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Listen to podcasts of the presentations from the International TA Orientation that was held on August 20, 2008.

Expectations and Norms for Instructor Behavior in the Classroom

  • Dr. Gyan Nuapane, an Assistant Professor in the School of Community Resources and Development, speaks about the expectations and norms that are expected of instructors in the American classroom.

     

  • Farideh Navabi, a Senior Lecturer in the School of computing and Informatics, speaks about the expectations and norms that are expected of instructors in the American classroom.

     

  • Dr. Xu Wu, an Assistant Professor in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, speaks about the expectations and norms that are expected of instructors in the American classroom.

     

Experiences and Observations of Current TAs

  • Mugdha Yeolekar, a PhD Student in Religious Studies, shares her experiences and offers advice on how to be successful as an international TA.

     

  • Susan Holechek, a PhD student in Molecular and Cellular Biology, shares her experiences and offers advice on how to be successful as an international TA.

     

Navigating the Language Barrier

  • Prasad Boradkar, an Associate Professor in the College of Design, speaks about the importance of language and the role it plays in teaching success.

     

  • Dr. Susanne Neuer, an Associate Professor in the School of Life Sciences, speaks about the importance of language and the role it plays in teaching success.

     

The Culture of the American Classroom and University Experience

  • Dr. Sudhir Kumar, the Director of the Center for Evolutionary Functional Genomics and a Professor in the School of Life Sciences, speaks about the culture of the American classroom and how the university experience might differ in the United States from other countries.