{"id":3919,"date":"2014-05-15T14:50:11","date_gmt":"2014-05-15T18:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carleton.ca\/tasupport\/?p=3919"},"modified":"2021-08-13T15:59:20","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T19:59:20","slug":"whats-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/2014\/whats-new\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s New?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\">Don&#8217;t have a lot of time and just want to get updates regarding things related TA Training quickly? Then this is the spot for you! The news is separated out into broad categories, with an update date in parentheses at the end.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s the latest information on&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"slideme\"><dl class=\"slideme__list\"><dt class=\"slideme__term\"><a href=\"#slideme-compliance-pedagogical-training\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"slideme-compliance-pedagogical-training\" class=\"slideme__heading slideme__trigger\"><strong>Compliance &amp; Pedagogical Training<\/strong><\/a><\/dt><dd class=\"slideme__description\" id=\"slideme-compliance-pedagogical-training\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><p>\n<ul>\n<li>Want to complete your Compliance Training? Login to <a href=\"https:\/\/central.carleton.ca\/\">Carleton Centra<\/a>l, scroll down to the bottom of the page, and click on &#8220;Online Courses.&#8221; The first five online modules you see (3 on AODA, 1 on Workplace Violence and Harassment, and 1 on Worker Health and Safety) are the workshops you need to do to complete your Compliance Training. (Sept. 1 \/ 2016)<\/li>\n<li>New to Carleton and have questions about &#8220;paid training&#8221; for TAs? We&#8217;ve got you covered! Check out our <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/tasupport\/ta-training-starter-kit\/\">TA Training Starter Kit<\/a>! Still have more questions? Read <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/tasupport\/2014\/new-collective-agreement-means\/\">this blog<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/tasupport\/2014\/answers-questions-tracking-payment-compliance-pedagogical-training\/\">this blog<\/a>, and consult these <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/tasupport\/faqs\/\">FAQs<\/a>. (Aug. 25\/ 2015)<\/li>\n<li>Check out our <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/tasupport\/2014\/answers-questions-tracking-payment-compliance-pedagogical-training\/\">blog<\/a> that provides the latest information we have regarding the tracking and payment of Compliance Training! (Oct. 10 \/ 2014)<\/li>\n<li>Did you know that you can keep track of your progress towards completing Compliance Training via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/central.carleton.ca\/prod\/twbkwbis.P_WWWLogin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carleton Centra<\/a>l?<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>After you login, click on the \u201cEmployee Services\u201d tab, then click on \u201cLearning and Professional Development,\u201d and finally click on \u201cCompleted Workshops.\u201d All completed Compliance Training modules are displayed here. For modules hosted in Carleton Central, completion is captured instantly; for modules hosted in cuLearn, completion will be recorded manually in approximately 1 week\u2019s time. While the list of mandatory training sessions will evolve as the Province of Ontario rolls out its modules, for the Fall of 2014, Compliance Training for TAs currently consists of five online modules:\n<ul>\n<li>Three modules on AODA (one on Carleton Central, two on cuLearn)<\/li>\n<li>One module on Workplace Violence and Harassment Prevention (Carleton Central)<\/li>\n<li>One module on Environmental Health and Safety (cuLearn)<\/li>\n<li>&#8211;&gt; Click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.carleton.ca\/tasupport\/training\/compliance-training-tas\/\">here<\/a>\u00a0for more information on each of these modules, including how to access them<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you review your Compliance Training history and you have completed all five of these, then you have done everything you need to do to earn your five hours of paid Compliance Training. (Oct. 3 \/ 2014)<\/li>\n<li>Still have questions about what the &#8220;paid TA training&#8221; stuff in the CUPE 4600 collective agreement means for you? Check out our this\u00a0<a title=\"The New Collective Agreement &amp; What It Means for You\" href=\"http:\/\/www.carleton.ca\/tasupport\/2014\/new-collective-agreement-means\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blog<\/a>\u00a0as well as our updated\u00a0<a href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FAQs section<\/a>. (Aug. 22 \/ 2014) <\/p><\/dd><dl><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"slideme\"><dl class=\"slideme__list\"><dt class=\"slideme__term\"><a href=\"#slideme-edc-ta-training\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"slideme-edc-ta-training\" class=\"slideme__heading slideme__trigger\"><strong>EDC TA Training<\/strong><\/a><\/dt><dd class=\"slideme__description\" id=\"slideme-edc-ta-training\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><p>\n<ul>\n<li>The EDC&#8217;s winter TA Training workshop schedule is now available! (Dec. 22 \/ 2017)<\/li>\n<li>Try our new fully online TA Training workshop, <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/tasupport\/training\/training-options\/online-workshops\/\">&#8220;An Introduction to cuLearn&#8221;<\/a>!