Transcript Demonstrating and Seminar leading for the School of Biomedical Sciences

Demonstrators and Seminar Leaders
School of Biomedical Sciences
Dr Debbie Bevitt
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/biomed
SBMS contacts
Dr Debbie Bevitt
Head of School of Biomedical Sciences
[email protected]
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/biomed/about/meet.htm
Ms Karen Griffiths
Clerical Assistant
[email protected]
Practical and Seminar Leader Training in
SBMS
Opportunities for PhD students only (not Masters students)
Debbie Bevitt currently ‘looks after’ all demonstrator and
seminar leader allocations in the School
Supported by Karen Griffiths, in the Teaching Office
who does all the hard work...
Dr Nick Morris does all the demonstrator training for the
School and advises students on any training that they may
need to teach in the School.
The School of Biomedical Sciences
The School has just over 1000 undergraduate students
Studying on the following BSc (Hons) programmes;
Biochemistry
Biomedical Sciences
Biomedical Genetics
BMS with Microbiology
Exercise Biomedicine
Pharmacology
Physiological Sciences
and MSci Biomedical Sciences, Genetics and Biochemistry
We also have a number of American students studying on study
abroad programmes, European students studying on Erasmus
exchange programmes and Brazilian students studying on our
Science without Borders programme .
The School of Biomedical Sciences
The first 3 semesters of all of our UG programmes are the same
(thus large class sizes).
Undergraduates take laboratory classes in years 1 and 2 (and 3 in
some cases)
Some ‘labs’ may be computer based (thus in computer
clusters)
Seminars in all three years
Examinations and other forms of assessment may also be
invigilated by postgraduate students.
What the School wants…
We are always looking for
demonstrators, seminar leaders,
invigilators etc.
Training
To work as a demonstrator you need to be
trained
This is delivered as a 3 hour session
over an afternoon
No set time for the next session but it
will be arranged when 20 students have
registered for training.
To work as a seminar leader you will need to
receive more extensive training from the Staff
Development Unit
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/staffdev/workshops/programmes/
academic/itlhe/
The Labs…
We currently have 4 labs that
take up to 100 students per
class.
Labs typically run for 3 - to 6
hours
One demonstrator per 16-20
students
May be some marking
Pre-lab briefing with academic
lead of practical session
‘Model answers’ normally
available
The Seminars…
50 minutes in length – usually you
will start as an “assistant” seminar
leader
May be question and answer
sessions, oral presentations etc.
Pre-seminar briefing with
academic lead of seminar.
Typically given ‘model answers’
and copies of the questions
Class size: 20 - 30 students
(depending on year and
programme of study)
Information…
If you have any questions about demonstrating or seminar teaching
then please contact me ([email protected]) or Karen Giffiths
([email protected])
To book a place on the next School demonstrator training session
please e-mail [email protected].