l*****g 发帖数: 996 | 1 以前博士后和博士期间偶尔给本科生或者研究生当助教或者上几十分钟的课,觉得是小
菜一碟。现在给系里有关方向的本科生上学期的课,觉得特别累,材料用的以前老师的
,每次几乎至少要花课时四倍的时间去准备还是不上手的感觉。感觉很简单的内容,学
生确总是问各种奇怪的问题,我也不知道怎么回答。自己平时做研究的内容是想关的,
但是到了基础的东西,感觉还是需要回过头认真看他们的教科书加上反复浏览教学课间
才能赶上进度。总之就是很费心费力,吃不好睡不好,还担心第一门课学生rating太低
被系主任盯上。rating 肯定会很低了,现在自己也接受了。有的同事和年长的老师也
会给建议帮帮忙,但是因为是新人,也说不上来对他们的意见是出于一个戒备还是作为
好意的态度。
我现在还是不能接受从以前100%做研究一下子转变到了每天都在辛苦搞教学并且还
不开心的状态。
大家有没有这个阶段?都是怎么过来的? |
s******a 发帖数: 36 | 2 Yes, it is hard to please undergraduates in social sciences as they are born
and raised up in a social environment that is drastically different from
ours. Here are some tips from my teaching experience. I do not deny fatigue
nor annoyance when get stuck in teaching undergrads, but somehow I managed
to deal with it OK.
1. make it less theory-oriented. I have taught intros to American government
and you probably think that everybody knows something about governments.
Well, the assumption can not be further wrong. Stuff them with basic facts
and put all sorts of stories there. Everyone likes stories, but not theories
. Later I figured out that most of them take it because they are required to
. Motivation for understanding theories is quite low.
2. Let them talk. Given them chances to make group discussions and group
presentation. When they vent their not-so-sensible opinions, they can calm
down. Encourage them to talk in class always, but remind them of class
conduct.
3. let them vent their dissatisfaction in the middle of the class. Usually I
do a midterm survey to see their responses. Then I would do some of their
recommendations so that they get a feeling that I am truly committed to
their thoughts.
4. find a mentor from your center of teaching excellence. Usually those
people can help a lot because they have obligation to improve your teaching.
Indeed, I got a lot from centers ranging from how to encourage students to
talk, how to design curriculum to how to deal with in-class challenge, among
others. There are series of workshops that are often provided on campus.
Take them
5. do not use others' materials, better do your own version. That way, you
can be more familiar with the course materials and less likely to feel bad.
At least, you have thought through everything once before you step in to the
classroom. Find a good book and develop your course outlines. It takes
sometime, but it proves worthwhile.
I wish I can offer more, but I can assure you once you have been teaching
the same course five or six times, you get used to it. I would not say I
enjoy greatly teaching unders, but over time, I learned a lot and is ok with
it. Teaching evaluations are important when it comes to tenure decisions.
Do something and show what you have done to your colleagues. Even they do
not significantly improve teaching evaluations, you can say you have
demonstrated strong commitment to teaching, which counts a lot in tenure
decision too. Good luck! |
n*******l 发帖数: 2911 | 3 “但是到了基础的东西,感觉还是需要回过头认真看他们的教科书加上反复浏览教学
课件才能赶上进度。”
确实是应该如此。如果自己连课都不准备的话,教得一塌糊涂是非常正常的。
【在 l*****g 的大作中提到】![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png) : 以前博士后和博士期间偶尔给本科生或者研究生当助教或者上几十分钟的课,觉得是小 : 菜一碟。现在给系里有关方向的本科生上学期的课,觉得特别累,材料用的以前老师的 : ,每次几乎至少要花课时四倍的时间去准备还是不上手的感觉。感觉很简单的内容,学 : 生确总是问各种奇怪的问题,我也不知道怎么回答。自己平时做研究的内容是想关的, : 但是到了基础的东西,感觉还是需要回过头认真看他们的教科书加上反复浏览教学课间 : 才能赶上进度。总之就是很费心费力,吃不好睡不好,还担心第一门课学生rating太低 : 被系主任盯上。rating 肯定会很低了,现在自己也接受了。有的同事和年长的老师也 : 会给建议帮帮忙,但是因为是新人,也说不上来对他们的意见是出于一个戒备还是作为 : 好意的态度。 : 我现在还是不能接受从以前100%做研究一下子转变到了每天都在辛苦搞教学并且还
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y******e 发帖数: 5906 | 4 每教一个点就停下来问他们听懂了没有,能不能follow you,他们如果提出问题就是及
时反应。
才开始上课本来就不那么简单。
坚持
上个一两年就熟悉了。 |
x*******5 发帖数: 1335 | 5 这个帖子版主该M一下
值得保留啊
born
fatigue
government
theories
to
【在 s******a 的大作中提到】![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png) : Yes, it is hard to please undergraduates in social sciences as they are born : and raised up in a social environment that is drastically different from : ours. Here are some tips from my teaching experience. I do not deny fatigue : nor annoyance when get stuck in teaching undergrads, but somehow I managed : to deal with it OK. : 1. make it less theory-oriented. I have taught intros to American government : and you probably think that everybody knows something about governments. : Well, the assumption can not be further wrong. Stuff them with basic facts : and put all sorts of stories there. Everyone likes stories, but not theories : . Later I figured out that most of them take it because they are required to
