2. Pedagogy training: Physics assistants in Aalto Thursday 3.9.2015

3. Today…what is in store (roughly) 9:15-10:00 Intro into Physics teaching here 10:00-10:15 break/coffee if we still have some 10:15-12 Pedagogy part

4. Who are you? Cocktail… ?

5. Description of current status

6. Teaching assistant: exercise sessions

7. Teaching assistants: lab exercises

8. Teaching assistants: project work

9. Teaching assistants: different teachers Service teaching: non-physicists Teaching for physics students Professor vs. lecturer?

10. Asssistant training as it has been Teachers might discuss a bit with you …maybe mostly about exercises Assistants have seen others in action as students (role models?) Otherwise: Assistant training = what is that?

11. Bottom line: let us improve

12. Where we would like to go? All assistants have some training Vibrant TA community giving peer support Great feedback channels between students, TA’s, and teachers Everybody feels confident they can develop Amazing motivation everywhere …

13. Some for goals today?

14. Things to think about? How to get peer support? How to organize it in practice?

15. Things to think about… Understanding different levels of motivation

16. What about your motivation?

17. Practical info : 1 credit howto Participate in 2 events Follow some TA’s teaching + give feedback Write a learning diary/reflection on what you have done and how you have developed. Send an email with the “report” and other details to physics-assistants@aalto.fi