ITSC 8665 Graduate Teaching Seminar Spring 2010
Tuesdays or Thursdays 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m (refer to online schedule)
154 Woodward Hall
http://www.cs.uncc.edu/~tdahlber/web8665/8665.htm
Dr. Teresa A. Dahlberg (lecturer)
Room 403B, Woodward
Office Hours: Tuesdays 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Teresa.Dahlberg@uncc.edu
Dr. Audrey Rorrer (assessment)
arorrer@uncc.edu
Emily Stark (reimbursements and stipends),
Room 343B, Woodward
Office Hours: Thursdays 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
estark2@uncc.edu
This course guides you through a Teaching Experience that is meant to inform and prepare you for
careers in the professoriate. As a GAANN Fellow, you are required to successfully complete six
semesters of this course, as well as all other activities related to the Teaching Experience. The Teaching
Experience is comprised of the following four components:
 Supervised Training in Instruction – this component provides the student with informal instruction
on teaching techniques primarily through a teaching apprenticeship to a Teaching Mentor. The
Teaching Mentor will provide continuous guidance and feedback as the student progressively
moves from teaching assistant to primary course teacher and manager.
 Instruction on Effective Teaching Techniques – this component provides formal instruction on
teaching techniques through a series of seminars, workshops, literature review, and mentor/peer
discussions.
 Supervision of Teaching Performance – this component includes formal and informal supervision
and feedback of students’ teaching skills.
 Evaluation of Teaching Performance - this component includes assessment of students’ teaching
skills.
A chart providing an overview of these components is included in the attachment to this syllabus.
Course Requirements
1. Attend every scheduled class session. Points will be deducted from your participation grade for
every absence. Out of respect for others, and to facilitate learning, please arrive in class on time.
2. Generate a Teaching Experience Plan by the assigned deadline. The Teaching Experience Plan
will outline or update your plans to fulfill TE requirements for the duration of your participation as a
GAANN Scholar. Your plan will be developed in conjunction with your Teaching Mentor. Details will be
provided separately.
3. Participate fully in class discussion. Before each session, read assigned materials, submit your
written reflections on activities, and come prepared to discuss the related issues.
4. Fulfill requirements set forth by your Teaching Mentor. This could include: course website
management, conducting problem sessions, preparing lecture and materials, preparing formative and
summative (testing) materials, guest lecturing, and attending your Teaching Mentors lectures. Maintain a
Teaching Log to document your activities.
5. Attend the scheduled seminars offered by the Center for Teaching and Learning. Submit a
written reflection within one week of seminar.
6. Attend two professional development seminars offered by the Graduate School. A list of
seminars is found at www.uncc.edu/gradmiss/gs_profdevelopment.html. Submit a written reflection within
one week of seminar. Lead a class discussion to inform of your participation.
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7. Participate in Peer Review Teaching Assessment. Participate in peer review assessment of
teaching as a teacher or presenter and as a reviewer. As a teacher or presenter, your peers will evaluate
your performance in the classroom or lab. As a reviewer, you will evaluate the performance of your
peers. Reviewers will fill out the Instructional Performance Appraisal form and submit within one week of
attendance. Teachers will be given feedback through consultation and will then submit a written reflection.
8. Complete 10 hours of Computing Leadership Service. Your service can include outreach to precollege students, peer support, service to non-profits, service to a professional society, among other
things. Your service should demonstrate leadership in computing research or demonstrate the social
relevance of computing research. Service must be preapproved via email with your course instructor.
Submit a written reflection within one week of your service. Lead a class discussion to inform of your
participation.
9. Maintain a detailed CV that documents your Research, Teaching and Service
accomplishments to date. This documents your progress in research, teaching and service. This will
be reviewed and signed by your Research Advisor and Teaching Mentor and turned in by the end of the
semester.
10. Maintain a personal website. Your website should convey your research and teaching interests.
11. Respond to all surveys. Surveys are essential to inform program development and continuation.
Please provide thoughtful feedback to all online surveys by the deadlines given.
Deadlines
Assignments that are submitted past the due date and time will have 10 points out of 100 deducted from
the grade for each day or portion of a day late.
