1. Teaching Lab Sections James N. Jensen Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies Dept. of Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering Conference for Graduate Teaching Assistants, August 29, 2015

2. Teaching Lab Sections James N. Jensen Professor, Dept. of Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering Conference for Graduate Teaching Assistants, August 14, 2014

3. First Rules of cha-no-yu (Way of Tea) (Sen no Rikyū, 16 th century) It is only by careful observation that one learns. In putting down a utensil after using it, do so regretfully as if you loved it. No pains must be spared in helping anyone anxious to learn. To become expert one needs first love, second dexterity, and then perseverance.

4. It’s All About Me You: Me:

5. Outline First Priority Unique Challenges Unique Opportunities

6. First Priority Safety!

7. Safety: Principles Require Safety Training Before the First Lab Document Safety Training Enforce Safety Rules

8. Safety: Resources On Environmental Health and Safety’s (EHS) Website (www.buffalo.edu/facilities/ehs): Right-to-Know Lab Safety Training

9. Unique Challenges Programmatic Coordination Manual Coordination Diverse Skill Set

10. Unique Challenges: Programmatic Coordination Coordinate with the Curriculum Know your students (level, majors, prerequisites) Role of lab in curricular learning outcomes Learning outcomes of the lab course Coordinate with the Course Syllabus/UBLearns Attend lectures? Coordinate with the (Other) Instructor(s)

11. Unique Challenges: Manual Coordination Bloom’s Taxonomy Cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains Labs operate in all three domains Frustration

12. Unique Challenges: Diverse Skill Set Organization and Preparation Assessment of (Technical) Communication People Skills

13. Unique Opportunities Reinforce Material Fun Inspirational

14. Unique Opportunities continued Most Hands-On Work with Students Most Independent Teaching

15. Summary Safety First! Unique Challenges Programmatic coordination: Curricula, course, instructor Manual coordination: Can be frustrating Requires you to have a diverse skill set Unique Opportunities Reinforce, inspirational, and fun Most hands-on and most independent teaching