\u00a0(Sept.1 \/ 2016)<\/li>\n<li>Have questions about the new Collective Agreement and what it means for you? Check out\u00a0our <a title=\"The New Collective Agreement &amp; What It Means for You\" href=\"http:\/\/www.carleton.ca\/tasupport\/2014\/new-collective-agreement-means\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">latest blog<\/a>. (May 30 \/ 2014)<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t know where to go to explore options for Compliance Training, Pedagogical Training, and other paid professional development opportunities? Check out our updated <a title=\"Training\" href=\"http:\/\/www.carleton.ca\/tasupport\/training\/\">Training page<\/a>. (May 30 \/ 2014)<\/li>\n<li>Have you read the *new* CUPE 4600 (unit 1) Bargaining Agreement? Access it\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/CUPE_4600_u1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. Articles 14, 15, &amp; 23 all contain important information on TA Training at Carleton. There have been some significant changes to paid training on campus, so you&#8217;ll want to be familiar with what they mean for you. (May 16 \/ 2014)<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t want to read the legalize of the Bargaining Agreement? No worries &#8212; check out section 3 of our updated\u00a0<a href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FAQs section<\/a> instead. The first four\u00a0FAQs in section 3 in particular explain the difference between Compliance and Pedagogical Training, and all the FAQs have been updated to reflect changes made in the new BA. (May 16 \/ 2014) <\/p><\/dd><dl><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"slideme\"><dl class=\"slideme__list\"><dt class=\"slideme__term\"><a href=\"#slideme-edcs-ta-training-day-event\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"slideme-edcs-ta-training-day-event\" class=\"slideme__heading slideme__trigger\"><strong>EDC's TA Training Day Event<\/strong><\/a><\/dt><dd class=\"slideme__description\" id=\"slideme-edcs-ta-training-day-event\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><p>\n<ul>\n<li>The EDC&#8217;s winter 2018 &#8220;TA Training Day&#8221; event will take place on Saturday, January 20th, 10am-4pm, on the 3rd floor of Richcraft Hall. The full programme is available <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tasupport\/cu-events\/ta-training-day-3\/\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><\/dd><dl><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"slideme\"><dl class=\"slideme__list\"><dt class=\"slideme__term\"><a href=\"#slideme-edc-certificate-programs\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"slideme-edc-certificate-programs\" class=\"slideme__heading slideme__trigger\"><strong>EDC Certificate Programs<\/strong><\/a><\/dt><dd class=\"slideme__description\" id=\"slideme-edc-certificate-programs\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><p>\n<ul>\n<li>Details and invitations for Certificate Ceremony for 2017-2018 graduates will be available in late September \/ early October. The event will take place during the Fall 2018 Reading Week. (Jan. 5 \/ 2018)<\/li>\n<li>Registration for the fall 2018 cohort of &#8220;Preparing to Teach&#8221; will open in August 2018. Note that there is no Winter 2018 cohort for the program. (Jan. 5 \/ 2018)<\/li>\n<li>We&#8217;ve made some significant changes to the\u00a0<em>Certificate in TA Skills<\/em> program. For details, click <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/tasupport\/certificates\/certificate-in-teaching-assistant-skills\/\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/tasupport\/2015\/the-certificate-in-ta-skills-program-update\/\">here<\/a>. (May 2015)<\/li>\n<li>Want to bolster your teaching credentials? Sign up for one or both of the EDC&#8217;s certificate programs &#8212;\u00a0<a title=\"Preparing to Teach Certificate\" href=\"http:\/\/www.carleton.ca\/tasupport\/certificates\/preparing-to-teach-certificate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Preparing to Teach<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(open to upper-year PhD students) and the\u00a0<a title=\"Certificate in Teaching Assistant Skills\" href=\"http:\/\/www.carleton.ca\/tasupport\/certificates\/certificate-in-teaching-assistant-skills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Certificate in Teaching Assistant Skills<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(open to all TAs, graduate or undergraduate). (Aug. 22 \/ 2014)\u00a0<\/p><\/dd><dl><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"slideme\"><dl class=\"slideme__list\"><dt class=\"slideme__term\"><a href=\"#slideme-ta-mentor-program\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"slideme-ta-mentor-program\" class=\"slideme__heading slideme__trigger\"><b>TA Mentor Program<\/b><\/a><\/dt><dd class=\"slideme__description\" id=\"slideme-ta-mentor-program\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><p>\n<ul>\n<li>Is your department Mentor-supported this year? Click <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/tasupport\/mentorship-program\/\">here<\/a> to find out! (Sept. 1 \/ 2017)\u00a0<\/p><\/dd><dl><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"slideme\"><dl class=\"slideme__list\"><dt class=\"slideme__term\"><a href=\"#slideme-miscellaneous\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"slideme-miscellaneous\" class=\"slideme__heading slideme__trigger\"><b>Miscellaneous<\/b><\/a><\/dt><dd class=\"slideme__description\" id=\"slideme-miscellaneous\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><p>\n<ul>\n<li>Seven universities recently combined to form the Ontario Consortium for Graduate Professional Skills and have\u00a0produced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mygradskills.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">18 free online training modules<\/a> on a variety of topics for grad students (some academic or research oriented, other oriented towards pedagogy, and still others oriented towards preparing for the non-academic job market). While these training options aren&#8217;t currently part of paid training on campus, you should definitely check them out. (Sept. 5 \/ 2014)<\/li>\n<li>Interested in the future of the PhD in the humanities? Check out the MLA&#8217;s <a title=\"MLA Report\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mla.org\/report_doctoral_study_2014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new Report<\/a>\u00a0and SSHRCC&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcgill.ca\/iplai\/files\/iplai\/white_paper_on_the_future_of_the_phd_in_the_humanities_dec_2013_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">White Paper<\/a> on reforming the Doctoral program.\u00a0How important is it for doctoral students to get involved in pedagogical training and professional development? If these\u00a0reports are any indication, then it is becoming increasingly crucial. (May 30 \/ 2014) <\/p><\/dd><dl><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t have a lot of time and just want to get updates regarding things related TA Training quickly? Then this is the spot for you! 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