Given this perspective and the diversity of experiences to be encountered, these activities are most appropriately carried out in a tutorial or mentor manner. Topics in course on generic teaching skills and methods. The teaching supervisory committee is comprised of faculty from both the department of chemistry and the College of Education, but others such as permanent-senior laboratory demonstrators and faculty from across campus who have won the university s master teacher award may be added as appropriate. The fact that it is not a degree-granting program with its associated formal requirements adds the important element of flexibility to adapt the timing and nature of these activities o the overall situation laced by the students and faculty. Approximately two new students enter the program each year.
Financial support is provided.
Tailored to the individual The core of these activities covers an approximately two-year time frame, but we want to emphasize that the timing and level of involvement are tailored to the individual's needs. The class meets generally once a week for about 12 weeks. The instructor is a faculty member from the curriculum studies department, and the course outline for 1991-92 is presented in Table 1. Participants in the course include not only graduate students and postdoctoral persons, but also laboratory staff and faculty. While the presence of an instructor and a class outline provides structure and direction, the emphasis is on group decision-making and interaction.