Sociology 501 - Fall 2003
Instructor - Joan Krenzin
Office Hours
Office Phone - 745-2159
M - 1:30-3:45
Home Phone - 842-1973
T - 9:00-11:30, 2:00-4:00
W - 1:30-3:45
Course Objectives
This course should provide assistance to the beginning instructor
in using ideas generated in Soc. 500. It should offer an opportunity
to expand understanding of the teaching-learning process.
Course Requirements
1. Reading and discussing short readings from Tomorrow's
Professors
2. Constructing a unit test (This should be submitted
to the instructor
before it is duplicated for students.)
3. Running a test item analysis
4. Constructing other unit tests and final test (These
should be
submitted to the instructor before they are
duplicated for students.)
5. Designing and carrying out an out-of-class written assignment
(Make extra copies of
the directions and some of the student papers
so that we may discuss them in class.)
6. Designing and carrying out an in-class activity or out-of-class
activity (Write out
directions for distribution to the class and
the instructor.)
7. Videotaping the teaching of one classmate (Portions
of this tape will be selected by the
person taped for viewing by the class.)
8. Conferring with the instructor after each of two to four
observations by the instructor.
9. Attending two CTL workshops (Viewing of videotapes
may not be
substituted for this activity.)
10. Teaching a single concept to the seminar group
11. Sitting in on two class sessions of Introductory Sociology
taught by
experienced teachers (Turn in a half-page
summary of what you
learned, or discuss the observation with the
501 instructor.)
12. Turning in a short course evaluation at the end of the semester
Students with Disabilities
Students with disabilities who require accommodations
(academic adjustments and/or
services for this course must contact the Office for Student Disability
Services, Room 101, Garrett Conference Center. The OFSDS telephone
number is (270) 745-5004 V/TDD. Please do not request accommodations
directly from the professor without a letter of accommodation from the
Office for Student Disability Services.
Created July 25, 2000
Last modified July 23, 2003
Copyright since 2000 by Joan Krenzin
Comments should be mailed to joan.krenzin@wku.edu