Re: Advice for Tina and other rookies...

[Rick Tarara <rtarara@SAINTMARYS.EDU>]

Most schools do have education departments.  Even as a graduate student, you
should be able to take a couple courses (I did) although you may have to
argue with your department head who might think your time (to work for them)
is being lost (again I did).  The problem in doing this at the graduate
level will be who gives the course and towards whom is it aimed.  In very
few cases would you want one of your graduate school physics profs to teach
the course!  ;-(

Rick


----- Original Message -----
From: "Tina Fanetti" <FanettT@QUEST.WITCC.CC.IA.US>
To: <PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 10:38 AM
Subject: Re: Advice for Tina and other rookies...


> Not to be snitty...but here is a wild idea
> What about a class in graduate school on teaching?  I mean really teaching
not just being a teaching assistant.
> It would be sooo useful.  Here people throw around all this pedagogy that
I have never heard of and need to look up.
> WOuldn't it be nice if in grad school I could have taken a class that
helps explain some of the different learning theories and such.  ANd
practially things like how to design tests labs and courses..
> Tina
>
> Tina Fanetti
> Physics Instructor
> Western Iowa Technical Community College
> 4647 Stone Ave
> Sioux City IA 51102
> 712-274-8733 ext 1429