INTRODUCTION TO LABORATORY INSTRUCTION Tentative Schedule - Fall 2011 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 21 to 26, 2011 Wed,
Aug 24, 1:30 - 4:30 PM
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TA
Conference Biology TA Orientation Session Chemistry TA Orientation Sessions Joint Biology-Chemistry TA Sessions (205 Brown) Roles and Importance of Being a Teaching Assistant TA Videos from Clemson University |
August
30 |
No Class |
September 6 |
How to Succeed in My New Job
(TA)? Purposes of Science Laboratories |
September 13 | What are the Goals of
Undergraduate Laboratory Courses? Completed Checklist of TA Instructional Duties Due |
September 20 |
Is it Possible to Grade Fairly? TA Tips for Grading |
September 27 |
How to Ask Questions that get
Students to Think about What They are Doing? Bloom's Taxonomy & Questioning Skills |
October 4 |
Is What was Done Really THAT Bad? Ethics cases in General Chemistry Insight into student laboratory ethics - J. Res. Sci. Teaching 41(1) 47-64 (2004) |
October 11 |
How to Deal with Disruptive
Behavior and Unexpected Events. Assignment-On-line test to determine your personality type |
October 18 |
How Do Students Develop Intellectually?
The Perry Scheme |
October 25 |
Why
Don't Students Seem to Understand? Biology Misconceptions Biology Concept Tests Chemistry Misconceptions Chemistry Concept Tests Physical Science Concepts in Biology |
November
1 |
Why Aren't They
Interested? Motivation Applied to Teaching Youtube video of, "Teaching Teaching, Understanding Understanding" shown in class. |
November 8 | Who
Helped Me and How Can I Help others? Mentoring |
November 15 | Entering Mentoring University of Wisconsin mentoring Seminar |
November 22 | No Class,
Thanksgiving Break |
November 29 |
Evaluation of TA Teaching Case
Studies (Assignment
Due) Course Evaluation |
December
6 |
No Class Scientific Teaching, Science 304, 521 (2004) |