Introduction to Laboratory Instruction

CHEM 601
INTRODUCTION TO LABORATORY INSTRUCTION
Tentative Schedule - Fall 2008
1 Credit, Pass-Fail

Instructor:	Hal White
Office: Phone: e-mail:	203 Brown Laboratory 831-2908 halwhite at udel.edu

Time & Place:
The class meets Tuesdays from 8:00 to 9:15 A.M. in 205 Brown Laboratory. In addition, the course is coupled to the annual TA Conference sponsored by the Center for Teaching Effectiveness and departmental TA Orientation sessions during the week before classes start. The tentative course schedule appears below. Based on TA needs, the topics and their order are subject to change on request to the instructor with a week's notice. The first 10 to 15 minutes of each class will be available to discuss events of note from teaching laboratories during the previous week.

Date	Topics
August 25 to 29, 2008 Wed, Aug 27, 1:30 - 4:30 PM	TA Conference Biology TA Orientation Session Chemistry TA Orientation Sessions Joint Biology-Chemistry TA Sessions (205 Brown Laboratory) Roles and Importance of Being a Teaching Assistant TA Videos from Clemson University
September 9	Making Laboratories Relevant and Interesting - Stimulating Attitudes of Inquiry Purposes of Science Laboratories
September 16	Tests, Rubrics, and Grading TA Tips for Grading Completed Checklist of TA Instructional Duties Due
September 23	Preparing for a Future Laboratory Assignment
September 30	Ethics and Dealing with Academic Dishonesty Ethics cases in General Chemistry Read this article before class - J. Res. Sci. Teaching 41(1) 47-64 (2004)
October 7	Personality Types and Teaching Assignment-On-line test to determine your personality type
October 14	The Art of Questioning to Improve Student Learning Bloom's Taxonomy & Questioning Skills
October 21	No Class, HHMI Director's meeting
October 28	Changing Students and Changing TAs - Developmental Models The Perry Scheme
November 4	No Class, Election Day
November 11	Conceptual Understanding Chemistry Misconceptions Chemistry Concept Tests Physical Science Concepts in Biology
November 18	Entering Mentoring Part I
November 25	Entering Mentoring Part II University of Wisconsin mentoring Seminar
December 2	Evaluation of TA Teaching Case Studies (Assignment Due)
December 9	Semester Review - What would you do differently next time? Looking to the Future- Scientific Teaching, Science 304, 521 (2004) Course Evaluation

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Created 6 August 2002, Last update 30 November 2008 by Hal White [halwhite at udel.edu].
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