Graduate Student Conversations Graduate students of today are the faculty of tomorrow. As such, it is never too early to encourage conversations about teaching among faculty and graduate students, and the graduate students themselves. Creating opportunities for graduate students to engage in conversations about teaching and learning can not only be a valuable method to improve teaching, but is also an important component in the process of establishing a new, more collegial environment and approach to faculty work on campusses everywhere. There is value in both conversations within a discipline, as well as being exposed to the breadth of ideas gained by participating in cross-disciplinary conversations. Opportunities for you to participate, or to encourage others to are listed below. You may choose to refer someone to an existing program, become a part of existing program yourself, or create new opportunities for discussions to take place in your department or college. You may wish to use one, or a combination of the following structures to create a space for discussions about teaching and learning: Pedagogical Course (credit course/colloquium/seminar designed to engage graduate students in pedagogical discussions) Engineering course ILSE Biology School of Ed Graduate Student Training Workshops (discipline specific, and cross-disciplinary pedagogical training workshops) TAA COE TIP/TAO EDRC workshops (mandated for TA’s and PA’s) Humanities Business School Biology (ILSE) Student Organizations COE Teaching Fellows ASEE (American Society of Engineering Educators) ILSE TAA