Graduate Association of Political Science Podcast

Episode 4: A Conversation with Dr. Meredith Weiss

rocefeller.gaps@gmail.com (Graduate Association of Political Science) — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 01:30:00 +0000

Thank you for returning to the Graduate Association of Political Science Podcast.

In our fourth episode, Charmaine Willis and Keith Preble sit down with Dr. Meredith Weiss, professor of political science at the University at Albany, SUNY, to discuss her research on Southeast Asia, her take on the state of politics in Malaysia, as well as her role as editor of the Elements in Politics and Society in Southeast Asia series that is published by Cambridge University Press.

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Episode 4: A Conversation with Dr. Meredith Weiss

Thank you for joining us! Our next episode features a return of Nakissa Jahanbani as moderator along with Charmaine Willis, Zheng Wang, and Keith Preble. We will be talking about the importance of study skills for PhD students and how new students can manage the multitude of readings and assignments they face in their first semesters.

Episode 3: Being a Teaching Assistant, Part 3

rocefeller.gaps@gmail.com (Graduate Association of Political Science) — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 17:47:00 +0000

Thank you for joining us for the third episode of the Graduate Association of Political Science (GAPS) Podcast coming to you from the University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy.

In our third episode and final part of the series on being a teaching assistant, Nakissa Jahanbani returns as moderator of a panel of three current teaching assistants - Charmaine Willis, Zheng Wang, and Keith Preble - for the Department of Political Science.

Our panelists discuss how to manage power dynamics that student TAs face with faculty as well as some other concerns that come up as being a teaching assistant and offer advice on how to deal with difficult individuals one may encounter.

We are fortunate at UAlbany to have such a supportive environment, but we understand that this is not always the case everywhere, so we hope our advice can and may prove helpful!

You can listen to the podcast by clicking the link below or by subscribing to our feed:

Episode 3: Being a Teaching Assistant (TA), Part 3

We have two exciting episodes coming up, one on study skills and how to manage your workload as a PhD student and another where we interview the chair of our department, Professor Meredith Weiss on her work and research in Southeast Asia.

If you have any ideas for future podcasts, please do not hesitate to leave a comment or reach out.

Episode 2: Being a Teaching Assistant (TA), Part 2

rocefeller.gaps@gmail.com (Graduate Association of Political Science) — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 18:00:00 +0000

Welcome to the second episode of the Graduate Association of Political Science (GAPS) Podcast coming to you from the University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy.

In our second episode and part 2 of the series on being a teaching assistant, Nakissa Jahanbani returns as moderator of a panel of three current teaching assistants - Charmaine Willis, Zheng Wang, and Keith Preble - for the Department of Political Science.

Our panelists discuss how to manage difficult situations in the classroom, how to help students in crisis, and other strategies for dealing with controversial topics in the classroom.

You can listen to the podcast by clicking the link below or by subscribing to our feed:

Episode 2: Being a Teaching Assistant (TA), Part 2

In our next installment, we finish up our series on being a teaching assistant. In the coming weeks, we will be doing a short episode on study skills as well as interviewing faculty in the Department of Political Science on their research and/or recent publications.

Episode 1: Being a Teaching Assistant (TA), Part 1

rocefeller.gaps@gmail.com (Graduate Association of Political Science) — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 19:10:00 +0000

Welcome to the first episode of the Graduate Association of Political Science (GAPS) Podcast coming to you from the University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy.

In our first episode and part 1 of the series on being a teaching assistant, Nakissa Jahanbani moderates a panel of three current teaching assistants - Charmaine Willis, Zheng Wang, and Keith Preble - for the Department of Political Science. Our panelists will discuss the in's and out's of being a teaching assistant for the department, strategies for being a successful teaching assistant, and how to manage your course load while teaching simultaneously.

Episode 1: Being a Teaching Assistant (TA), Part 1

Welcome

rocefeller.gaps@gmail.com (Graduate Association of Political Science) — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 15:00:00 +0000

This blogger site hosts the Graduate Association of Political Science's (GAPS) podcast. Through the academic year, doctoral students from the Department of Political Science at the University at Albany, SUNY will present a series of podcasts on a variety of topics.

Our first episode is divided into two parts and will focus on being a teaching assistant in the department. In 2017, Nakissa Jahanbani and Charmaine Willis offered an informal training for new and current teaching assistants. This training proved very helpful and invaluable, and we decided to recreate the panel discussion over two podcast episodes.

Part 1 features an introduction to what being a TA is like in the Department of Political Science, the preparation needed for each course, and time management of being a TA and a graduate student.

Part 2 will discuss the challenges of being a TA, classroom management, being a TA from the perspective of an international student, and other useful advice.

Episode 2 will feature a discussion of study skills and how to juggle the hundreds of pages of reading that new doctoral students are faced with each week. Our panel will provides some helpful tips and tricks for getting your homework done on time and being prepared for class.