Preparing Future Faculty: Preparing Future Faculty: Teaching Graduate Students Teaching Graduate Students

to Teachto Teach

Judy Miller (jmiller@wpi.edu)Judy Miller (jmiller@wpi.edu)

Professor, Biology and Professor, Biology and BiotechnologyBiotechnology

Director, Center for Educational Director, Center for Educational Development, Technology, and Development, Technology, and AssessmentAssessment

Co-instructor, IDG501 Seminar Co-instructor, IDG501 Seminar in College Teachingin College Teaching

Why a course on college Why a course on college teaching?teaching?

Value to the larger academic Value to the larger academic community (PFF)community (PFF)

Value to WPIValue to WPI Value to graduate studentsValue to graduate students

Course historyCourse history Seminar and Practicum in Seminar and Practicum in

College Teaching since 1995College Teaching since 1995 New in 2002:New in 2002:

Collaboration with Clark Univ.Collaboration with Clark Univ. Free tuition for WPI and Clark Free tuition for WPI and Clark

studentsstudents Condensed scheduleCondensed schedule Hybrid F2F/online formatHybrid F2F/online format

Next: Consortium-wide Next: Consortium-wide Certificate in College TeachingCertificate in College Teaching

Course content/objectivesCourse content/objectives

philosophy of teachingphilosophy of teaching student motivation/developmentstudent motivation/development learning objectives/syllabus learning objectives/syllabus lecture techniqueslecture techniques active learning methodsactive learning methods testing and gradingtesting and grading available resourcesavailable resources

Course formatCourse format

Hybrid F2F/onlineHybrid F2F/online interactiveinteractive discussion boarddiscussion board

Model the methodModel the method Assignment highlights:Assignment highlights:

video critique projectvideo critique project teaching portfolio teaching portfolio

Hala MokbelHala Mokbel

BS in Civil Engineering, BS in Civil Engineering, CairoCairo UniversityUniversity, Egypt, Egypt

Structural EngineerStructural Engineer Graduate student at CEE DeptGraduate student at CEE Dept

at at WPI, WPI, 11stst semester as a TA semester as a TA

Personal Experience: Before Personal Experience: Before Taking the CourseTaking the Course

New career

Effective teaching skills

Professional development

New career

Effective teaching skills

Professional development

Personal Experience: During Personal Experience: During the Coursethe Course

Overall impressionOverall impression

Notable aspectsNotable aspects

On-line ForumOn-line Forum

Teaching PortfolioTeaching Portfolio

Personal Experience: After Personal Experience: After Taking the CourseTaking the Course

Value addedValue added Value addedValue added

Jason GleghornJason Gleghorn

BS Mechanical Engineering, BS Mechanical Engineering, WPIWPI

WPI/UMass Medical School WPI/UMass Medical School Joint BME PhD ProgramJoint BME PhD Program

Massachusetts Certified Special Massachusetts Certified Special Education Teacher K-12Education Teacher K-12

IDG501 – What is the big deal?IDG501 – What is the big deal?

Lesson plans, Syllabus design, Lesson plans, Syllabus design, Mechanics of lecturing, etcMechanics of lecturing, etc

Exposure to new ideas -> guest Exposure to new ideas -> guest speakers & classmatesspeakers & classmates

Philosophy of teaching!Philosophy of teaching!

Present & FuturePresent & Future

PracticumPracticum Redesign of CurriculumRedesign of Curriculum Integration of project based Integration of project based

educationeducation

Future in AcademiaFuture in Academia

Questions?Questions?