UCR CS302: Apprentic Teaching, Fall 2002

A required course for all UCR CS&E teaching assistants. Meets Wed 1:10-2:00 in SPR 2339.

Schedule

• Friday 9/27/02: Systems training session, 1:00-2:00
  • Introduction to UCR CS&E computing systems for TAs -- Word doc
  • Introduction to UCR CS&E computing systems for Students -- Word doc
• Wednesday 10/2/02: TAs are important!
  • Notes 10/2/02
  • UCR Graduate Student Handbook -- TA section (from http://www.graddiv.ucr.edu)
  • Running a Lab Section
  • UCR Graduate Student Handbook -- The whole thing (from http://www.graddiv.ucr.edu)
  • UCR TA Regulations
• Wednesday 10/9/02: Lab sections and gradings
  • Notes 10/9/02
• Wednesday 10/16/02: The Blackboard system, guest speaker Leo Schwest
  • http://ilearn.ucr.edu
• Wednesday 10/23/02: Moss, academic dishonesty -- guest speaker Ann Gordon-Ross
  • Moss script available upon request -- just send me an email (vahid@cs.ucr.edu)
  • Sample memo to appear
• Wednesday 10/30/02: Introduction to MS Word -- by Frank Vahid
  • Working with figures in Word
• Wednesday 11/06/02: Grading methods -- guest speaker Brett Fleisch
• Wednesday 11/13/02: Effective presentation skills -- guest speaker Eamonn Keogh
• Wednesday 11/20/02: The Learning Center -- guest speaker Barbra Wallace
  • Provides tutoring services to students needing extra help.
  • http://www.learningcenter.ucr.edu/
• Wednesday 11/27/02: Thanksgiving
• Wednesday 12/04/02: A mature lab course -- guest speakers Susan Cotterell and Jason Villarreal
  • See CS 122A web pages