Team Building Workshops
This workshop is an important part of the team-teaching initiative that has made University 101 such a success. Team-Building workshops are held every spring and offer instructors the opportunity to work with their teaching partners in a group setting. These workshops feature a group of facilitated scenarios that deal with first-year issues. The teaching teams then, in turn, address resources and cooperative plans of action to address each highlighted scenario.

TEAMBUILDER WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS

FIRST-YEAR READING EXPERIENCE

• MARK YOUR CALENDARS!! The 15th Annual First-Year Reading Experience will be held on Monday, August 18th, at 8:30am in the Carolina Coliseum. The 2008 text is Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro.
• Instructors and Peer/Grad Leaders are expected to lead their class in a small group discussion following the keynote address.
• Discussion guides will be provided for all readers and will be sent electronically the first week of May with hard copies to follow via campus mail.
• Books are distributed to first-year students during orientation.
• The Office of the Provost will host discussion leader preparation sessions in August. All discussion leaders are invited and encouraged to attend.
• More information regarding the First-Year Reading Experience will be shared as the summer progresses.

SCENARIOS
Each year, we invite our instructional teams to consider a potentially “sticky situation” a first-year student may be faced with. After reviewing the case study, teams discuss the situation and create a plan of support for the hypothetical student. Additionally, identify campus resources that may be helpful in assisting the student(s) in the case. Several examples of these scenarios can be downloaded. (Click here to download)

COURSE CONTENT UPDATES AND REMINDERS

• News about the news! Beginning fall 2008, The State newspaper will be provided in an electronic format only. Students and instructors can access all 7 days of The State using a provided log in name and password. More specific information will follow this summer.
• A copy of your syllabus is due to the University 101 office no later than August 18, 2008. Syllabi may be delivered via campus mail to 1728 College Street or emailed to Adrienne Mojzik at mojzik@gwm.sc.edu
• A reminder of the required course content as well as the minimum requirements for each syllabus can be downloaded. (Click here to download)

TEAMWORK TIME

• Using the provided materials and resources, instructional teams are encouraged to work collaboratively on their syllabus and course design. A Roles and Responsibilities sheet (Click here to download) has been provided for each team as a tool for planning daily course management responsibilities. To the new, attached verision for Roles and responsibilities?
• Please remember to exchange summer contact information with your teaching partner and continue to collaborate on your course design.

The University 101 staff will be happy to assist any teaching team with your syllabus creation and assignment design. Please feel free to contact us at 803-777-6029, email us at U101@Mailbox.sc.edu, or visit us at 1728 College St.