Activities/Competency Checklist
Competency 1: Course Development/Curriculum and Syllabus Design
Course Description (summarize):
Requirements:
- Readings
- Seminar
- Course Development/Curriculum and Syllabus Design
- Documentation
- Course Syllabus
- Sample Lesson Plan
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develop rationale for the course
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review domain of knowledge in the area
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investigate student characteristics
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check appropriate previous courses and requirements for subsequent courses
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consult with colleagues who have taught similar courses
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consult with departmental mentor at partner institution or UCSD
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draft initial course plan
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select relevant themes
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list subjects
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analyze importance, difficulty level
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define and delimit course content
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prepare course objectives
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develop syllabus
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develop assignments, sample lesson plans
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| determine criteria for selecting text and teaching materials |
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| prepare evaluation items based on previously-stated objectives |
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Competency 2: Effective Implementation of Course
Requirements:
- Readings
- Seminars
- Cognitive Strategies/Information Processing
- Effective Implementation of Course
- Assessment, Grading, and Evaluation
- Internship
- at selected target institution
- Observations/Documentation
- at least one observation (preferably two observations several weeks apart)
- lesson plan or outline
- a full 50 minute class or microteaching lesson (can be videotaped)
- Feedback
- conference with observer (departmental faculty member or CTD Director)
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seminar participation
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contact mentor at partner institution
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obtain internship or visiting lectureship, or co-teach course with mentor
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prepare class sessions based upon knowledge of:
- cognitive strategies / how students process information
- learning modalities and styles
- teaching styles and strategies
- active learning
- alternative formats
- interpersonal relationship / communication issues
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prepare and deliver effective lectures:
- integrate material from a variety of sources
- exhibit effective public presentation skills
- develop skillful questioning techniques designed to promote complex thinking
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utilize classroom management principles:
- challenge to authority
- problem students/problem situations
- academic dishonesty
- recognize issues of academic and cultural diversity, gender equity, sexual harassment
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provide appropriate feedback:
- develop fair and consistent grading practices
- develop consistent and appropriate ways to respond to students' writing
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Competency 3: Professional Roles and Responsibilities
Requirements:
- Readings
- Seminars
- Professional Roles and Responsibilities - Teaching/Research/Service
- Preparing Teaching Portfolios
- Documentation
- teaching statement
- interview mentor at UCSD or target institution
- service options proposal
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seminar participation
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| establish a mentoring relationship with a faculty member |
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develop an understanding of faculty roles and responsibilities:
- academic freedom
- professional ethics and responsibility
- shared governance
- scholarship
- service
- develop service proposal
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develop an understanding of institutional culture at a variety of postsecondary institutions:
- research universities
- doctoral universities
- comprehensive colleges and universities
- baccalaureate (liberal arts) colleges
- associate of arts colleges (community colleges)
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prepare teaching statement for professional teaching portfolio:
- feedback conference
- consultation on portfolio packet
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Competency 4: Proficiency in Utilizing Instructional Technology
Requirements:
- Readings
- Workshop
- Utilizing Instructional Technology
- Documentation
- initiate development of course web page
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| workshop participation |
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construct course web page
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| use listservers in discipline-specific areas |
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| develop communication medium for entire class or workgroups |
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| use online discussion forums |
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Additional Optional Activities
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| maintain annotated log of activities |
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prepare departmental or interdisciplinary lecture beyond specific content information (ex: ethics, distance learning, case study analysis, etc.)
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| prepare article for publication |
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| implement service project |
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| prepare conference presentation |
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| other |
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