1. Preparing Future Faculty: Teaching Graduate Students to Teach

2. Judy Miller (jmiller@wpi.edu) Professor, Biology and Biotechnology Professor, Biology and Biotechnology Director, Center for Educational Development, Technology, and Assessment Director, Center for Educational Development, Technology, and Assessment Co-instructor, IDG501 Seminar in College Teaching Co-instructor, IDG501 Seminar in College Teaching

3. Why a course on college teaching? Value to the larger academic community (PFF) Value to the larger academic community (PFF) Value to WPI Value to WPI Value to graduate students Value to graduate students

4. Course history Seminar and Practicum in College Teaching since 1995 Seminar and Practicum in College Teaching since 1995 New in 2002: New in 2002: Collaboration with Clark Univ. Collaboration with Clark Univ. Free tuition for WPI and Clark students Free tuition for WPI and Clark students Condensed schedule Condensed schedule Hybrid F2F/online format Hybrid F2F/online format Next: Consortium-wide Certificate in College Teaching Next: Consortium-wide Certificate in College Teaching

5. Course content/objectives philosophy of teaching philosophy of teaching student motivation/development student motivation/development learning objectives/syllabus learning objectives/syllabus lecture techniques lecture techniques active learning methods active learning methods testing and grading testing and grading available resources available resources

6. Course format Hybrid F2F/online Hybrid F2F/online interactive interactive discussion board discussion board Model the method Model the method Assignment highlights: Assignment highlights: video critique project video critique project teaching portfolio teaching portfolio

7. Hala Mokbel BS in Civil Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt BS in Civil Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt Structural Engineer Structural Engineer Graduate student at CEE Dept Graduate student at CEE Dept at WPI, 1 st semester as a TA at WPI, 1 st semester as a TA

8. Personal Experience: Before Taking the Course  New career  Effective teaching skills  Professional development  New career  Effective teaching skills  Professional development

9. Personal Experience: During the Course Overall impression Overall impression Notable aspects Notable aspects On-line Forum On-line Forum Teaching Portfolio Teaching Portfolio

10. Personal Experience: After Taking the Course Value added Value added

11. Jason Gleghorn BS Mechanical Engineering, WPI BS Mechanical Engineering, WPI WPI/UMass Medical School Joint BME PhD Program WPI/UMass Medical School Joint BME PhD Program Massachusetts Certified Special Education Teacher K-12 Massachusetts Certified Special Education Teacher K-12

12. IDG501 – What is the big deal? Lesson plans, Syllabus design, Mechanics of lecturing, etc Lesson plans, Syllabus design, Mechanics of lecturing, etc Exposure to new ideas -> guest speakers & classmates Exposure to new ideas -> guest speakers & classmates Philosophy of teaching!

13. Present & Future Practicum Practicum Redesign of Curriculum Redesign of Curriculum Integration of project based education Integration of project based education Future in Academia Future in Academia

14. Questions?