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GEOG 695c Preparing
Future Faculty: College Teaching
Wednesdays
10:00 -10:50 pm EDUCATION 316
1
unit / SPRING 2011
INSTRUCTORS:
Katie
Hirschboeck
School of Geography & Development / Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research
Office:
208 West Stadium Phone: 621-6466
Email:
katie@ltrr.arizona.edu Office hours:
Wed 2-3:30 pm or by email appt
Paul Robbins
School of Geography & Development
Office: 409 Harvill Phone:
626-7062
Email:
robbins@email.arizona.edu Office hours: Mondays 10
am - noon
Course
Consultant: Robin A. Lewis
ralewis@email.arizona.edu
CLASS MEETINGS:
Wednesdays 10:00 -10:50 pm in EDUCATION 316
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This 1-unit course is designed to introduce graduate students to
pedagogical theory, skills, practice and technological tools that can be
implemented in the college classroom and other learning environments.
Through short readings, discussions, demonstrations and hands-on practice,
we will address such issues as: learning philosophies, cognitive skills,
learning styles, course design logistics, learner-centered activities,
assessment tools, teaching technology, classroom dynamics, and ethics.
Students will design and critique their own course materials and gain
practical experience in presenting their material in a collegial setting.
COURSE
OBJECTIVES:
· Students will be acquainted with
different pedagogical philosophies and will have reflected on their own
learning experience in the context of these philosophies.
· Students will be able to evaluate a
variety of instructional approaches and select appropriate formats for
different learning styles and environments.
· Students will gain experience in
designing course materials and in trying out various teaching techniques.
· Students will appreciate the
advantages and caveats associated with electronic learning platforms and
will be introduced to an assortment of classroom learning technologies.
· Students will be able to design a
course syllabus, identify course objectives and learning outcomes, select
and develop appropriate learning activities and assessment tools, develop
grading rubrics, and use evaluation methods to critique and document the
effectiveness of their teaching.
· Students will become familiar with
the specific policies and logistics of teaching a course at the University
of Arizona, including guidelines and suggested strategies for dealing with
classroom behavior, student crises, special needs, and violations of the
Code of Academic Integrity.
ASSESSMENT, GRADING, & ABSENCE POLICY:
Students are expected to attend every
class, prepare required readings and assignments, and actively
participate in class discussions and activities. Grades will be assigned
on the basis of these expectations using a grading rubric that will be
designed collaboratively by instructor and students as a class exercise.
READINGS & REQUIRED MATERIALS:
TEXTBOOK:
Tools for Teaching, 2nd edition by Barbara Cross Davis (2009).
Available in the ASUA Bookstore $53.50 NEW /
$40.25 USED It's shelved under Soc 596c-001. You may be able
to find a better price onine. The Geography Dept may have loaner copies
available.
Additional readings will be available on the
class webpage as linked webpages or password-protected PDF files.
Students will need computer access to complete outside assignments.
OTHER COURSE GUIDELINES & POLICIES
Attendance:
Required. If
unavoidable problems require you to miss a class, arrangements can be
made to make-up an absence.
All holidays or
special events observed by organized religions will be honored for those
students who show affiliation with that particular religion.
Absences pre-approved by the UA Dean of Students (or Dean's designee)
will be honored.
Academic
Integrity:
A synopsis of the University of Arizona's Code of Academic Integrity can
be found at:
http://dos.web.arizona.edu/uapolicies/ You are
responsible for knowing it, understanding it, and adhering to it.
NOTE: Information
contained in the course syllabus, other than the grade and absence
policies, may be subject to change with reasonable advance notice, as
deemed appropriate by the instructor
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