Forms & CheckLists
- Understanding Forms
- CMJ MA checklist
- CMJ PhD checklist
- CMJ MA-Praxis track templates for proposal and reporting
- CMJ Graduate Student Handbook
- Most updated version available in this folder: Google Drive
- CMJ Annual Graduate Student Review documents
- Forms & Documents
- Graduation Checklist (updated each semester with new dates)
- UMaine Graduate School Mentoring and Advising Compact
- UMaine Graduate Workers Union
- Overview
- CITI training instructions
- Grad Guide to Library Services at UMaine
- CMJ Library Guide
- Purdue OWL (APA citation resource)
- Fogler Library Guide on Citation Managers
- Digital Commons (search and download PDFs of recent UMaine theses and dissertations)
“Hidden curriculum”
- Calarco, J. M. (2020). A field guide to grad school: Uncovering the hidden curriculum. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
- Copy at the Fogler Library. Access for one user at a time. Several hard copies are also available in the Graduate Student Lounge in Dunn.
- Toor, R. (2019). Ten tips to help you ‘win’ at graduate school. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
- Revuluri, S. (2018). How to overcome imposter syndrome. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
- Schwartz, M. A. (2008). The importance of stupidity in scientific research. Journal of Cell Science, 121(11), 1771. Download The importance of stupidity (PDF)
- Schlosser, L. Z., Lyons, H. Z., Talleyrand, R. M., Kim, B. S., & Johnson, W. B. (2011). Advisor-advisee relationships in graduate training programs. Journal of Career Development, 38(1), 3-18. Download Schlosser et al – Advisor advisee paper (PDF)
- Gardner, S. K., & Holley, K. A. (2011). “Those invisible barriers are real”: The progression of first-generation students through doctoral education. Equity & Excellence in Education, 44(1), 77-92. Download Gardner Holley – Invisible Barriers (PDF)
TA Resources
Teaching Related Resources for Graduate TAs
This includes resources to support Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) in the Department of Communication and Journalism. Scroll down to find course specific links as well as materials from the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) and from the National Communication Association (NCA) and popular pedagogical media.
Important reference resources:
TA Handbook
Peer observation of teaching packet Word version
Strategies & Resources from TAs to TAs from Carnegie Mellon University, CMU.
Template Emails
CMJ General teaching resources:
Lesson planning basics
Before your first day
Resources for your first day of class
Teaching praxis: selected activities & considerations
CMJ Library Guides provided by Fogler Library Find teaching and learning ideas, materials and activities useful across various courses as well as further links to pedagogical resources.
For more information, contact Nancy Lewis by e-mail: lewis@maine.edu
CMJ 102, CMJ 103, CMJ 106
Dr. Lily Herakova, Director of Communication Education and CMJ Teaching Coordinator, develops the curriculum for and coordinates the foundational courses of CMJ 102, CMJ 103, and CMJ 106 and will provide instructors with relevant materials. She is also available for pedagogical consultations across the curriculum. To schedule an appointment or if you have teaching materials requests or questions, please email Dr. Herakova: liliana.herakova@maine.edu
The materials on the following folders have been prepared and curated by the CMJ Teaching Coordinator, Graduate Coordinator, and with feedback and contributions from CMJ Teaching Assistants:
CMJ 102 Communication for Resilience and Connection, CMJ 103 Public Speaking, CMJ 106 Storytelling
Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) resources
BrightSpace Tutorials
Instructional Resources
Communities of Practice
Resources to support teaching practice:
Communication Teacher, Syllabi, activities and best practices, NCA learning outcomes in communication, Pedagogy Unbound, Inclusive Teaching Resources from the University of Michigan
Teaching podcasts and videos:
NCA concepts and praxis video series, ICA podcast network YouTube channel, Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, Teacher of the Ear podcast, Tea for Teaching podcast
