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A '''teaching fellow''' (sometimes referred to as a '''TF''') is an individual at a higher education institution, including [[university|universities]], whose role involves teaching and potentially [[pedagogy|pedagogic research]]. The work done by teaching fellows can vary enormously from institution to institution, depending on the requirements and position of individual institutions.<ref name="RSC Teaching Fellows Meeting">{{cite web|url=http://www.open.ac.uk/about/teaching-and-learning/esteem/news/view-lively-first-rsc-teaching-fellows-meeting|title=A view of a lively first RSC Teaching Fellows Meeting|accessdate=7 January 2015}}</ref>
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A '''teaching fellow''' (sometimes referred to as a '''TF''') is an individual at a higher education institution, including [[university|universities]], whose role involves teaching and potentially [[pedagogy|pedagogic research]]. The work done by teaching fellows can vary enormously from institution to institution, depending on the requirements and position of individual institutions.<ref name="RSC Teaching Fellows Meeting">{{cite web|url=http://www.open.ac.uk/about/teaching-and-learning/esteem/news/view-lively-first-rsc-teaching-fellows-meeting|title=A view of a lively first RSC Teaching Fellows Meeting|access-date=7 January 2015}}</ref>


==United Kingdom and Ireland==
==United Kingdom and Ireland==


In the [[UK]] and [[Ireland]], teaching fellows are typically full members of [[Academia#Academic personnel|academic staff]] who are involved in teaching. Teaching fellows can undertake the full range of teaching, pastoral and administrative duties, and can also be involved in research activity, specifically [[pedagogy|pedagogic research]]. Their responsibilities can include developing innovative learning materials, mentoring colleagues and contributing to staff development activities, shaping the faculty's and the university's agenda in learning and teaching and spreading good practice in learning, teaching and assessment.<ref name="Teacher Fellow Network">{{cite web|url=https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/teacherfellows/|title=Teacher Fellows|accessdate=7 January 2015}}</ref> Other UK institutions may use the title of teaching fellow as an additional accolade, awarded to a member of academic staff who has shown excellence in teaching.
In the [[UK]] and [[Ireland]], teaching fellows are typically full members of [[Academia#Academic personnel|academic staff]] who are involved in teaching. Teaching fellows can undertake the full range of teaching, pastoral and administrative duties, and can also be involved in research activity, specifically [[pedagogy|pedagogic research]]. Their responsibilities can include developing innovative learning materials, mentoring colleagues and contributing to staff development activities, shaping the faculty's and the university's agenda in learning and teaching and spreading good practice in learning, teaching and assessment.<ref name="Teacher Fellow Network">{{cite web|url=https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/teacherfellows/|title=Teacher Fellows|access-date=7 January 2015}}</ref> Other UK institutions may use the title of teaching fellow as an additional accolade, awarded to a member of academic staff who has shown excellence in teaching.


Teaching fellows may have the same rank and pay as 'traditional' research-active academic staff, although this depends on the attitude of the individual department and the institution. The equivalence in rank and status is relatively new in some institutions, since teaching fellows in the past were sometimes paid at a grade lower than their research-active colleagues.
Teaching fellows may have the same rank and pay as 'traditional' research-active academic staff, although this depends on the attitude of the individual department and the institution. The equivalence in rank and status is relatively new in some institutions, since teaching fellows in the past were sometimes paid at a grade lower than their research-active colleagues.


Teaching fellows are present at a number of institutions across the UK. Institutions such as [[University College London|UCL]] as well as [[Robert Gordon University|The Robert Gordon University]] in Aberdeen and the universities of [[University of Aberdeen|Aberdeen]], [[University of Stirling|Stirling]], [[University of Bristol|Bristol]] and [[University of Manchester|Manchester]] all employ academics known as teaching fellows. Thus, a senior teaching fellow may have the same salary, status and teaching responsibilities as a senior lecturer. Teaching fellows in institutions such as the University of Aberdeen may also potentially reach the rank of professor.
Teaching fellows are present at a number of institutions across the UK. Institutions such as [[University College London|UCL]] as well as [[Robert Gordon University|The Robert Gordon University]] in Aberdeen and the universities of [[University of Aberdeen|Aberdeen]], [[University of Stirling|Stirling]], [[University of Bristol|Bristol]], [[University of Manchester|Manchester]] and [[Newcastle University|Newcastle]] all employ academics known as teaching fellows. Thus, a senior teaching fellow may have the same salary, status and teaching responsibilities as a senior lecturer. Teaching fellows in institutions such as the University of Aberdeen may also potentially reach the rank of professor{{Citation needed|reason= ''Aberdeen university site does not list any professor who is also a TF''|date=November 2019}}.


