Teaching a New Course (Temporary Stress)
Teaching a course for the first time usually brings loads of stress for the instructor. Basically, an instructor is required to create materials from scratch and try to improve upon course delivery as the semester progresses forward. However, at the conclusion of the term, the instructor is left with a collection of documents that can be reused for future sections of the same course. By having these materials saved, instructors will benefit from less stress down the road.
Jose, So true. I should note that when teaching a course for the first time, we can often leverage existing materials that our colleagues have on file to get a turbo boost. No need to reinvent the wheel if someone in our institution has already taught the course before.
Dr. Melissa Read
