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Assignments

The in-class assignments are completed by students during class, and the post-class assignments are due in the following class (unless otherwise noted). Additional resources for each of the assignments can be found in the Supplemental Materials section.
SES # TOPICS IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENTS POST-CLASS ASSIGNMENTS
1

Introduction to the class

Why this class?

Short History of Teaching and Learning the American University

Assignment A: What will teaching look like in the next 50 years?

Assignment B: Discussion of Data from Saakar & Seymour.

 Define Your Learning Goals. (PDF)
2 What we know about student learning in higher education How can research inform your teaching? Consider, in more detail, how you will apply the research on learning to your teaching.
3 Developing your teaching philosophy Review and discuss the Teaching Philosophy Statements of others. Draft your own teaching philosophy statement. (PDF)
4 Course Design & Planning: Planning Backward, Learning Outcomes & Strategic Teaching Work collectively to construct a syllabus for a course outside of your discipline. Complete the Strategic Teaching Template, and draft a syllabus for a course that you might teach. (PDF)
5 Teaching Methodologies: Part I - Lecturing Characteristics of a Lecture. Consider the characteristics of a lecture that make it effective. (PDF)
6 Teaching Methodologies: Part II - Active Learning, Why and How? In small groups, discuss how you can take a topic you might teach and build in active learning opportunities to advance the learning outcomes associated with that topic. Build active learning into Post-Class Assignment 5. (PDF)
7 What Can Nerds Learn from Actors?   Practice delivering a lecture being conscious of your presentation style, format and characteristics. (PDF)
8 Designing Homework and Exam Questions In pairs, analyze textbook problems to identify core concepts and cognitive levels. In pairs, analyze textbook problems to identify core concepts and cognitive levels. (PDF)
9 Teaching Problem Solving Work in pairs to analyze your own problem solving strategies and methods. Analyze your problem-solving strategies, and consider how you will teach this strategy to others. (PDF)
10 Grading and Assessment   [No Post-Class Assignment]
11 Teaching in a Multicultural Classroom   Post-Class Assignment 11. (PDF)
12 Microteaching - Group #1   

Post-Class Assignment 12/13. (PDF)
13 Microteaching - Group #2  

Post-Class Assignment 12/13. (PDF)
14 Final Assignment   Please revise your teaching philosophy statement to reflect what you have learned this semester. Include a separate paragraph at the end (demarcated as such) that highlights any significant additions, subtractions, or revisions that you have made to your TPS. Due in final class session.