The [[University of Reading]] runs a University Teaching Fellowship scheme that was launched in 2007/8.<ref name="University of Reading University Teaching Fellowship scheme.">{{cite web|url=http://www.reading.ac.uk/cqsd/CommunitiesandNetworks/cqsd-UniversityTeachingFellowsList.aspx|title=University Teaching Fellows|accessdate=7 January 2015}}</ref> The scheme is open to academic and support staff across the university and it has awarded so far 21 University and 11 Early Career Teaching Fellowships since it was launched. The criteria for the scheme is consistent with the [[Higher Education Academy]]'s [https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/professional-recognition/awards/national-teaching-fellowship-scheme-ntfs National Teaching Fellowship Scheme] (NTFS).
The [[University of Reading]] runs a University Teaching Fellowship scheme that was launched in 2007/8.<ref name="University of Reading University Teaching Fellowship scheme.">{{cite web|url=http://www.reading.ac.uk/cqsd/CommunitiesandNetworks/cqsd-UniversityTeachingFellowsList.aspx|title=University Teaching Fellows|access-date=7 January 2015}}</ref> The scheme is open to academic and support staff across the university and it has awarded so far 21 University and 11 Early Career Teaching Fellowships since it was launched. The criteria for the scheme is consistent with the [[Higher Education Academy]]'s National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS).


==National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS)==
===National Teaching Fellowship Scheme===


The [[National Teaching Fellowship]] Scheme recognises and rewards individual excellence in teaching in higher education in the UK and supports individuals' professional development in learning and teaching.<ref name="National Teaching Fellowship Scheme">{{cite web|url=https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/professional-recognition/awards/national-teaching-fellowship-scheme-ntfs|title=National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS)|accessdate=7 January 2015}}</ref> The National Teaching Fellows (NTFs) are an active community, currently consisting of 643 NTFs from more than 40 disciplines.<ref name="National Teaching Fellowship Scheme" />
The [[National Teaching Fellowship]] Scheme recognises and rewards individual excellence in teaching in higher education in the UK and supports individuals' professional development in learning and teaching.<ref name="National Teaching Fellowship Scheme">{{cite web|url=https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/professional-recognition/awards/national-teaching-fellowship-scheme-ntfs|title=National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS)|access-date=7 January 2015}}</ref> The National Teaching Fellows (NTFs) are an active community, currently consisting of 643 NTFs from more than 40 disciplines.<ref name="National Teaching Fellowship Scheme" />


The Association of National Teaching Fellows (ANTF) promotes innovation and supports the sharing of best practice.<ref name="Association of National Teaching Fellows (ANTF)">{{cite web|url=https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/professional-recognition/awards/national-teaching-fellowship-scheme-ntfs/support-and-networking/an-0|title=Association of National Teaching Fellows (ANTF)|accessdate=7 January 2015}}</ref> National Teaching Fellows automatically become a member of the ANTF.<ref name="Association of National Teaching Fellows (ANTF)" /> The Committee of the Association of the National Teaching Fellows (CANTF) organises the ANTF's work and is the official voice of the association.<ref name="Committee of the Association of National Teaching Fellows (CANTF)">{{cite web|url=https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/professional-recognition/awards/national-teaching-fellowship-scheme-ntfs/support-and-networking/antf|title=Committee of the Association of National Teaching Fellows (CANTF)|accessdate=7 January 2015}}</ref>
The Association of National Teaching Fellows (ANTF) promotes innovation and supports the sharing of best practice.<ref name="Association of National Teaching Fellows (ANTF)">{{cite web|url=https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/professional-recognition/awards/national-teaching-fellowship-scheme-ntfs/support-and-networking/an-0|title=Association of National Teaching Fellows (ANTF)|access-date=7 January 2015}}</ref> National Teaching Fellows automatically become a member of the ANTF.<ref name="Association of National Teaching Fellows (ANTF)" /> The Committee of the Association of the National Teaching Fellows (CANTF) organises the ANTF's work and is the official voice of the association.<ref name="Committee of the Association of National Teaching Fellows (CANTF)">{{cite web|url=https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/professional-recognition/awards/national-teaching-fellowship-scheme-ntfs/support-and-networking/antf|title=Committee of the Association of National Teaching Fellows (CANTF)|access-date=7 January 2015}}</ref>


==United States==
==United States==
{{see also|Professors in the United States#Non-tenure-track positions}}