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z*******e 发帖数: 935 | 6 马克
born
fatigue
government
theories
to
【在 s******a 的大作中提到】![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png) : Yes, it is hard to please undergraduates in social sciences as they are born : and raised up in a social environment that is drastically different from : ours. Here are some tips from my teaching experience. I do not deny fatigue : nor annoyance when get stuck in teaching undergrads, but somehow I managed : to deal with it OK. : 1. make it less theory-oriented. I have taught intros to American government : and you probably think that everybody knows something about governments. : Well, the assumption can not be further wrong. Stuff them with basic facts : and put all sorts of stories there. Everyone likes stories, but not theories : . Later I figured out that most of them take it because they are required to
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z*******e 发帖数: 935 | 7 哎 midterm evaluation确实是好东西 不过通常到了期中人就懒散了 多一事不如少一
事……
born
fatigue
government
theories
to
【在 s******a 的大作中提到】![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png) : Yes, it is hard to please undergraduates in social sciences as they are born : and raised up in a social environment that is drastically different from : ours. Here are some tips from my teaching experience. I do not deny fatigue : nor annoyance when get stuck in teaching undergrads, but somehow I managed : to deal with it OK. : 1. make it less theory-oriented. I have taught intros to American government : and you probably think that everybody knows something about governments. : Well, the assumption can not be further wrong. Stuff them with basic facts : and put all sorts of stories there. Everyone likes stories, but not theories : . Later I figured out that most of them take it because they are required to
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x****e 发帖数: 1289 | 8 读PhD期间曾经给学校最受本科生欢迎的教授做了两年助教,觉得这个教授和其他教授
最大的区别有以下几点
1)很清楚地知道绝大多数社会科学专业的本科生的目标不是学术,而是咨询,投行,
法学院。针对绝大多数学生,重要的只是普及本学科的基本思考方法。如果按照培养科
研人员的方式把重点放在非常rigorous的理论知识,推导定理上面,学生和老师的挫败
感都会非常强烈。
教授觉得和同事之间可以自由交流的术语概念,对着本科生就要掰开了揉碎了反复讲,
就算是大四学生也不能假设他们轻易地掌握了某些很基本的概念。见过很多学过初级宏
观,货币银行学的大四学生仍然觉得“印钱”是美联储有家印刷厂呼啦呼啦地印绿票子
,然后派运钞车一家一家银行派送……
2)之前说过绝大多数社会科学专业的学生目标在咨询,投行,法学院,这个教授会经
常穿插一些某些概念在这些领域是怎么应用的。这些是学生表现最积极最感兴趣的部份。
3)课件是现成的复习提纲,概括了所有考试可能会考到的重要的知识点。讲课的时候
每个知识点都配上一到两个让人印象深刻的故事/段子。学生上课听故事听得如痴如醉
,快复习了看看课件还能记得那些故事,和最基本的知识点
4)上课提问题也很有技巧,很多教授提问之后没人回答,会冷场。这个教授提问的方
式一般是这么个流程
Now I am going to talk about [xxx concept], before we start, I want you to
think about this question. [Show question on the screen].
[Discussion of concept while keeping the question on the screen]
[Tells a story]
Ok, back to the question on the screen, [ask the question]
这之间因为离提问已经有几分钟时间了,学生通常对于教授刚刚讲的问题或者故事有
一些感触,加上已经有了准备,冷场的情况很少出现。然后教授可以再深入地问几个进
阶问题,比如:如果我改变一下这个假设条件会怎么样,如果我得到的结果不一样有可
能是什么原因…… |
c***x 发帖数: 1826 | 9
赞一下两位。
版上社会科学的老师不多,以后请多多灌水。物以稀为贵,版主需发双簧包子 :-)
【在 s******a 的大作中提到】![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png) : Yes, it is hard to please undergraduates in social sciences as they are born : and raised up in a social environment that is drastically different from : ours. Here are some tips from my teaching experience. I do not deny fatigue : nor annoyance when get stuck in teaching undergrads, but somehow I managed : to deal with it OK. : 1. make it less theory-oriented. I have taught intros to American government : and you probably think that everybody knows something about governments. : Well, the assumption can not be further wrong. Stuff them with basic facts : and put all sorts of stories there. Everyone likes stories, but not theories : . Later I figured out that most of them take it because they are required to
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h********0 发帖数: 12056 | 10 想想很多人想上课没地方上吧, 这样能不能高兴点?
