, such as achieving tenure, obtaining their first grant, or planning a sabbatical. Some presentations are held every year (such as Preparing Tri-Council Grants, or Developing a Teaching Dossier) but others vary from year to year.

2024-25 Series


Workshop Description

Before applying for tenure, continuing status, and/or promotion, a teaching dossier and a statement of one's teaching philosophy needs to be developed. This session will provide information and resources to support you in the preparation of these documents.

IThis session will be facilitated by Mike Atkinson (Teaching Fellow, CTL; Associate Professor, Department of Psychology) and Ken N. Meadows (Educational Developer, CTL).

We recommend reviewing our Teaching Dossier and Teaching Philosophy webpages before the session.


Series Information

Upcoming Sessions

No session currently scheduled

 

Registration Instructions

  1. Login to Western Connect using your Western username and password.
  2. Go to the Event Calendars section and select the Centre for Teaching and Learning calendar, then select the program you wish to register in. Details and a description of the program will appear.
  3. Select the Register for this Event button. If the event has reached capacity, you may have the option to register on the waitlist.
  4. You will receive an automated confirmation email to your Western email account. 

If you have any questions or problems registering for an event, please consult our FAQs or contact ctl@uwo.ca.

Audience

Some topics apply specifically to tenure-track faculty, while others apply to all instructors, including tenured and/or part-time faculty.

Offered

Typically four to six sessions offered each year.

Topics Covered:

Promotion and tenure, developing a teaching dossier/teaching philosophy, running effective meetings, preparing Tri Council grants, preparing for sabbatical, tips for graduate supervision, and applying for promotion to full professor.

Previous Series:

2024-25 Series

Development of a Teaching Dossier and a Teaching Philosophy Statement

February 28, 2025

2023-24 Series

Embedding Essential Learning Skills in your Course by Uncovering the Hidden Curriculum (Workshop 5 in the Hidden Curriculum Workshop Series)

August 16, 2023

Building Meaningful Mentorships

September 20, 2023

Supporting Students from Diverse Cultural and Linguistic Backgrounds

October 18, 2023

Navigating Challenging Situations

November 15, 2023

Leadership in Wellness Part I: Cultivating Student Mental Health

November 21, 2023

Leadership in Wellness Part II: Initiating Mental Health Conversations with Your Students

November 21, 2023

Development of a Teaching Dossier and a Teaching Philosophy

February 8, 2024

Effective Practices for Peer Review of Teaching

March 19, 2024

2022-23 Series

Leadership in Wellness Part 1: Cultivating Student Mental Health

October 12, 2022

Leadership in Wellness Part 2: Initiating Mental Health Conversations with Your Students

October 12, 2022

Helping Students Develop Skills to Plan, Focus, and Execute in their Learning (Workshop 1 in the Hidden Curriculum Workshop Series)

October 27, 2022

Making the Message Clear: Supporting Students in Developing their Communication Skills (Workshop 2 in the Hidden Curriculum Workshop Series)

November 24, 2022

Development of a Teaching Dossier and a Teaching Philosophy

February 2, 2023

Helping Students to Generate Ideas, Think Creatively, and Solve Problems (Workshop 3 in the Hidden Curriculum Workshop Series)

February 23, 2023

Helping Students Recognize Areas for Personal and Professional Growth and Development (Workshop 4 in the Hidden Curriculum Workshop Series)

March 17, 2023

2021-22 Series

Tenure and Promotion under the Collective Agreement: How the Process Works

December 9, 2021

Development of a Teaching Dossier and a Teaching Philosophy

February 4, 2022

Effective Practices for Peer Review of Teaching

March 3, 2022 

2020-21 Series

Teaching Sensitive Topics Online: A trauma- and violence-informed approach

August 10, 2020

Cultivating Positive Student Mental Health

August 17, 2020

Initiating Mental Health Conversations with your Students

September 21, 2020

Developing a Culturally Affirming Teaching Practice

October 26, 2020

Effective Feedback in the Intercultural Classroom

November 23, 2020

Tenure and Promotion Under the Collective Agreement: How the Process Works

December 10, 2020

Development of a Teaching Dossier and a Teaching Philosophy

February 5, 2021

Effective Practices for Peer Review of Teaching

March 2, 2021

2019-20 Series

Who's Calling the Shots? Negotiating a Fair and Balanced Workload for Graduate Supervisors and Students

September 25, 2019

safeTALK for Faculty

November 6, 2019

Tenure and Promotion Under the Collective Agreement: How the Process Works

December 6, 2019

Development of a Teaching Dossier and a Teaching Philosophy

February 7, 2020

Mindfulness at Work

March 11, 2020

Strategies for Tailoring Your Teaching to Increase its Significance for You

April 22, 2020

Leadership in Wellness: A Strengths-Based Approach

May 13, 2020

Teaching Sensitive Topics Online: A trauma and violence-informed approach

Jun 18, 2020

2018-19 Series

Mindfulness at Work

March 6, 2019

Developing Your Academic Social Media Presence

February 13, 2019

Development of a Teaching Dossier and a Teaching Philosophy

February 1, 2019

Tenure and Promotion Under the Collective Agreement: How the Process Works

December 6, 2018

Lunch and Learn on Planning an International Sabbatical

October 25, 2018

Preparing Research Grant Proposals: CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC

September 20, 2018

2017-18 Series

Experiential (Community Engaged) Learning

March 8, 2018

Running Effective Meetings

February 15, 2018

Development of a Teaching Dossier and a Teaching Philosophy

Friday February 2, 2018

Tenure and Promotion Under the Collective Agreement: How the Process Works

December 1, 2017

Preparing Research Grant Proposals: CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC

September 28, 2017


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