Research on Faculty as Teaching Mentors: Lessons Learned from a Study of Participants in UC Berkeley's Seminar for Faculty Who Teach with Graduate Student Instructors

Authors

Linda von Hoene, University of California, Berkeley
Jacqueline Mintz, Princeton University

Date of this Version

2002

Document Type

Article

Citation

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development (2002) 20; doi: 10.3998/tia.17063888.0020.008

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License: CC BY-NC-ND

Abstract

This chapter describes the results of a research study of University of California, Berkeley’s annual seminar for faculty teaching with Graduate Student Instructors (GSIs). It demonstrates that such a faculty development activity can have a significant impact not only on faculty mentoring of GSIs but also on faculty teaching, attitudes, and behaviors vis-à-vis teaching and learning in higher education. The chapter presents an overview of the seminar, a description of the format and methodology of the research project, and qualitative and quantitative outcomes.