Teaching in the University Learning from Graduate Students and Early Career Faculty

The primary objective of this book is to provide a resource for graduate teaching assistants who are looking for practical strategies and guidance as they begin their careers as postsecondary STEM educators. The text is designed to address a comprehensive list of topics to support the professional d...

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Other Authors: Westfall-Rudd, Donna (Editor), Vengrin, Courtney (Editor), Elliott-Engel, Jeremy (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Blacksburg, VA Virginia Tech Publishing [2022]
Series:Open textbook library.
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Table of Contents:
  • Ch 1: Relational Learning: Creating a “Working Alliance” in the Classroom
  • VIGNETTE: Supporting International Graduate Teaching Assistants
  • Ch 2: Authenticity
  • VIGNETTE: Structure and Organization to Facilitate Learning in My Large Class During the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Ch 3: Indigenizing Your Classroom: A Practice in Inclusion Pedagogy
  • Ch 4: Teaching Practices for Student-Centered Learning Online
  • Ch 5: Technology Makes It Easier
  • VIGNETTE: No really, I don’t have internet
  • Ch 6. Fun Fridays: Incorporating Hands-on Learning into Lecture Courses
  • Ch 7: Using Grade Appeals as a Learning Tool
  • VIGNETTE: Does "Fairness" Get in the Way of Learning and Equity?
  • Ch 8: How to Oversee a Laboratory Course Taught by Teaching Assistants: Experiences in the Lab and Field
  • VIGNETTE: Use of Personal Response System in Classrooms Ch 9. Teaching, Training, and Mentoring Students in Research Practices Inside and Outside the Classroom
  • VIGNETTE: Lessons Learned as a First-Time Experiential Learning Program Instructor
  • Ch 10. The Power of Extension: Research, Teaching, and Outreach for Broader Impacts
  • Ch 11. Program Planning for Community Engagement and Broader Impacts
  • Ch 12: Personalized Advising that Is Purposely Inconsistent: The Constants of Great Advisors and the Variability that Demands Adaptability
  • Ch 13. Engaging the Fear: How to Utilize Student Evaluations, Accept Feedback, and Further Teaching Practice
  • VIGNETTE: So You've Landed the Job... (or Surviving Your First Semester)