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Peer reviewedConstantinides, Janet C. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1989
A review of existing training programs for international teaching assistants indicates that trainers generally use one of four approaches: orientation, precession, concurrent-term, or preterm programs. The key to success to any of these approaches is the staff members who conduct the programs. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Development, Foreign Students, Graduate Students
Peer reviewedWeimer, Maryellen; And Others – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1989
As concern about the role and performance of teaching assistants grows, universities find themselves initiating training programs. Issues to be considered include: who should provide training, relationships between the different providers, program requirements and curricula, length of the program, follow-up activities, preparation for…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Curriculum Development, Faculty Development, Foreign Students
Peer reviewedBorder, Laura L. B.; Chism, Nancy Van Note – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1992
The implications for administrators, instructional staff, faculty and teaching assistant developers, and students of efforts to address college classroom diversity are summarized; resource people at colleges and universities with successful programs are listed; and an annotated bibliography of related print materials is provided. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Annotated Bibliographies, College Administration, College Instruction
Peer reviewedRichlin, Laurie – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1998
One educator's experience suggests that having graduate teaching assistants use classroom assessment techniques (CATs) in structured assignments is a good way to develop teaching assistants' ability to look beyond their classroom survival concerns in that it provides a safe way for them to engage students in dialogs about learning. Examples of…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction
Peer reviewedvom Saal, Diane R.; And Others – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1992
Programs for faculty and teaching assistants at eight universities were designed to address the instructional needs of increasingly diverse student populations. Common elements of success included institutional commitment, administrative support, faculty involvement, active learning strategies, facilitator training, and evaluation. The programs…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Environment, College Instruction
Peer reviewedCaldwell, Elizabeth Ann; Sorcinelli, Mary Deane – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1997
Suggests faculty development programs based on writing-to-learn can foster more effective teaching, by providing opportunities for faculty and teaching assistants to develop new teaching skills and to integrate scholarship and teaching, by changing faculty approaches to teaching and learning, by providing a forum for sharing talents and…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, College Instruction
Peer reviewedGillespie, Kay Herr – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1998
Describes programs at diverse institutions across the country that use technology innovatively for faculty development. Programs include instructional development education, Internet use for on-line instruction, Web site use to gather student feedback on instructional techniques, a Web site as an information source for faculty and teaching…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, College Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
