Pedagogy Training for Graduate Students

Lauren Miller Griffith, Ph.D.University of Arkansas

Background & Experience• Department of Anthropology at

U. of Arkansas

• Former Instructional Designer at Central Michigan U.

• Graduate Teacher Training at Central Michigan

• Limited formal training in instructional design– Research Assistantship at Indiana

U. – Teagle Collegium

A Common Problem

A Common Problem

A Potential Solution

• National consortium of professional educators working with graduate students at institutions with very high research output

• 10 competencies: A general outline, NOT a prescription

• Forthcoming in 2014 (email Lauren at lmg003@uark.edu for more details)

Taking Action

• Keep artifacts from your teaching

• Volunteer to give guest lectures– Ask for a formal observation– Collect “minute papers” or

other assessments

• Visit your campus’s teaching center