Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3339 - Miami University › Chapter 3339-10 - Policy on Attendance of Students › Section 3339-10-05 - Use of undergraduates as teachers

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								General
This rule
									govern the use of undergraduates to perform duties usually
				performed by faculty members and are intended to assure the high quality of
				instruction that undergraduates at Miami expect and deserve, while providing
				ample opportunities for innovative programs that will benefit both the
				undergraduates given teaching responsibilities and the undergraduates enrolled
				in the courses taught by the undergraduates. The regulations apply to the use
				of undergraduates who are not themselves enrolled in the courses and are not
				intended to restrict the types of activities faculty members may plan for
				students enrolled in a course. The regulations pertain to three distinct duties
				to be performed by undergraduates: teaching: assisting in laboratory classes
				and drill sessions: and grading. In courses where duties performed may be
				interpreted as either teaching or assisting in laboratory classes and drill
				sessions, the regulations for teaching will apply.
Undergraduates may be used as teachers
				through the undergraduate associates program, which is university-wide,
				administered by the bernard b. rinella, jr. learning center (RLC). and approved
				by the relevant department chair or program director (when appropriate).
				Requirements are described below.
(B)
								Requirements for
			 participation in the undergraduate associates program
(1)
									Ordinarily an
			 undergraduate associate will serve as a junior assistant for instruction in a
			 specific course or as a research assistant for a faculty member's project.
			 Faculty may also suggest other creative ways that a student can serve as an
			 undergraduate associate.
(2)
									Faculty may nominate seniors, juniors, or sophomores to
			 serve as undergraduate associates under his or her supervision for a semester.
			 The nominated undergraduates must be in good academic standing (i.e.. attained
			 a cumulative grade point average of two point five or higher).
(3)
									All portions of
			 the application form must be completed by the nominated student and/or the
			 faculty nominator. The application should include.
(a)
										A statement
			 describing the objectives and anticipated outcomes of the experience for the
			 student and the relation of this experience to the student's
			 learning:
(b)
										An explanation of the roles and responsibilities of the
			 student and faculty member:
(c)
										A rationale for
			 the student's readiness for this responsibility (including past coursework.
			 experiences, and personal attributes) and the plan for preparing the student to
			 assume the required responsibilities:
(d)
										A statement from
			 the faculty member explaining the educational value of the use of the
			 undergraduate associate, not only to the student but also to the faculty member
			 and the students enrolled in the course; and
(e)
										A plan for
			 assessing whether the use of the undergraduate associate advanced learning and
			 the course objectives.
(4)
									No student may
			 serve as an undergraduate associate in a course in which that student is
			 currently enrolled.
(5)
									A student serving as an undergraduate associate in a
			 course is responsible for acquiring an adequate knowledge of all relevant
			 course materials.
(6)
									A student participating in the undergraduate associates
			 program may teach a very limited number of class sessions. When an
			 undergraduate associate teaches all or part of a class session, the associate's
			 faculty sponsor will be present.
(7)
									In discharging
			 his or her duties as an undergraduate associate, a student will not have sole
			 responsibility for grading any assignment or instructing a specific class
			 without supervision. An undergraduate associate may read other students'
			 assignments and examinations, write comments on them, and advise the faculty
			 member about the grades.
(8)
									An undergraduate associate is expected to work a
			 minimum of thirty hours per semester.
(9)
									The faculty
			 sponsor and the undergraduate associate should meet at least monthly and more
			 often as desired and useful
(10)
									At the
			 conclusion of the undergraduate associateship, the student shall submit to the
			 rinella learning center office a final reflection of what was learned by the
			 undergraduate associateship experience. The reflection should be submitted on
			 the appropriate form obtained from the rinella learning center office and
			 should include but not be limited to:
(a)
										A commentary on
			 how the use of the undergraduate associateship advanced learning on the part of
			 the undergraduate associate, the faculty sponsor, and students in the
			 class;
(b)
										A description of the undergraduate associate's and
			 faculty sponsor's roles within the undergraduate associateship and the outcomes
			 achieved;
(c)
										An explanation of the ways, if any, the roles,
			 responsibilities, and outcomes differed from the original objectives and
			 why;
(d)
										A reflection on how the undergraduate associateship
			 experience advanced the undergraduate associate's learning.
Upon acceptance of the undergraduate
				associate's final reflection, the rinella learning center in conjunction with
				the academic department shall notify the office of the university registrar to
				award the student an appropriate transcript notation. A student may receive one
				credit hour through independent study in the appropriate department or program
				for his or her participation in the undergraduate associates program. The final
				grade will be determined by the faculty sponsor on the basis of the student's
				work and on the quality of the student's final reflection. A student may not
				receive pay for this experience.
Exceptions to these requirernents may
				be made in extreme circumstances if permission is granted by the director of
				the Rinella learning center based upon the recommendation of the faculty
				sponsor and department chair or program director (when
				appropriate).