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Instructor of Record | Instructional Team | Seminar | Studio | Clinical | One-on-One | Course/TA Supervisor | Knowing Your Audience
Faculty and TAs at Ohio State can find themselves in various
teaching contexts.
Faculty can have sole responsibility for a course, co-teach, teach as part of
a team (sometimes with TAs), or teach with a combination of all of
these. They
may also teach in the studio, lab, or clinical setting, or work
one-on-one with
students in independent study courses. Some TAs will teach
independently, although
many will teach a recitation, lab, or studio course. Others will be graders.
Most teachers will work one-on-one with students during office hours. Faculty
will sometimes teach seminars or supervise TAs. This chapter will
present information
about each of these teaching contexts, helping you better
understand the potential
duties involved and providing you with strategies for success.
Teaching as the Instructor of Record
As the instructor of record, you assume full responsibility for a
course. This
is the most common type of assignment faculty receive. In some instances, TAs
are given the responsibility as instructor of record for the course, usually
under the indirect supervision of a faculty member or TA supervisor.
If you are the instructor of record, you are required to make many decisions
about the course, such as establishing teaching and learning goals, choosing
methods for achieving these goals, and assessing how well these
goals are achieved.
These decisions are constrained by the placement of the course in
the curriculum
and departmental demands for content. You are also likely to have
responsibility
for developing a course syllabus, ordering textbooks, delivering instruction
throughout the quarter, keeping records, meeting with students
during office
hours, and assigning grades. Sometimes this role will also
include supervising
and coordinating the work of TAs.
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