University of California, San Diego Beth Simon Sr. Associate Director of Learning Sciences and Technology, Center for Teaching Development and Lecturer with Security of Employment in Computer Science and Engineering Dept. Peter Newbury Associate Director, Center for Teaching Development

Core theme: Create a local learning community of educators who can design, facilitate and assess student-centered learning environments. peer instruction with clickers

train instructors to use peer instruction recognizing diversity as an asset learning communities teaching as research developing professional academics The College Classroom Summer Graduate Teaching Scholars (Ph.D. students are instructor of record for a Summer Session course) CIRTL Fellow goal: 30 per year Practitioner with informal TAR activity goal: 16 per year Scholar with TAR project goal: 4 per year

Program Evaluation 1.online survey after completion of The College Classroom 2.student evaluations of Summer Session courses 3.online survey after completion of SGTS program

The College Classroom

For each of the following, tell us how much you felt the College Classroom informed you. Very wellwellsome not adequately not at all Theories of Learning 33.3%47.6%19.0%0.0% Peer Instruction with clickers 71.4%23.8%4.8%0.0% Learning Outcomes 57.1%42.9%0.0% Assessments23.8%38.1%33.3%4.8%0.0% Teaching Statements 38.1%47.6%14.3%0.0% Improving the Classroom Climate 28.6%33.3%28.6%0.0%9.5% Teaching as Research 38.1%33.3%28.6%0.0% Practicalities of Teaching 28.6%19.0%52.4%0.0%

What do you think the role of the instructor should be in a university lecture? Instructors are responsible for assessing students' pre-existing knowledge and tailoring the course to that knowledge. They set explicit goals for learning, and help students achieve those goals through active participation in class, peer interaction, and knowledge construction. Instructors constantly monitor progress and provide timely, constructive feedback. An instructor is more a facilitator of knowledge construction than a source of knowledge transmission. Instructor should create an engaging learning environment to facilitate efficient learning of students with diverse backgrounds by using evidence-based active learning techniques.

Program Evaluation 1.online survey after completion of The College Classroom 2.student evaluations of Summer Session courses 3.online survey after completion of SGTS program

Do you recommend this instructor? 100% 0%

Do you recommend this instructor? 100% 0%

Program Evaluation 1.online survey after completion of The College Classroom 2.student evaluations of Summer Session courses 3.online survey after completion of SGTS program

After your experience in the SGTS program, how comfortable are you: Not at all comfortable Somewhat comfortable Comfortable Very comfortable Extremely comfortable I didn't do this Developing a syllabus 0.0% (0) 25.0% (3)41.7% (5)33.3% (4)0.0% (0) Speaking in front of your students 0.0% (0) 41.7% (5)16.7% (2)41.7% (5)0.0% (0) Managing the course logistics 0.0% (0) 33.3% (4)50.0% (6)16.7% (2)0.0% (0) Creating assessments 0.0% (0) 41.7% (5)33.3% (4)25.0% (3)0.0% (0) Creating rubrics0.0% (0) 50.0% (6)25.0% (3) 0.0% (0) Facilitating discussion 0.0% (0)8.3% (1)33.3% (4)16.7% (2)41.7% (5)0.0% (0) Managing and supervising TAs 0.0% (0)16.7% (2) 33.3% (4)16.7% (2)

After your experience in the SGTS program, how comfortable are you: Not at all comfortable Somewhat comfortable Comfortable Very comfortable Extremely comfortable I didn't do this Using peer instruction with clickers 0.0%16.7%8.3%25.0% 33.3% Using active- engagement/ student-centered activities other than peer instruction 0.0%8.3%16.7%33.3%25.0% (3)16.7%

What did you find most valuable about the Summer Graduate Teaching Scholars program? The interaction amongst grads and CTD members from a variety of perspectives helped me understand the ways in which my field's (and my own) expectations differ from those of others. This was not just important for understanding the variety of views of an educators' role, but was also helpful in piecing together what my undergrads' experience at UCSD is like. I found this very helpful for keeping myself honest about what I could feasibly set out to accomplish in my course, and what kinds of background expectations students might bring with them into the class.

Responding to the evaluation Working excellent support for peer instruction students could use even more practical help one-on-one observations, feedback, mentoring is very helpful, greatly appreciated Needs work more content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge in non-STEM need to support more TAR to raise Fellows to Practitioners and Scholars more respect for students’ existing teaching experience and ability maintain learning community after TCC, SGTS