Handbooks and Guidebooks
Departmental GSI Development: A Handbook for Faculty and GSMs who Work with GSIs edited by Mary Wright and Matt Kaplan, adapted from Gach, M., Black, B., Kaplan, M., Kardia, D., Saunders, S., & Williams, G. (1998). Handbook on Departmental GSI Development. CRLT, University of Michigan.
The CRLT Handbook is a resource for working with GSIs at various stages. This book includes steps for planning and evaluating a GSI program, sample workshop and orientation agendas, detailed information about the evaluation of GSIs, and a bibliography of teaching resources. A paper copy of the Handbook is available free of charge upon request by contacting CRLT at 734-764-0505.
Designed as a supplement to the other Guidebook for GSIs, the Guidebook for Teaching Labs contains valuable information on basic issues such as safety, the role of the lab GSI, and grading lab reports. It also focuses on how GSIs can get students to go beyond memorization and think critically, and how to use groups effectively in the lab.
The Guidebook supports the teaching of both new and experienced GSIs. It covers a variety of types of teaching (discussion, lecture, one-to-one problem solving in office hours) with a particular emphasis on active learning and an extensive discussion of teaching to diverse learners. The Guidebook also contains numerous resources, including demographic information about UM students, contact information for offices on campus that support teaching and learning, and UM policies that affect instructors.
How to Order CRLT Materials
CRLT's materials on teaching are available in hard copy free of charge to members of the University of Michigan academic community. Others may purchase copies at the following rates:
- A Guidebook for University of Michigan Graduate Student Instructors: $15 each
- Guidebook for Teaching Labs for University of Michigan Graduate Student Instructors: $10 each
- Handbook on Departmental GSI Development: $20 each
All orders under $50 must be pre-paid. Checks should be made payable to CRLT. Please mail requests for materials to:
Publications
Center for Research on Learning and Teaching
University of Michigan
1071 Palmer Commons
100 Washtenaw Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2218For additional information about obtaining hard copies of our materials, please contact crlt@umich.edu or call (734) 764-0505.
Prepared by the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching
University of Michigan
January 12, 2001