Due Date:
    October 8^th, Noon - to Idris Hsi’s mailbox

Objectives:

• To provide an opportunity for students to reflect on the classes offered during the workshop
• To provide the instructor and guest speakers with feedback for improving the course for next year.

• 4+ pages, 12 point font, 1" margins, double spaced.
• The paper should contain, at minimum, the following contents:

1. Discuss three classes that you enjoyed or learned the most from. Summarize what those classes discussed and what you liked about them or what you remember most about them.

1. Choose two classes that you did not find useful or that could have been improved. Summarize the contents of those classes and suggest ways that those courses could have been improved.

1. Discuss the overall design and implementation of the course. For example,

1. Did the course succeed in providing you, as a graduate teaching assistant, or a future GTA, with the information that you needed to know to do your job?

1. Did you like the course or not and why?

1. Is this an effective method for delivering this material?

1. Did the course fail to discuss material that you needed to know for being a Graduate Teaching Assistant? If so, what?

1. Part of the mandate from the Institute is that all graduate teaching assistants be assessed by their department for job performance. How should this be done? What kinds of qualities should the College of Computing be assessing? How do you think this could or should be done?

• You are also welcome to include your opinions on any topic related to this course. Quality of classes, university teaching, your GTA experience so far, and so on.

8/23 Introduction and Getting Started

8/25 Communication Skills (in CS7001)

8/28 The Role of the Teaching Assistant

8/30 Philosophy of Grading

9/1 Grading Practicum

9/6 Labor Day

9/8 Learning Strategies

9/13 Assisted Problem Solving

9/15 Leading Discussion Sections

9/20 Dealing with Difficult Issues

9/22 Motivating Your Students

9/27 Cancelled due to Illness

9/29 Designing and Presenting Lectures

10/4 Improving Your Teaching

10/6 Course Postmortem
 
 

Special Notes

You Must Have This Assignment Turned In Or You Will Not Pass This Class!!