Conference Session

Student Paper Presentation

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melanie Watson, Louisiana Tech University; Krystal Corbett, Louisiana Tech University; Kyle Prather, Louisiana Tech University; Jenna Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University; Stanley Cronk, Louisiana Tech University

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Students Constituent Committee

’ respective mentorships, a set of tips was generated from theadvice of experienced faculty and influential relevant works to aid other graduate studentinstructors in maximizing their effectiveness in teaching2, 3. The following is a list of the tips indecreasing order of perceived importance from faculty. 1. Focus on the students' learning of the material as opposed to the graduate student's performance as an instructor. 2. Teach the curriculum alongside a professor and use their feedback 3. Exhibit confidence to gain respect. 4. Become comfortable with content knowledge through lecture preparation, practice, and proven lesson plans. 5. Dress professionally. 6. Be comfortable with making mistakes. 7. Keep it

Conference Session

Student Paper Presentation

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Van Ruitenbeek, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Students Constituent Committee

in the College. … A report favorable to the establishment of a curriculum incubator was released in Spring 2008 and iFoundry was elevated to a College-supported activity by Dean Ilesanmi Adesida in August 2008. “iFoundry admitted its first class of freshmen in Fall 2009 as part of the iFoundry freshmen experience. Those students enrolled in participating College of Engineering departments and many of the courses they took were the same as non-iFoundry students; however, new classes were developed on a pilot basis for iFoundry freshmen. … In particular, the 2009 iFoundry freshmen experience integrated coursework in critical and creative thinking skills (the missing basics) with hands-on