Assignment:
PROFESSOR INTERVIEW INSTRUCTIONS
You will conduct an interview with a current college or university professor (other than the instructorfor this course) to seek information about specific strategies that help college students manage their time, their life and their studies. You mustexplain the requirements of your assignment and ask permission to take notes or to audiotape the interview, as you will then record the professor's answer in quotes.
List each question and then give the professor's response underneath each question in a double-spaced typed format. Responses shouldbe rich and detailed and all 10 questions should be answered. It is appropriate to use first person language throughout all four parts of this assignment.
Part 1: Demographics
Name of Professor that you are interviewing:
College or University where the Professor currently teaches:
Course(s) the Professor currently teaches:
Number of years as a College or University Professor:
Describe your relationshipwith the Professor:
Part 2: Questionnaire Interview
1. What is your educational and career background and how does it contribute to your effectiveness as an instructor?
2. How do you plan your instruction so that effective dialogues are attainable as
a result of strategic questioning and discussion points?
3. How do you ensure the classroom learning environment is welcoming to all students, safe from judgment, and free for exploring the subject matter? This is applicable to both face-to-face and/or online learning environments.
4. What strategies do you find particularly useful for enhancing student motivation
(i.e. participation, critical thinking, engaging the material, etc.)?
5. How do you support students who are failing in a manner that promotes learning?
6. In today's society, technology is incorporated into every aspect of a person's life.
What is the role of technology in college courses today and what technology skills do students need in order to be successful? How do you specifically promote and incorporate the use of technology into the curriculum as a means to assist your students?
7. How do you stay knowledgeable about current trends and issues in collegiate education, and how do you implement those strategies to assist students?
8. What have you most enjoyed teaching at the collegiate level?
9. What have been the challenges you have experienced teaching at the collegiate level?What kinds of support have been most helpful to you in addressing these challenges and describe any areas in which you feel that you could benefit from more assistance?
10. If I were to be a first year college or university professor next year, what advice would you give me?
Part 3: Summary of Research-based Strategies
On the basis of the information collected and the information obtained from your research and readings, summarize 3research-based direct, explicit teaching strategiesyou have learned in this course. Your summary mustbe a minimal of500 words. You must use your textbook and at least 1journal article outside of your textbook to answer Part 3, and you must cite your references on a separate reference page using current APA format.
Part 4: Conclusion: Reflection and Discussion
Give a well-constructed conclusion in which you clearly reflect on this assignment and present a summary that conveys the significance of the knowledge gained from this interview as a professor in higher education.This reflection must clearly tie your interview and summary of instructional strategies together in a nice and concise conclusion. Your conclusion summary must be a minimal of 500 words.
This assignment must follow current APA guidelines and must include a title page and reference page. It is appropriate to use first person language throughout all four parts of this assignment.