Re: [PSTUM-list] introduction: Gary Harris

Dear Colleagues, My name is Gary Harris and I am the Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Texas Tech University. In the spring of 2000 I was asked by our chair and the director of graduate programs to create a 3 credit hour course devoted to issues involving teaching math at the undergraduate level. Early on I helped to field test some of Friedberg¹s case studies and have used them regularly. I also use material from Rishel¹s Handbook for Mathematics Teaching Assistants, as well as other materials. Also a significant part of the course involves video taping and class evaluations of student mini-lectures. I currently have a graduate student working on a Masters Thesis in which he is trying to assess the effects of our course on our graduate students attitudes and practice with regard to teaching mathematics at the college level. He and I would be very interested to hear about experiences any of you may have with such a course, as well as pertinent references. I look forward participating in an interesting discussion on this timely and, I think, very important topic, Gary Harris _______________________________________________ PSTUM-list mailing list PSTUM-list(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu http://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/pstum-list