Off The Shelves: “Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto”

This month’s book review comes from a member of the Incubator’s Graduate Leadership Team, Archie Crowley, a PhD student in Linguistics and Women’s and Gender Studies certificate program at UofSC. They are taking up: “Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto” by Kevin Ganon (2020). Click here to read more.

Off The Shelves: “Helping Students Learn in a Learner-Centered Environment”

This month’s book review comes from a member of the Incubator’s Graduate Leadership Team, Angelina Rubina, an international student at UofSC. She is currently working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant while pursuing a PhD degree in Linguistics (Second Language Acquisition). She’s taking up: “Helping Students Learn in a Learner-Centered Environment” (2008) by Terry Doyle. Click here to read more.

In the Spotlight: PhD student, Archie Crowley

Linguistics student and Graduate Leadership Team Member, Archie Crowley, was selected as a TEDxUofSC 2020 speaker. Their talk, “Language Around Gender and Identity Evolves (and always has)”, was streamed live to the greater Columbia and university communities on October 21. It provides a historical and cultural perspective to language, gender, and identity.Click here to read more.

Spring 2021 Programming!

Welcome to Spring 2021! Whether you’re teaching face-to-face, completely online, or a combination of both, the Incubator is here for you. All our activities will be virtual this semester, but our commitment to providing you with practical resources, support, and a sense of community surrounding teaching is just as strong as ever. Here’s a preview of what we have in store: Click here to read more.

Off The Shelves: “The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters”

This book review comes from a member of the Incubator’s Graduate Leadership Team, Jennifer Linscott, a M.Sc. student studying movement ecology in the Department of Biological Sciences. She’s taking up, “The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters” by Priya Parker (2018). Click here to read more.

Welcome to Spring 2021!

Welcome to a new Spring semester! I hope that you had a relaxing winter break during which you enjoyed some quality time with dear ones and away from the computer. For the Incubator, the holidays brought some big changes: Christy Friend, our former director, was appointed Interim Associate Dean for Enrollment Management, Retention, and Advising. We will miss Christy’s leadership but are thrilled for her and augur her much success. As of January 11th, I switched from my role of Associate Senior Director of the Incubator to that of Interim Director– a new and exciting challenge for sure! The Incubator will now be reporting to Christy’s new office, which means that we will continue to have a close affiliation with her and her team at the Dean’s Office. Click here to read more.

Teaching Tactics: Daily Practices to Make Classrooms More Welcoming

This week’s Teaching Tactic comes from Annie Klyce, a geology PhD student in the School of Earth, Ocean and Environment. She is an NSF Graduate Research Fellow, as well as instructional assistant. In this post, Annie discusses ways to improve inclusivity in STEM classrooms. Click here to read more.

Welcome Our New Graduate Student Leadership Team

We are excited to welcome the second cohort of our Graduate Leadership Team to the Incubator, with students from Linguistics, Geography, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Biological Sciences, and the School of the Earth, Ocean, and Environment. Click here to read more.

Welcome to Fall 2020!

Welcome to Fall 2020! This academic year will clearly be like no other, but whether you’re teaching face-to-face, completely online, or a combination of both, the Incubator is here for you. All our activities will be virtual this semester, but our commitment to providing you with practical resources, support, and a sense of community surrounding teaching is just as strong as ever. Here’s a preview of what we have in store.
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Teaching Tactics: Getting Your Feet Wet in the Middle of a Pandemic

As a graduate student in the Department of Psychology, Mackenzie Hart spent the last six semesters as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) for a variety of undergraduate classes. Scheduled to teach this summer, Mackenzie had already designed her course for face-to-face instruction but, like other faculty, had to redesign it as an online course. The difference, however, is that this course was also Mackenzie's first opportunity to serve as an instructor-of-record rather than a GTA. After the course finished, we sat down with Mackenzie to talk about her experiences with this particular combination of "getting her feet wet" twice over. Click here to read more.