Teaching Experiment Plan
The GAANN program has a focus on training students to become excellent teachers by giving us the opportunity to work with a teaching mentor before we teach our first class. Below are the goals I wish to accomplish each semester in order to be ready to teach a class.
Spring 2024 Semester
Semster 10
(1) Answer student questions in class for ITIS 4420 and ITIS 6420
(2) Teach guest lectures and lead discussions in ITIS 4420 and ITIS 6420
(3) Facilitate group activities during guest lectures
(4) Continue developing personal website with a teaching portfolio
Fall 2023 Semester
Semster 9
(1) Answer student questions in class for ITIS 4214 and ITIS 3130
(2) Teach guest lectures and lead discussions in ITIS 4214 and ITIS 3130
(3) Facilitate group activities during guest lectures
(4) Continue developing personal website with a teaching portfolio
Spring 2023 Semester
Semster 8
(1) Continue learning course website management system and editing course page
(2) Design student activities and assessments for ITIS 4420
(3) Answer student questions in class for ITIS 4420
(4) Teach guest lectures and lead discussions in ITIS 4420
(5) Continue developing personal website with a teaching portfolio
Fall 2022 Semester
Semster 7
(1) Continue learning course website management system and editing course page
(2) Design student activities and assessments for ITIS 4420
(3) Answer student questions in class for ITIS 4420
(4) Teach guest lectures and lead discussions in ITIS 4420
(5) Continue developing personal website with a teaching portfolio
(6) Attend two CTL Seminars (The Center for Teaching and Learning)
Spring 2022 Semester
Semster 6
(1) Continue learning course website management system and editing course page
(2) Design student activities and assessments for ITIS 6420
(3) Teach lectures and lead discussions in ITIS 6420
(4) Continue developing personal website with a teaching portfolio
(5) Attend two CTL Seminars (The Center for Teaching and Learning)
Fall 2021 Semester
Semster 5
(1) Learn course website management system and design a course page
(2) Design student projects and activities in the course
(3) Design a course in Canvas for an 8 week ITIS 6420 course
(4) Continue developing personal website with a teaching portfolio
(5) Attend two CTL Seminars (The Center for Teaching and Learning)
Spring 2021 Semester
Semster 4
(1) Learn course website management system and design a course page
(2) Design student projects and activities in the course
(4) Teach lectures and lead discussions in ITIS 6420
(5) Complete teaching seminar ITSC 8665
(6) Continue developing personal website with a teaching portfolio
(7) Attend two CTL Seminars (The Center for Teaching and Learning)
Fall 2020 Semester
Semster 3
(1) Learn course website management system
(2) Help advise student projects and activities in the course
(4) Guest lecturing in undergrad class
(5) Complete teaching seminar ITSC 8665
(6) Continue developing personal website with a teaching portfolio
(7) Attend two CTL Seminars (The Center for Teaching and Learning)
Spring 2020 Semester
Semster 2
(1) Learn course website management system
(2) Help advise student projects in the course
(3) Prepare a lecture and other materials
-help adapt course materials between undergrad and grad course sections
-update and suggest additional in-class activities
(4) Guest lecturing in the undergrad section
(5) Complete teaching seminar ITSC 8665
(6) Develop personal website with a teaching portfolio
(7) Attend two CTL Seminars (The Center for Teaching and Learning)
Fall 2019 Semester
Semester 1
(1) Begin learning course website management system (e.g., Canvas)
(2) Develop the initial version of personal website with a teaching portfolio
(3) Attend two CTL Seminar (The Center for Teaching and Learning)
(4) Update class materials for Spring 2020