Support for Teaching
The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching
1071 Palmer Commons
Web: The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching
Phone: 764-0505
The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) has a GSI Training and Development Program which provides several services to graduate student instructors. For more information about any of the services listed below, please call 764-0505.
Teaching Orientations for New GSIs are held before both the fall and winter semesters. The programs are designed to help prepare GSIs for their first teaching experiences.
Teaching Workshops for GSIs are held throughout the fall and winter semesters and cover a wide range of topics (for example, discussion, critical thinking, speaking skills, testing, questioning, using visual aids, lecturing).
Individual Consulting is available for all GSIs, including observation of a class and consultation afterwards, videotaping of a class, collection of mid-semester feedback from students, discussion of problems, and help with innovative ideas. A Guidebook for University of Michigan Graduate Student Instructors is available upon request to all GSIs. It contains articles on preparing to teach, teaching diverse learners, getting students involved in learning, asking questions, giving lectures, testing, improving your teaching, and other topics. It also contains a list of resources for instructors. Also available for lab instructors is a Guidebook for Teaching Labs for University of Michigan Graduate Student Instructors.
The International Graduate Student Instructor (IGSI) Workshop (co-sponsored by CRLT and the English Language Institute) is available specifically for non-native graduate students to prepare for their roles as GSIs.
A resource room with relevant books, articles, and videotapes on teaching and learning topics is located in CRLT.
Student Evaluations of instructors are administered through the Office of Evaluations and Examinations located at 200 Hill Street, 764-3497.
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