University Diversity Statement
UNC Charlotte strives to create an academic climate in which the dignity of all individuals is respected
and maintained. Therefore, we celebrate diversity that includes, but is not limited to ability/disability, age,
culture, ethnicity, gender, language, race, religion, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status.”
Academic Integrity
Students have the responsibility to know and observe the requirements of the UNCC Code of Student
Academic Integrity. This code forbids cheating, fabrication or falsification of information, multiple
submission of academic work, plagiarism, abuse of academic materials, and complicity in academic
dishonesty. All assignments including answers on exam questions, essays on readings, and written
reflections must be entirely your own writing, not based on the work of others. Each written reflection must
be new and different from other entries. Students who violate the Code can receive an F on the
assignment, an F in the course, or even be expelled from UNC Charlotte.
Disability Services
Students with documented disabilities requiring accommodation in this course should contact Disability
Services in Fretwell 230.
Grading
Grade distribution will be based on the following percentages of 100 points:
10% - Class attendance and participation
5% - Teaching Experience Plan
30% - Teaching Mentor Evaluation (assessed by your teaching mentor)
0% - CTL Seminars – deferred until next semester
5% - Written reflections – Professional Development seminars
5% - Peer Review Teaching Assessment - reviewer (you assess your peers)
20% - Peer Review Teaching Assessment - teacher (your peers assess you)
10% - Computing Leadership Service
15% - Final exam, May 1, 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. – CV, website, surveys
The final Course Grades will be assigned based on a standard 10 point scale using the Course Grade.
I.e., A = 90-100; B = 80-89; C = 70-79; D = 60-69; …
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GAANN Computing Scholars Program Teaching Experience Summary
Supervised Training in Instruction & Instruction on
Supervision and Evaluation of
Effective Teaching Techniques
Teaching Performance
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Teaching
Mentor
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ITSC 8010
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Coalesce TE components – group discussions
Inform of teaching practices and support in CCI
Apply CTL instructional concepts to computing
Review computing education research literature
Select course and CTL seminars
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Formal Instruction
o Communication, interpersonal skills
o Seminars on pedagogy
o Seminars on instructional technology
CTL
CS/SIS
Review
Committee
Research Advisor serves as primary Teaching
Mentor. Advisor engages secondary Teaching
Mentor (e.g., lecturer) as needed.
Provide continuous informal coaching through
teaching apprenticeship in G and UG courses
1st – 2nd semester – Oversee fellow for
o course website management
o conducting problem sessions
o preparing lecture and materials
o preparing formative and summative (testing)
materials,
o guest lecturing.
2nd-5th semester - Oversee fellow for
o increasing course responsibilities
o two semesters as half-lab TA for 1212
3rd - 6th semester - Oversee fellow for
o primary UG course teacher, manager
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Teaching evaluation, including student interview
during semesters of fellow as primary teacher
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Enroll in ITSC 8010 six semesters. Spring 2009:
o Attend 3 CTL seminars – www.fctel.uncc.edu
o Attend 2 Grad School seminars www.uncc.edu/gradmiss/gs_profdevelopment.html
Fellow
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Evaluator
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o Complete course requirements
Serve Teaching Apprenticeship 6 semesters. Fall
2009:
o Attend Teaching Mentor’s lectures
o Perform TA duties for Teaching Mentor
o Observe master teachers.
Attend SIGCSE or similar 2 times during 3 years
Administer Student Skills Survey to faculty – per
semester
Administer fellow pre-/post-survey – per semester
GAANN
Committee
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Instructional Performance
Appraisal Form (sections 1-4; no
student interview) –
thrice/semester beginning in 2nd
semester
Respond to Student Teaching
Skills Survey to provide review of
student teaching development –
each semester
Review fellows TE plan, teaching
performance, CV, website – each
semester
Student Teaching Evaluations –
will apply to fellow during
semesters as primary teacher.
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Fellows peer evaluation
Student assessment based on
course performance
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CTL observation feedback
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Instructional Performance Appraisal
Form – once during semester as
primary teacher
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Maintain detailed CV and website
Submit reflections
Respond to pre/post surveys each
semester
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Review detailed CV, reflections,
website, and survey responses
Generate semester report to GAANN
Committee
Generate annual report to DOE
Monitor and modify program based
on all feedback
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