The course is called Evidence-Based Teaching Methods for the Postsecondary Classroom (CHEM 898 Sec. 2; 3 credits).
The goal of the course is to familiarize you with evidence-based teaching practices and the learning theories/principles underlying them. Products of the course include a teaching philosophy statement, one planned course unit, and one peer-reviewed lecture for a course that you plan on teaching in the future.
This course has been offered several times and past students have provided the following feedback:
“This should be required for all graduate students that want to go into a scientific career that has a teaching component. Most graduate students who are TA should be familiar with the theories behind different teaching methods and their pros and cons before they embark on teaching a course for the first time. This was a challenging course, but very influential in the way I approach my future teaching career.”
“We also had the opportunity to develop our teaching philosophy, which will directly benefit us as we move into applying for teaching positions in the future.”
This course counts toward the graduate minor in College STEM Education. Find more information here: http://scimath.unl.edu/dber/graduate-minor/
Graduate students and postdoctoral research assistants in STEM departments are targeted for this course. STEM undergraduate teaching assistants with experience can also enroll. Please share this announcement widely.
If you have any questions, please contact Marilyne Stains at mstains2@unl.edu