ASP Graduate Student Workshop Teaching Primatology Teaching Primatology: Administrative Considerations or “Tales from the Dark Side” Karen Hambright, Dean Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Your Institution’s Mission and Vision Disciplines Offering Degree Programs/Turf Linear Dominance Hierarchies (aka Chain of Command) Accreditation Faculty Governance Financial Aid Recruitment Institutional Assessment and Planning Big Picture Issues
Institutional Mission/Vision Opportunity to teach depends on Mission Teaching: Research I, State, Private University, College, Community College Non-Teaching: Primate Research Center, NGO, Private Corporation
Degree Programs offered? Your Discipline or Other? Courses in Program of Study? Course Need: Justification of resources? Accrediting: Institutional, IACUC, AAALAC, AALAS, other Teaching & Learning Mission
Your Role in the Institution Linear Dominance Hierarchies (aka Chain of Command) Institutional Purpose/Teaching Responsibility Workload/Overload/Co-teaching/ Guest lecture/Adjunct teaching Inter-troop/Interdisciplinary Rank Turf issues: ANTH, BIOL, PSYC Same/Different Discipline Contractual arrangements
Other Considerations Accreditation Regs-Instructor of record Institutional Resources & Regulations Institutional/Faculty Governance Institutional/Faculty Resources Financial Aid Regulations Recruitment/EFTs Assessment & Planning
Course Preparation Issues Syllabus Course Description Course Credits, lab hours? Program limits Course Content Course Resources Text (your decision?) Learning Management System Institutional Policies Learning Outcomes Assessment for Program Review Grading
Course Proposal – Department, Senate, & System-wide Curriculum Committee Approval Master Syllabus – Course Specific Learning Outcomes Alignment w/ Degree Outcomes Course Assessment Methods Program Development - Formal Proposal with Needs Assessment & Justification Course/Program Development
Other Course Issues Academic Dishonesty, Grade Appeals Curriculum Committee Course Modification Program Review for Sustainability Enrollment to make; scheduling rotation Resource availability: PIN, Primate Centers Copyright and Fair Use issues Laboratory, Field School, Study Abroad, Field Trips Liability & Health Insurance Student Supervision
An Ideal Situation Teaching Institution Primatology Hire Courses fulfill Degree requirements Courses viable, regular schedule rotation Course in your discipline/department Access to Field Station/Site/Lab/Travel Priority of Access to Course yours or rotates Course content established in catalog description Course & Program Learning Outcomes aligned Assessment & Reporting Systematic/Facilitated
Prepare Syllabus Prepare Course w/Learning Outcomes Select Textbook? Collect web & other resources Load Content LMS Engaged Instruction Assess Course & Program Learning Outcomes Improve from Data Repeat An Ideal Situation continued
Teaching Institution New Courses & Programs via Institutional and Departmental Curriculum Committee approval Programs Require System-level Approval Formal Proposal & Needs Assessment Course & Program Outcomes must align Program Review participation required Co-teaching, or Special Topics A Common Situation
Teaching Institution No New Courses/Programs considered Supplement Instruction - Primatology Core Curriculum Intro PSYC, ANTH, BIOL, SOCI Development, Learning, Cognition, Neuroscience, Personality, Research Methods, History, Gender, Sexuality Seek Special Topics, Co-teaching Seek Adjunct Opportunities Another Common Situation
Non-teaching Institution Seek Adjunct Teaching opportunities Engage in Public Educational Outreach Program/Course Development Assessment & Planning Project Sustainability & Funding Seek adjunct opportunities Yet Another Common Situation