Readings
Session 01
none
Session 02 - Elliott
Course design, examples of student work on Github, and feedback. Look at his class site and be prepared to discuss it.
Session 03 - Wan-ching
- Introduce everyone to my INLS101 syllabus, especially the in-class exercises and assignments. The goal is to share what I have learned and also to solicit feedback from the class.
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Discuss the following questions which have been on my mind for a while.
As we discuss I will show examples from my slides to further our discussion.
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Teaching skill
How do we teach a topic based on its essence rather than based on the assigned readings? What is the difference between presenting a paper and teaching a paper? -
Time management
How do I overcome the thought that one hour spent on class prep means one hour taken away from research? -
Student engagement
How do I engage students with abstract content? Where do examples come from? -
Grading
How do I grade self-reflection reports? Is any reflection good reflection?
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Session 04 - Kathy
We'll have a directed discussion of a few things and then a structure discussion everyone to share what's going on with their classes -- things that have worked well/haven't worked well.
Session 05 - Ayoung
Feedback on my syllabus.
- Evaluation: How to evaluate / measure student learning and/or accomplishment? (e.g. outcome based vs. process based.)
- Course content: How to decide (or balance) depth vs breath of the course content (especially for masters students)?
- Student engagement: What are various ways to engage students? (not just group/individual discussion)
- I will also share some comments from the student evaluation.
An example of a timed talk
Session 06 - Emily
One of my class guest speakers recommended an article by Anthony Grasha entitled "A Matter of Style: The Teacher as Expert, Formal Authority, Personal Model, Facilitator, and Delegator." I really like the way it breaks down different teaching styles. Let's all look at Table 1 on the second page of his article. We can talk about how to balance all the different teaching styles across a class session and/or the entire semester.
Then we will discuss the following short topics:
- How to introduce guest speakers
- Assignments:
- Grading pieces of assignment vs final assignment
- Giving grades/feedback in person
- How to differentiate between semester-long assignments
- Show my class' feedback from PollEverywhere
For the purposes of Wednesday's discussion it would be most helpful if everyone focuses on the assignments section of the course syllabus.
Session 07 - Angela
First we'll take a look at the syllabus and the course content of my current class. I will be discussing some of the opportunities and challenges of having such a small class size, which will lead us into the second part of the discussion.
Secondly, at the beginning of the semester I read an article in the Chronicle titled "Its the Little Things that Count in Teaching". Last week I reread this article and it got me thinking about Teaching Philosophies, which will lead us into the third part of the discussion.
Thirdly, we will discuss Teaching Philosophies. I have accumulated information about teaching philosophies, so this will help us brainstorm ideas for our drafts that are due on the 20th.
Session 08 - Ron
The Resources page lists a number of brief Web documents that provide advice on writing a teaching statement. Draw on them as you're drafting your own statement.
During class, we'll critique each others' teaching statements, so please be ready to share your draft teaching statement. We'll also look at some publicly-available examples. If you have particular examples you'd like to have us examine, please be prepared to display them during the class session.