The COR 101 Symposium

Overview

The COR 101 Symposium is a final event held in December that features the work of the COR 101 Teaching Assistants. Teaching Assistants develop a poster presentation that reflects the work they accomplished throughout the semester. The entire campus community is invited to attend the event to gain a sense of the variety of topics covered in COR 101 and to recognize the work of our teaching assistants. Posters include a summary or example of a lesson / activity that the teaching assistant helped facilitate in class. In addition, the poster represents how the TA served as a mentor for students and the leadership displayed in the classroom.

Poster presentations are a unique way for assistants to begin to think critically about their experience as a personal, academic, and career achievement. The poster presentation includes material that was integrated into the class and reflects greater personal awareness as a result of working with first-year students.

Click here for pictures from the 2007 COR 101 Teaching Assistant Poster Symposium.

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Guidelines for Instructors and Teaching Assistants

Elements of the Teaching Assistant Poster:

• Knowledge of first-year student transition
  • What topic or COR 101 theme did the TA facilitate in class?
  • Why was the topic important to facilitate?
  • How did the class respond?
  • What methods of teaching were helpful in engaging students about the topic?
• Personal reflection and critical thinking
  • The poster offers the TA an opportunity to reflect on why the topic was important.
  • How has the experience impacted the TA?
  • What did the TA learn about them self as a professional and an academic?
• Creativity and self-expression
  • The poster should help communicate clearly and creatively the Teaching Assistant's topic.
  • How does your poster reflect the TA's work in the class?
  • Poster elements should help the viewer understand the topic. Elements can include: pictures, testimonials, sample activities, etc.

Developing the Teaching Assistant Poster

(Please note, the Symposium poster is 10% of the final grade for the COR TA internship)

Goals	Methods	Outcomes & Reflection
What topic was facilitated?	What strategies were used to engage students?	How did the class respond?
Why did the TA choose the topic?	How was active learning approaches applied?	What questions were raised?
How does the topic address first-year transition?	What materials and activities were used?	How has the experience impacted the TA?

• Posters should include the goals, methods and outcomes/reflections.
• If you have questions about the poster or the Symposium, please contact Lori Schlicht at (607)753-4726 or schlichtl@cortland.edu.