CHEM 601 (Section 10) and BISC 667 (Section 10)
INTRODUCTION TO LABORATORY INSTRUCTION
Tentative Schedule - Fall 2010 
1 Credit, Pass-Fail


 
Instructors:  Hal White (Chemistry and Biochemistry)
Prof. Seung Hong (Biological Sciences)
Office:
Phone:
e-mail:
203 Brown Laboratory
831-2908
halwhite at udel.edu
028 McKinly Laoratory
831-2898

smhong 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 and Learning 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 23 to 27, 2010
 
 

Wed, Aug 25, 1:30 - 4:30 PM
208 Gore Hall


TA Conference
Biology TA Orientation Session
Chemistry TA Orientation Sessions

Joint Biology-Chemistry TA Sessions
(208 Gore Hall)
      Roles and Importance of Being a Teaching Assistant
      TA Videos from Clemson University
August 31
NO Class
September 7
Making Laboratories Relevant and Interesting - Stimulating Attitudes of Inquiry
      Purposes of Science Laboratories
September 14 Tests, Rubrics, and Grading 
      TA Tips for Grading
     
Completed Checklist of TA Instructional Duties Due
September 21
Preparing for a Future Laboratory -I
      Assignment
September 28
Preparing for a Future Laboratory -II
October 5
Ethics and Dealing with Academic Dishonesty
      Revision of 9/21 assignment due
Assignment
      Ethics cases in General Chemistry
     Read this article before class - J. Res. Sci. Teaching 41(1) 47-64 (2004)
October 12
Personality Types and Teaching
      Assignment-On-line test to determine your personality type
October 19
The Art of Questioning to Improve Student Learning 
      Bloom's Taxonomy & Questioning Skills
October 26
Motivating Students to Learn
      Motivation Applied to Teaching
November 2 Election Day, No Class
November 9 Conceptual Understanding
      Biology Misconceptions
      Biology Concept Tests
      Chemistry Misconceptions
      Chemistry Concept Tests
      Physical Science Concepts in Biology
November 16 Entering Mentoring
University of Wisconsin mentoring Seminar
November 23 Changing Students and Changing TAs - Developmental Models 
      The Perry Scheme
November 30
Evaluation of TA Teaching Case Studies (Assignment Due)
     
Course Evaluation
December  7
Semester Review - What would you do differently next time?
Looking to the Future- Scientific Teaching, Science 304, 521 (2004)

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