【在 l*****g 的大作中提到】![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png) : 以前博士后和博士期间偶尔给本科生或者研究生当助教或者上几十分钟的课,觉得是小 : 菜一碟。现在给系里有关方向的本科生上学期的课,觉得特别累,材料用的以前老师的 : ,每次几乎至少要花课时四倍的时间去准备还是不上手的感觉。感觉很简单的内容,学 : 生确总是问各种奇怪的问题,我也不知道怎么回答。自己平时做研究的内容是想关的, : 但是到了基础的东西,感觉还是需要回过头认真看他们的教科书加上反复浏览教学课间 : 才能赶上进度。总之就是很费心费力,吃不好睡不好,还担心第一门课学生rating太低 : 被系主任盯上。rating 肯定会很低了,现在自己也接受了。有的同事和年长的老师也 : 会给建议帮帮忙,但是因为是新人,也说不上来对他们的意见是出于一个戒备还是作为 : 好意的态度。 : 我现在还是不能接受从以前100%做研究一下子转变到了每天都在辛苦搞教学并且还
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w**5 发帖数: 316 | 12 点赞。同意。
【在 x****e 的大作中提到】![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png) : 读PhD期间曾经给学校最受本科生欢迎的教授做了两年助教,觉得这个教授和其他教授 : 最大的区别有以下几点 : 1)很清楚地知道绝大多数社会科学专业的本科生的目标不是学术,而是咨询,投行, : 法学院。针对绝大多数学生,重要的只是普及本学科的基本思考方法。如果按照培养科 : 研人员的方式把重点放在非常rigorous的理论知识,推导定理上面,学生和老师的挫败 : 感都会非常强烈。 : 教授觉得和同事之间可以自由交流的术语概念,对着本科生就要掰开了揉碎了反复讲, : 就算是大四学生也不能假设他们轻易地掌握了某些很基本的概念。见过很多学过初级宏 : 观,货币银行学的大四学生仍然觉得“印钱”是美联储有家印刷厂呼啦呼啦地印绿票子 : ,然后派运钞车一家一家银行派送……
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l*****g 发帖数: 996 | 13 你这么说当然是一种思维方式。但是从纯做科研一下子转到一天到晚都在上课(我们科
室的课集中在秋天和春天),其实是非常不同性质的工作。如果之前没有思想准备,真
的一下子非常震惊好至少第一年整个过程都缓不过来。
【在 h********0 的大作中提到】![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png) : 想想很多人想上课没地方上吧, 这样能不能高兴点?
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f******e 发帖数: 423 | 14 Some tips work for natural science, also.
Thanks. Great posts. |
c*****r 发帖数: 2426 | 15 这个说的非常赞啊,必须马克。
我个人一个观点,任何一门课,如果你是第一次教的话,即便有别的老师的材料可供参
考也要自己备课,最好是完全在黑板上用板书教,完全不用ppt。新老师一个常犯的错
误是讲东西的时候过快,很多概念图形之类因为我们自己已经看过太多遍,对着ppt讲
的时候会非常不经意的“快进”,但是下面的学生尤其是被“必修”逼着来上课的孩子
就完全懵了。如果你用板书的话,至少有三个好处:一个是你准备板书的过程自然就是
一个自己在脑子里对概念精炼的过程,另一个当你转过身去在黑板上写字的时候,学生
会知道你写的东西是重要的东西,大部分人会跟着抄写,也是一个学习的过程;再一点
学生也来得及利用你背对他们的时间低头在手机上看两眼,等你再转回来的时候注意力
就集中在你身上了。
born
fatigue
government
theories
to
【在 s******a 的大作中提到】![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png) : Yes, it is hard to please undergraduates in social sciences as they are born : and raised up in a social environment that is drastically different from : ours. Here are some tips from my teaching experience. I do not deny fatigue : nor annoyance when get stuck in teaching undergrads, but somehow I managed : to deal with it OK. : 1. make it less theory-oriented. I have taught intros to American government : and you probably think that everybody knows something about governments. : Well, the assumption can not be further wrong. Stuff them with basic facts : and put all sorts of stories there. Everyone likes stories, but not theories : . Later I figured out that most of them take it because they are required to
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