Fall 2011 New Graduate Teaching Assistant Orientation Summary Center for Teaching and Learning The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) supports excellence in teaching and learning in the academic curriculum and learning in co‐curricular settings. In the fall of 2011, the CTL facilitated its first New Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) Orientation on September 15 & 16, 2011. Day 1 on September 15, 2011 was designed for and delivered to new international students in partnership with the Division of International Programs. Day 2 on September 16, 2011 was designed for and delivered to all new GTAs, including international GTAs, in partnership with the Graduate School. This summary was prepared by CTL staff to provide the Oregon State University community a summary of the event’s impact. 1. OSU Graduate Student Enrollment* New Graduate Student Enrollment Total Graduate Student Enrollment Fall 2011 786
3776
*Data collected from the Office of Institutional Research OSU Enrollment Summary 2011 2. Fall 2011 New GTA Orientation Attendance Total Registered Total Attended Ag
COAS
Day 1: September 15, 2011 (international GTAs) 47 36 2
0
167 13
1
Day 2: September 16, 2011 223 (all GTAs) Ed
Engr
For
Grad LA Pharm
PHHS
Sci
1
18
1
1 1 2
1
9
10
48
3
2 36 4
9
41
3. New GTA Orientation Learning Outcomes and Assessment: Day 1 (for international GTAs) (n=24) As a result of participating in the orientation, international students will have knowledge of: 1. General education requirements in the United States
2. US student expectations of a university experience
3. OSU’s institutional culture 4. Campus resources available to students and teachers
5. Cultural norms regarding an individual’s personal space
6. Appropriate GTA and student relationships 7. Nonverbal communication of US students 8. Appropriate student and GTA classroom behavior
Pre‐orientation score
Post‐orientation score
1 = None, 2 = Limited, 3 = Some, 4 = Much
2.54
3 2.71
3 2.5
3 2.54
2.91 2.92
3.08 2.83
3.17 2.75
3 2.88
3.21 4. New GTA Orientation Learning Outcomes and Assessment by College: Day 1 (for international GTAs) (n=24) College: Agriculture (2) Question: Pre Post Education (1) Pre Post Engineering
(8) Pre Post Forestry (1) Pre Post Grad School
(2) Pre Post Pharmacy (2) Pre Post PHHS (1) Pre Post Science (7) Pre Post *Refer to questions in Section 3 Scale: 1=None, 2=Limited, 3=Some, 4=Much
1. 3 2.5 3 2 2.75 3 3 4 1.5 4 1.5 3.5 2 2 2.71 2.86 2. 3 2 4 2 2.75 3.13 3 4 2 4 2 3.5 2 3 2.86 2.71 3. 3 2.5 4 2 2.6 2.86 3 4 1.5 4 2.5 3.5 2 3 2.14 2.71 4. 4 2 4 2 2.75 3 2 4 2.5 3.5 1 4 1 3 2.43 2.57 5. 4 3 4 2 2.86 3.1 4 4 3 2.5 1.5 3.5 1 2 3 3.29 4 2.5 4 3 2.86 3.33 3 4 1 4 2 3.5 1 4 3.29 2.57 7. 4 2 4 3 2.75 3.25 3 3 2 4 2 3.5 2 3 2.71 2.57 8. 4 2.5 4 3 2.86 3.25 2.5 2 2.5 4 2.5 3.5 1 4 3 3 6. 5. New GTA Orientation Learning Outcomes and Assessment: Day 2 (for all GTAs) (n=88) As a result of participating in the orientation, graduate students will have knowledge of: 1. OSU instructional policies and procedures 2. Demographics and dynamics of OSU’s student population
3. Coalition of Graduate Employees 4. Syllabus requirements and creation techniques 5. Effective presentation skills 6. Ways to engage students in the classroom 7. Campus resources available to students and teachers
Pre‐orientation score
Post‐orientation score
1 = None, 2 = Limited, 3 = Some, 4 = Much
2.24
3.44 2.4
3.43 2.19
2.92 2.31
3.17 3.22
3.42 2.98
3.31 2.42
3.35 6. New GTA Orientation Learning Outcomes and Assessment by College: Day 2 (for all GTAs) (n=88) College: Agriculture (10) Question: Pre Post COAS (1) Pre Post Education (8) Pre Post Engineering (21) Pre
Post
Forestry (3) Pre
Post
Liberal Arts (15) Pre
Post
Pharmacy (1) Pre Post PHHS Science (5) (25) Pre
Post
Pre
Post
*Refer to questions in Section 5 Scale: 1=None, 2=Limited, 3=Some, 4=Much
1. 2.5 3.3 2 4 1.88 3.75 2.2 3.14 2.33 2.67 2.13 3.47 2 4 2.2 2.6 2.3 3.2 2. 2.7 3.1 3 4 2.13 3.86 2.57 3.33 2.67 3.67 2.26 3.53 2 4 2.2 3 2.2 3.4 3. 2.2 3.4 1 3 3.38 3.25 2.2 2.71 2.67 2.67 1.8 2.93 2 4 1.8 2.2 2 2.9 4. 2.1 3.6 1 4 2 3.25 2.62 3.19 2.67 2 2.3 3.2 2 4 2.25 2.5 2.2 3.12 3 3.5 3 3 3.36 3.62 3.24 3.29 4 4 3.2 3.5 3 4 3.5 3 3.25 3.33 6. 3.2 3.5 3 3 2.88 3.5 2.86 3.04 3.3 3.3 2.9 3.6 3 4 3.6 3 2.76 3.28 7. 2.6 3.4 2 3 2.88 3.62 2.3 3.38 3 2 2.3 3.5 2 4 2.25 2.5 2.04 3.36 5.