STIA - Summer Teaching Institute for Associates

The Summer Teaching Institute for Associates (STIA) provides graduate student instructors (associates) with a flexible pre-summer program, based on principles of collaborative learning, that is designed to assist Associates with the planning and carrying out of summer courses. STIA facilitators (past graduates of the program) supported by instructional Consultants from Instructional Development will work with associates to plan their courses. UCSB faculty mentors will facilitate mentoring groups throughout the summer. 

• was responsible for preparing and teaching an undergraduate course during  Summer Sessions;
• completed the learning outcomes described below by actively participating in the online and face-to-face activities of the 2 modules, and by working with a mentor.

• drafted, discussed and received written feedback on their Teaching Philosophy Statement;
• drafted, discussed and received written feedback on their Summer Sessions course syllabus, as well as having it reviewed in their department;
• prepared and posted online in GauchoSpace (for peer feedback) the draft descriptions and assessment criteria for the assessment requirements in their course;
• prepared and posted online in GauchoSpace (for peer feedback) the draft teaching-learning plan for their first summer sessions class;
• provided constructive written feedback (according to guidelines provided by Instructional Development) on one other STIA Associate’s draft syllabus, assessment requirements, and teaching-learning plan for their first summer sessions class. 
• participated in an active, documented mentoring relationship with a departmental colleague or in a STIA mentoring group.

Mentoring Circles

In addition to the 2 flexible modules, associates who wish to take out a STIA certificate will be required to attend four 1-hour mentoring meetings while teaching their Summer Session course.  Associates will meet with a departmental faculty mentor in a mentoring circle to discuss the concerns and issues that inevitably arise when teaching a course, and to offer each other suggestions for strategies and what to do differently. Mentors will also give associates feedback on their syllabi.

Please note:  Instructional Development, which runs the STIA program, is no longer responsible for finding and matching associates with mentors. If you are unsure who is your assigned mentor this summer, please contact the Graduate Adviser in your department. Please ensure you are in a mentoring circle with others teaching the same Session (A, B, or otherwise) as you.

The day and time of sessions with be decided by the members of each mentoring circle.

For more information, contact

Dr. Kim DeBacco
Office of Instructional Consultation
1130A Kerr Hall
email: kim@id.ucsb.edu

Registration Deadline for 2012:  None. (Please register at your earliest convenience).  Emails with directions for new registrands will be sent out every 2 weeks until June 30th 2012.

You may register for STIA before departmental hiring procedures and paperwork are complete. However, an appointment as an Associate for Summer Session is necessary to attend the STIA program.