INTRODUCTION TO LABORATORY INSTRUCTION Tentative Schedule - Fall 2010 1 Credit, Pass-Fail |
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Instructors: | Hal White
(Chemistry and Biochemistry) |
Prof. Seung Hong (Biological Sciences) |
Office: |
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.
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August 23 to 27, 2010 Wed,
Aug 25, 1:30 - 4:30 PM
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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) |