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我们如何管理一支助教大军:关于规模化 CS1 课程的经验报告

How We Manage an Army of Teaching Assistants: Experience Report on Scaling a CS1 Course

Ildar Akhmetov, Sadaf Ahmed, Kezziah Ayuno

AI总结:

针对大规模课程管理中的沟通与效率问题,本文通过重组课程结构、设立职能团队和改进助教招募培训方法,分享了规模化 CS1 课程的管理经验。

摘要:

注册人数的大幅增加给课程管理带来了重大挑战,例如信息共享碎片化、会议效率低下,以及庞大的助教团队对课程活动缺乏理解。为了应对这些挑战,我们从成功的管理和教育实践中汲取灵感,对课程进行了重组。我们为团队开发了有组织的三层结构,每个团队由一位经验丰富的首席助教(Lead TA)领导。我们还组建了五个职能团队,每个团队专注于特定的职责领域:沟通、内容、“迷失学生”支持、抄袭和日程安排。此外,我们更新了本科助教的招募方法,采用了类似于软件行业使用的模型,同时决定对首席助教进行指导,以取代传统的培训。我们的经验、教训和未来的改进计划已在这份经验报告中详细说明。我们强调在处理大规模课程时使用管理技术的价值,并邀请合作以改进这些策略的实施,邀请其他机构考虑并调整这种方法,以适应其特定需求。

英文摘要:

A considerable increase in enrollment numbers poses major challenges in course management, such as fragmented information sharing, inefficient meetings, and poor understanding of course activities among a large team of teaching assistants. To address these challenges, we restructured the course, drawing inspiration from successful management and educational practices. We developed an organized, three-tier structure for teams, each led by an experienced Lead TA. We also formed five functional teams, each focusing on a specific area of responsibility: communication, content, "lost student" support, plagiarism, and scheduling. In addition, we updated our recruitment method for undergraduate TAs, following a model similar to the one used in the software industry, while also deciding to mentor Lead TAs in place of traditional training. Our experiences, lessons learned, and future plans for enhancement have been detailed in this experience report. We emphasize the value of using management techniques in dealing with large-scale course handling and invite cooperation to improve the implementation of these strategies, inviting other institutions to consider and adapt this approach, tailoring it to their specific needs.

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