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Teaching
Resources
Assessment Resource
Tools for Improving Statistical Thinking (ARTIST)
Contains a variety of assessment resources for teaching
first courses in Statistics.
Instructional Services
Provided by UCSB
Teaching Assistant Development
Program (TADP) Provided for all UCSB TA’s
- TA Handbook: Includes tips on teaching,
campus resources for teaching, referral guide for distressed students,
how to deal with cheating and more.
- International TA Handbook
- Teaching Tips: Effective questioning,
recommendations for first time TA’s, encouraging participation in the
classroom and more.
- TA Instructional Grants: For TA’s who develop
materials or procedures, which will improve the quality of instruction
in undergraduate courses and to provide applicants with experience with
developing those materials or procedures.
- Taping and Consultation for
TA’s, Teaching Associates, and Faculty: You can schedule your
videotaping and consultation here, plus there is more information on how
to use this service.
- TA Departmental Training
Grants
- Developing a Teaching
Portfolio
Instructional Computing (IC)
- "Instructional
Computing is the principal provider of academic computing services to
the campus . . . For students we offer a number of instructional and
open access computing labs for coursework applications and general
access drop-in use. Additionally, we offer free software workshops, a
web-based software help guide, and free email and web publishing accounts
- For both staff and faculty
we offer software training classes through our Training and Development
program; the Software Depot, a one-stop shop for software available at a
discount to the campus community; and a web-based software help guide,
providing quick reference information for a variety of popular
applications."
Instructional
Resources
- "Instructional
Resources (IR) is a comprehensive service organization that supports
faculty efforts to enhance instruction through the use of educational
technologies. Our primary mission is to ensure that
faculty are familiar with potential applications of existing and
emerging technologies, and to provide the necessary technical support to
incorporate instructional equipment and materials into the classroom.
- Instructional Resources is
committed to enhancing education in the classroom, laboratory, and study
environments. This goal is achieved through the three divisions of IR:
Classroom Services, Production Services, and Technical Services.
- According to campus policy
P-1205, "the first priority for the assignment of Instructional
Development equipment, facilities, and services is to support
instruction on the UCSB campus. As funding permits, Instructional
Development will provide service at no charge to campus academic
departments during the regular academic year in order to:
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Support any course in the location listed in the current UCSB schedule of
classes, or
• Prepare for any course listed in the current General Catalog which will be
offered within one
• academic year.
Instructional
Resources also provides a wide range of production, presentation, and
engineering services on a cost recovery basis."
Campus
Learning Assistance Services (CLAS)
- "UCSB Campus Learning
Assistance Services (CLAS) offers a wide range of tutorial and academic
skills programs designed to assist students in attaining mastery of
their university course material. CLAS has a strong student-centered
orientation. The majority of tutors and counselors working at CLAS are
themselves students who excel in one or more academic disciplines, and
who enjoy helping and mentoring others."
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