During my graduate degree, I am a Graduate Teaching Assistant for an Introductory Biology class at OSU. I teach students the basics of Biology and science, such as basic instruments (microscope, pipettes, thermocycler, etc) and the Scientific Method (questions, hypothesis, predictions, etc). I am constantly thinking about my teaching phylosophy and didactics. I believe this is working, as students usually express gratitude and enjoynment in my classes.
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| It helped me understand bio better |
| This course gave me opportunities to feel comfortable in a biology lab setting |
| This course positively supported my learning by giving me the opportunity to learn laboratory skills. |
| I really enjoyed this lab and was supported in my learning. |
| The instructor and assistants were very helpful if I didn’t understand somthing |
| Giovanni did amazing and really helped me understand the course content. He was really patient and helped me get through the course when unexpected circumstances occurred. |
| It was east to follow along and easy to get help if I needed help understanding something. |
| Gio made me feel welcome and overall excited to learn the material |
| Gave helpful answers to questions that furthered my understanding. |
| Everything was well thought out and organized. |
| The lab portion allowed me to understand deeper in the material we learned in lectures. |
| The instructor was very helpful in explaining, directing, and teaching us concepts clearly and easily. |
| Very good lab course that had great scheduling and assignments that made me feel like I was learning crucial information. Activities were amazing, I couldn’t believe that we were able to work with great technology so easily. Instructor contributed a lot to the course, gave insightful comments that helped me better understand the requirements for the course and how to achieve them. |
| Giovanni and the TA’s are very good at supporting and educating us |
| TAs help to solve problems |
| Created a welcoming environment for lab. |
| He was very welcoming and nice |
| Explained everything very well and gave clear instructions |
| I really enjoyed how he broke everything down in order to better understand |
| The teacher shows his patient to teach material again for me due to sometimes I did’t get the concept. |
| the class was low source of stress for me and most things were very clear on what was expected of me which helped me manage my time properly |
| Giovanni was always super helpful, very understanding too. |
