by Christopher Grabau, Program Director, Reinert Center The final weeks of any semester bring a whirlwind of responsibility. Between exams, grading, and end-of-term tasks, it often feels like an endless to-do list. For graduate student instructors (GSIs), the stakes are even higher. They are often juggling teaching responsibilities alongside their own coursework and program demands. … Continue reading Prioritizing Teaching Development: End-of-Semester Mentoring for Graduate Student Instructors
Category: TEF: Growth-Oriented
An Instructional Developer’s Reflection on the Teaching Effectiveness Framework
by Mitch Lorenz, Instructional Developer, Reinert Center Saint Louis University’s Teaching Effectiveness Framework (TEF), a broad collection of effective teaching practices that can be used to reflect on the quality of teaching across the university, is being introduced this semester. As an instructional developer, someone in the business of “effective teaching” you might say, I’ve… Continue reading An Instructional Developer’s Reflection on the Teaching Effectiveness Framework
The Notebook 