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Hi Tina,
My position is 100% lab manager (and I'm actually classified as administrative,
not staff).
However, the ESL department here knows that I have a MA in TESOL & Applied
Linguistics, so I have on three different occasions been asked to teach a class
in the ESL department (when instructors were out on maternity leave for
example).
The first time I was asked, what I discussed with my supervisor is that I saw
this as a great opportunity to practice what I was preaching, so to speak. To
evaluate the pedagogical and practical uses of some of the technologies and uses
that I was promoting! He was hesitant at first because of the time commitment
involved, but agreed. It worked out so well, that the next two times I was
asked, he easily agreed.
Each time, I provided my supervisor with a syllabus so that he could see what
aspects of technology I was incorporating into my curriculum. I never had to
give him any official evaluation afterwards, but I would usually give him
feedback I found, such as "man, a weekly digital audio journal really adds up in
a class with 18 students...and I'm only teaching one class!" Or "it took me
almost a whole class period to get everyone's blogs set up, when I only allotted
15 minutes."
Also, we use Blackboard, and so I submitted my syllabus and different materials
to the ESL departments online materials section of Blackboard for them to
evaluate/use in the future.
I wouldn't want to teach a class every semester, because I do find that my
special projects get less attention when I'm teaching. But I think every once
in a while (maybe once a year, or once every other year) helps me keep a pulse
on the language classroom, even though I'm holed up in a lab.
I'm now toying with the idea of submitting a proposal for a Computer Assisted
Language Learning elective for the language grad students.
Hope this helps!
Amber
Amber Kennedy Kent
Coordinator, Language Learning Center
Bowling Green State University
University Hall 303
Bowling Green, Ohio 43403
Voice: 419-372-8146 Fax: 419-372-2571
http://www.bgsu.edu/llc
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>Subject: dual assignments: managing a lab and teaching
>Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:20:58 -0500
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Dear all,
I realize there have been many threads here lately about degrees that we
have, what we do etc., but I don't remember anyone asking if we teach and
manage a lab. I have seen several postings over the last year for positions
that required some language teaching along with managing a lab. I am curious
to know how common it is for lab managers to also teach language courses.
The reason I'm asking is because I have a 100% staff position as language
lab manager with no teaching assignment. I have been asked to teach a couple
of classes in the fall due to faculty leaves. It seems that some of my
superiors are nervous about this arrangement and how much time it might take
away from my language lab duties. I thought it might be a good idea to
gather examples of others who are teaching and managing a lab (or are
instructional designers) so that I can let them know that this is actually
quite common.
So...if you are an instructional designer or language lab manager or have
some other staff position and also teach language courses (as a faculty
member or staff member), please write me back and let me know what
percentage of your time is spent teaching, what your title is, etc. I think
that having examples of these arrangements would be very beneficial to me.
Thank you,
Tina
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