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Meet your instructors and course aides
Blake Everett Johnson, Ph.D.Teaching Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Mechanical Science and Engineering
• Ph.D. TAM from UIUC, 2012• Teaching story: As a graduate student, I won a teaching
award that helped me pay for my wife’s engagement ring
Yuting Chen, Ph.D.Teaching Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Graduated from ECE Illinois in 2007
• M.S., Ph.D. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Worked at IBM for 5 years before returning to U of I as a faculty
• Interested in career and leadership development of undergraduate and graduate students
A. Mattox Beckman, Ph.D.Teaching Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Computer Science
• B.S. from UIUC in 1993
• Ph.D. from UIUC in 2003
• Senior Lecturer at Illinois Institute of Technology 2003 to 2015
• Interested in Programming Languages and Computer Science Education
Fereshteh SabetFereshteh is a PhD student in TAM studyingmechanical properties of bone as a biologicalmaterial and 3D-printed composites. She has been aTA for more than ten semesters and is enjoyingTAing for ME 270 (Design for Manufacturability) thissemester. She is a recipient of Michael SuttonOutstanding Graduate Student award and KuckComputational Science & Engineering Scholarship.
Meet the course assistants…
Meet the course assistants…
Ian Ludden
Ian Ludden is a third-year PhD student in Computer Science (Theory and Algorithms area). He is working with Prof. Sheldon Jacobson on algorithmic approaches to political redistricting. This is his fifth semester as a TA (CS 173, 481, 482, 374), and he hopes to pursue a teaching-focused academic career. If you’re in CS, you may recognize him from the CITL Grad Academy (a distant 11 days in the past).
Meet the course assistants…
Jimmy Kim
Jimmy is a 5th year PhD student in the MechSE department, working with Prof. Chamorro. He worked for Dr. Johnson as a TA for his class ME 310 for five semesters and TAM 335 for one semester. His research focuses on experimental fluid mechanics and Lagrangian dynamics. He is planning a career in academia.
How many credit hours is this course worth?
ENG 598: You may take this course for 1 credit hour or 2 credit hours; both can count towards Graduate Teaching Certificate (GTC) from CITL
2 credit hours (ENG 598 TL2, CRN: 69679)• Includes additional writing assignments and projects• Will earn you more credit toward the Graduate Teaching Certificate (GTC) than the 1-credit
version• Will be recorded on your transcript as a letter grade• “Good way to boost your GPA” – Michael Neal, Civil Engineering Course Aide and course
alumnus
1 credit hour (ENG 598 TL, CS 591 TA, ECE 590 TL)• Can be taken as credit/no-credit• You are responsible to request credit/no-credit through the Graduate College:• http://www.grad.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/pdfs/credit_nocredit_form.pdf
• Please ensure that you are enrolled in the proper course by the 10th day add/drop deadline, September 9th.
Poster Project (2-credit hours)
• Poster topic: 1. campus resources, engineering education research, etc. you think will be useful for fellow TAs and graduate students2. create your own course3. other relevant topics approved by a course instructor
• Poster Presentation at the end of the semester
Course Resources
• Course forum on Piazza.com• Discuss course-related topics, including assignments• Used by the instructors, course aides, and students
• Course website: https://pages.github-dev.cs.illinois.edu/ielite/web/index.html• Course documents, such as the syllabus• Lecture slides• Homework and due dates• Links to other resources for TAs
Three types of people.
Base Knowledge and Skills
#1. The Dash-Shaped Person
From https://collegeinfogeek.com/become-t-shaped-person/
Three types of people.
#2. The I-Shaped Person
From https://collegeinfogeek.com/become-t-shaped-person/
DEPTH
Three types of people.
From https://collegeinfogeek.com/become-t-shaped-person/
DEPTH
#3. The T-Shaped Person
Base Knowledge and Skills
Benefits of being a T-Shaped person
From https://collegeinfogeek.com/become-t-shaped-person/
DEPTH
Base Knowledge and Skills
Gain the benefits of both specialization and generalization, without the pitfalls of each.
1. Improved communication abilities. 2. Develop more interests. 3. Satisfaction. 4. Creativity.
5. Become more attractive to employers.
After today’s lecture, you should be able to…
• Increase productivity in your office hours
• Exemplify professional behavior for your students in person and in electronic communication
• Direct students to appropriate campus resources, when necessary
Office Hours. What is the point?
Basics of Conducting Office Hours
• Create a relaxed mood to make communication easy• Keep a door open to avoid uncomfortable or
compromising situations• Let the students dictate the purpose of the visit• Give them your undivided attention• If no other students are waiting make an opportunity to
get feedback about the course• Be tactful with latecomers
From Barbara Gross Davis, Tools For Teaching
Increasing the Productivity of Office Hours
• Advise students to prepare their questions ahead of time
• Remind them that OHs are not meant for recapping missed lectures
• Focus on problem solving strategies, not simply giving them answers
From Barbara Gross Davis, Tools For Teaching
Office Hours are an opportunity to exemplify professionalism and empathy.
Professional Communication: Email
Professional Communication: EmailDear [title and name],
Thank you for [rephrase content of their previous message to you]. ⁞[Body of email: Be sure to use proper grammar and spelling. Review before sending.][Body of email: Be collegial. Say “please” if you make requests. Say “thank you” at the end of the communication.]⁞[Closing. “Best regards,”; “Sincerely,”; etc. ]
[First and last name]
[Professional email signature]
Example:Dear Ms. Doe,
Thank you for bringing this matter to my attention, and for including the note fromMcKinley. I am very sorry to hear about your difficult medical situation. I will extend thedeadline for your Lab 4 report by one week to Friday, Febtober 32nd at 10 am. Please keepme informed if you require any additional accommodations. Thank you.
Best regards,
Blake Johnson
Blake Everett Johnson, PhDTeaching Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Mechanical Science and EngineeringUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Empathy.
Some resources for students…• Illnesses:
Students may visit McKinley Student Health Center to get a note to verify your visitFor illnesses of 3 days or more, students may reach out to the Dean of Students to get an excuse letterhttp://odos.illinois.edu/
• Academic challenges:CARE: Center for Academic Resources in Engineeringhttp://care.engineering.illinois.edu/
• Disability-related matters:DRES = Disability Resources and Educational Serviceshttp://disability.illinois.edu/
• Mental health, emotionally traumatic events:The counseling center https://counselingcenter.illinois.edu/
If you want to know what official policies are…University of Illinois Student Code of Conduct
https://studentcode.illinois.edu/
Article 1: Student Rights and ResponsibilitiesArticle 2: General Policies and RegulationsArticle 3: Academic Policies and Regulations