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Encourage GSIs to be Videotaped in the Classroom

Encourage GSIs to be videotaped in the classroom and work with a trained consultant to improve teaching. GSIs benefit greatly from having the chance to observe themselves on tape and identify areas they would like to improve. Some departments have formal programs in which GSIs are videotaped (e.g., Economics, Vision Science, and Integrative Biology) and receive feedback from a peer consultant. If your department does not have such a program, GSIs can contact the GSI Teaching and Resource Center for this service.

  1. Plan a pre-semester course orientation.
  2. Know your GSIs.
  3. Meet weekly with GSIs to talk about teaching.
  4. Build into the weekly meetings specific pedagogical goals.
  5. Encourage your students to keep a teaching journal.
  6. Observe your GSIs in the classroom.
  7. Encourage GSIs to be videotaped in the classroom.
  8. Set up a peer observation program.
  9. Encourage your GSIs to get ongoing feedback on teaching and learning from their students.
  10. Recommend participation in teaching-related events.
  11. Help GSIs construct a teaching portfolio.
  12. Encourage your GSIs to read pedagogical literature.
  13. View your course as one step in helping GSIs to prepare for their own future roles as professors.
  14. Take part in the programs for faculty of the GSI Teaching and Resource Center.

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