Preceptor Information
Who
Are the Preceptors?
Preceptor
Selection and Training
Preceptor
Course Requirements
Preceptor
Assignments
Preceptor Selection and Training
Preceptors are selected by a simple process according
to need. You do not need to have previous computer experience to be a Preceptor!
Interested students fill out a timetable listing their available hours
during the first weeks of the semester. There is a mandatory group interview
with the Mentors and Lab Assistants. By the next class session after the
interview, the selections are posted. Generally there are 30 - 40 students
chosen each semester. If a student is not selected, they have the option
to apply again in the next semester.
Two types of training occurs:
- At least one Saturday morning block with Dr. Riggs
to review application software used in the course.
- Three separate one hour sessions with a mentor to
review lab procedures.
Preceptor
Course Requirements
- Work 3 hours per week in the CPS or FAC lab. While
there, be willing to help others if you can, learn for yourself and support
each other (includes getting to 'work' on time).
- Attend all the IR lectures. With few exceptions,
after the first two weeks the discussions are not required for you,
although you can attend if you wish. You do not need to do the regular
projects or tests, but must be able to help with transparency production
and Image capture techniques and PowerPoint.
- Learn the Mac system, Claris Works Drawing and Word
Processing (plus the Spreadsheet/graph) routines. Practice these until
you are very good, and teach this to 2-4 students from Block I. Apply learner
styles information to actually make adjustments for the type of learner
you teach.
Preceptor
Assignments
After your portion of the computer teaching is completed
(usually around week 11) you will be finished with your tutoring. Report
back on what you learned about teaching in a 2-3 page paper.
By the end of the semester, turn in a one page log,
description or evaluation of what you did.
By semesters end (alone or collaboratively), do one
'extra' thing to leave behind for the good of someone else. Spend 3-5 hours
sometime during the semester going out of your way, on purpose, to improve
something that you can be proud of�
- Learn any piece of application or learning software
and use it to help lead your group in ED 351 or 381 (or maybe,
just take your group to new heights and astound your teachers)
- Write a worksheet for subsequent IR students, to
be included in the Workbook.
- Help an instructor learn something or improve their
course.
- Help this instructor (Dr. Riggs) improve something
or just help when you see a contribution you can do to make something go
smoother.
- Do a 5 minute presentation to a large lecture or
in discussion in the last week.
- Do a project to improve our lab operation (see
Dr. Riggs or a Lab Manager about this)
- Contribute to the IRES 331 web site or do web work
through the School of Education Web Services (SOEWS).
to
IRES 331 homepage.
This page created
by Jennifer Belcher jbelc764@uwsp.edu
and Terri Hunter thunt849@uwsp.edu