Graduate Student Training in Course Design A Crucial Component 在课程的设计中的重要组成部分，的研究生培养.pptVIP

Graduate Student Training in Course Design: A Crucial Component in Transforming Academic Programs Ann M. Keller-Lally, Ph.D. University of Northern Colorado CLAC Conference, October 16, 2008 MLA Ad Hoc Committee Charge to transform academic programs: Teach language, culture and literature as a continuous whole; Produce educated speakers who - have deep translingual and transcultural competencies, - reflect on the world and themselves through the lens of another language and culture, - comprehend speakers of the target language as members of foreign societies, and - grasp themselves as members of a society that is foreign to others; and Develop new courses and programs in collaboration with all members of the teaching corps. Implications for Graduate Student Training Graduate students are the future educators faced with implementing these programmatic and curricular reforms; Graduate students currently receive little training in content course design; and Marketability - Current trends in the job market emphasize demonstrated skills in developing and teaching interdisciplinary courses that promote analytic literacies and translingual and transcultural competencies. One Approach: Cognitive Apprenticeships Definition: “all significant human activity is highly situated in real-world contexts…complex cognitive skills are therefore ultimately learned in high-context, inherently motivating situations in which the skills themselves are organically bound up with the activity being learned and its community of expert users.” (Atkinson, 87) Graduate students work as scholars-in-training with faculty mentors to develop and teach content courses. The 5-Step Process Exemplified Example Topic: The historical development of biological typing and its influence on European culture Step 1: Establish the Course Content Step 2: Specify Literacies to Establish Learning Goals Step 3: Determine the Most Appropriate Genres and Texts Step 4: Design