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Soils 489 - Supervised Experience in College Teaching

Instructor: Katharine Butler
Credits: 1-3
Semesters Offered: Fall and spring
Texts:
Prerequisite: The student should have successfully completed the course in which he or she shall be assisting.
Syllabus: Link to PDF file.

Course Description

The student will assist the instructor(s) of an undergraduate soil science course in conducting class, preparing materials, and evaluating student performances. The responsibilities of the student may include helping students with laboratory exercises, presentations, evaluation of student work, and development of course materials.

For example, a student may work with an instructor in one lab section of SOILS 101 each week. He or she will assist the lab instructor in preparation for the lab exercises, and in conducting the labs. The student will help the students perform the lab exercise and provide one-on-one help as necessary. The student may help the instructor evaluate lab reports and other written work. The student will meet weekly with the SOILS 101 instructors and other undergraduate TAs to assess the week's work and prepare for the upcoming activities. The students may help prepare new instructional materials during the semester.