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Teaching Large Lecture Courses:
Sample CourseChallenges as New Instructor
Discussion Sections Working with TAs
Capitalizing on Technology
Introduction to Clinical Psychology◦ 300 students, 2.5 TAs, 10 weekly sections◦ Exams, writing assignments, participation
Sample Course
Engaging students in lecture
Teaching tough material
Figuring out local norms
Problems/Questions◦ DEO, DGS, DUS, senior colleagues
Challenges as New Instructor
Potential Goals◦ Review lecture material◦ Apply lecture material◦ Discuss lecture material◦ Present new material
Format Change◦ Smaller class size◦ More opportunity for discussion, questions,
interactive exercises
Discussion Sections
Section Materials◦ Prepare written description of section content and
activities◦ Review with TAs, seek feedback b/f and after
section
Miscellaneous◦ Consider evals third of way through semester
https://icon.uiowa.edu/support/onlinehelp/tools/surveys/◦ Attend section of each TA
Discussion Sections
TA Roles and Responsibilities◦ Explicit discussion prior to class◦ TAs are authority figures and part of teaching team◦ Hierarchical relationship with prof◦ Problems: go to DEO, DGS, senior colleague
Weekly Meetings◦ What going well◦ What problems have arisen◦ Discussion of how to teach, how to deal with
problems, how to create materials, how to grade, how to interact with students, etc.
◦ Be available to TAs in btw meetings
Working with TAs
Writing Assignments◦ Difficulty level◦ Assignment content: clarity exceptionally
important◦ Grading criteria: provide detailed, concrete rubric
to students ahead of time◦ Grading consistently across TAs
Review and modify criteria b/f giving to students Meet with TAs after look at 10 papers to discuss
problems Identify who makes final decisions
◦ TA morale
Working with TAs
ICON◦ Announcements, readings, lecture slides, grades, dropbox
(turnitin)
Online Discussions◦ https://icon.uiowa.edu/help/instructors/discussions /◦ https://icon.uiowa.edu/help/instructors/chat /
Quizzes/Practice◦ https://icon.uiowa.edu/help/instructors/quizzes /◦ https://icon.uiowa.edu/help/instructors/selfassessments /
Clickers◦ http://its.uiowa.edu/srs
Capitalizing on Technology