Hello TIPSfriends, I will be teaching a research methods class for Social Ecology majors at University of California Irvine in the Winter Quarter.
I am feeling a little daunted because of the setting and the fact that it will be a 100-200 student large lecture that meets once a week. This is new for me. I do have use of 3-4 TAs who will run small discussion sections and do all the grading (that's nice!). I am still responsible for my own lectures/class activities and I feel as if (no one has advised me) I should also prepare activities and assignments for the discussion sections. I am going to get trained in using PowerPoint slides for my lectures before the class starts in January. But I would appreciate ANY help that ANY of you can give me - sources of possible lecture outlines/notes/topics that I can adopt, interactive activities for small and large classes, anything I can use. UCI is on a quarter system so I will run 10 large lectures and give two exams. The TAs meet with the students once a week at optional discussion sections. The book I will be using is: Graziano, A. M., & Raulin, M. L. (2000). Research methods: A process of inquiry (4th Ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon. Thanks for any direction or help you can give to me. Anxiously, Nancy Melucci Long Beach City College Long Beach CA --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
