Welcome to CS 301 Class #1 Fall 2002
August 26, 2002

Introduction, Fears and Expectations

Instructor: Mike Clancy <clancy@cs>

Class outline

• My introduction (+ handouts)
  1. General information
  2. "GSI Essentials"
  3. "The First Day of Class"
  4. This handout
  5. (at end of class) "Fears and how to allay them"
• Your introductions
  1. Name
  2. Class you're teaching
  3. Teaching experience
  4. Year in school
  5. Area
  6. Where undergrad (just for the grad students)
• Talk about fears and expectations
• My goals for the course
  1. Learn about teaching and education -- what works? what doesn't?
  2. Encourage TA community
  3. Provide support for any issues that arise
  4. Enable improvement
• Buddy TAing
• There's a strike going on.
  1. The strikers' point of view
  2. The University's point of view
• Homework
  • Read "GSI Essentials" handout; be prepared to discuss it next week
  • Find another TA (need not be from the same class) with whom you could buddy
  • (Soon) register online
  • (Soon) http://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs301/
  • Journal for next week: First, address any remaining unresolved fears or concerns. Then, spend some time reflecting on how the first week went, what surprises you encountered, and what you need to do to best prepare for your next section.