In the U.S. a teaching fellow has several possible meanings:
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In the U.S. a teaching fellow is an advanced [[graduate student]] who serves as the primary instructor for an undergraduate course. Known as teaching fellows at many universities, such as [[Harvard University]], [[Boston College]] and [[Boston University]], they are also referred to as 'graduate student instructors' (GSIs) at some other universities, such as the [[University of Michigan]] and the [[University of California]] system. Typically, TFs teach courses in their area of research specialty, in which they hold a [[master's degree]] or equivalent. Teaching fellows differ from [[teaching assistant]]s in that they are responsible for all aspects of the course, including lecture, whereas TAs ''assist'' the instructor by performing ancillary course-related tasks such as grading and holding discussion section or laboratory. Many (about two-thirds) of the graduate students who have served as TAs serve as a TF for one or more classes each semester.<ref>{{cite journal| last=Butler| first=D.D.| author2=J.F. Laumer Jr. |author3=M. Moore| lastauthoramp=y| year=1993| title=A content analysis of pedagogical and policy information used in training graduate teaching assistants| journal=Journal for Higher Education Management |volume=9 |issue=1 |pages=27–37}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| last=Gray| first=P.L.|author2=N. Buerkel-Rothfuss | year=1991| chapter=Teaching assistant training: A view from the trenches| editor=J. D. Nyquist |editor2=R. D. Abbott |editor3=D. H. Wulff |editor4=J. Sprague | title=Preparing the professorate of tomorrow to teach| pages=40–51| location=Dubuque, Iowa| publisher=Kendall/Hunt}}</ref> Although TFs are fairly autonomous in their duties, many universities, such as the [[University of Pittsburgh]], require supervision of TFs by [[professors]] experienced in teaching the course content, with whom TFs must hold regular meetings and receive feedback about the quality of their teaching. As a rule, TFs receive a higher [[stipend]] than TAs in accordance with the greater responsibility and time commitment of a teaching fellowship, but like TAs, their contracts are renewed on a semester-by-semester basis, and they cannot be granted [[tenure]].
* An alternate term for a [[graduate teaching assistant]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gsas.yale.edu/academic-requirements/teaching-fellows-requirements/teaching-levels-types |publisher=Yale University |access-date=28 January 2023|title=Teaching Levels & Types &#124; Yale Graduate School of Arts & Sciences }}</ref>
* A graduate teaching assistant whose degree program requires them to teach.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://drexel.edu/graduatecollege/news-events/news/2016/January/TAvTF/ |website=drexel.edu |publisher=Drexel University |access-date=28 January 2023|title=Message from the Dean: Clarification re. Teaching Assistant vs. Teaching Fellow |date=28 January 2016 }}</ref>
* A graduate student [[fellowship]] whose responsibilities include but are not limited to teaching.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ppeh.sas.upenn.edu/ehppf22 |publisher=University of Pennsylvania |access-date=28 January 2023|title=Call for Applications: Teaching Fellow &#124; Penn Program in Environmental Humanities }}</ref>
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* An advanced [[graduate student]] who serves as the primary instructor for an undergraduate course. Known as teaching fellows at many private universities, such as [[Harvard University]], [[Boston College]], and [[Boston University]], they are also referred to as '''graduate student instructors''' (GSIs) at some other universities, such as the [[University of Michigan]] and the [[University of California]] system. Typically, TFs teach courses in their area of research specialty, in which they hold a [[master's degree]] or equivalent. Teaching fellows differ from [[teaching assistant]]s in that they are responsible for all aspects of the course, including lecture, whereas TAs ''assist'' the instructor by performing ancillary course-related tasks such as grading and holding discussion section or laboratory. Many (about two-thirds) of the graduate students who have served as TAs serve as a TF for one or more classes each semester.<ref>{{cite journal| last=Butler| first=D.D.| author2=J.F. Laumer Jr. |author3=M. Moore| name-list-style=amp| year=1993| title=A content analysis of pedagogical and policy information used in training graduate teaching assistants| journal=Journal for Higher Education Management |volume=9 |issue=1 |pages=27–37}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| last=Gray| first=P.L.|author2=N. Buerkel-Rothfuss | year=1991| chapter=Teaching assistant training: A view from the trenches| editor=J. D. Nyquist |editor2=R. D. Abbott |editor3=D. H. Wulff |editor4=J. Sprague | title=Preparing the professorate of tomorrow to teach| pages=40–51| location=Dubuque, Iowa| publisher=Kendall/Hunt}}</ref> Although TFs are fairly autonomous in their duties, many universities, such as the [[University of Pittsburgh]], require supervision of TFs by [[professors]] experienced in teaching the course content, with whom TFs must hold regular meetings and receive feedback about the quality of their teaching. As a general rule, TFs receive a higher [[stipend]] than TAs in accordance with the greater responsibility and time commitment of a teaching fellowship, but like TAs, their contracts are renewed on a semester-by-semester basis, and they cannot be granted [[tenure]]. However, many state universities, such as [[Florida State University]] and the [[University of Florida]], do not use the title "teaching fellow", and "teaching assistants" are the sole instructors of many classes. They are not required to have a master's degree, and do not usually teach in their area of research specialization, but rather introductory courses in such fields as English [[Composition (language)|Composition]] (writing) and foreign languages, in which class size must be limited, large lectures are impractical, and multiple "sections" of the same course run simultaneously. Usually a full-time instructor or professor supervises all the sections of a given course, though the extent of supervision and coordination can vary significantly from one school or one course to another.


==India==
===Teaching associate===
To tackle faculty shortage in the university departments, [[Anna University]] recruits postgraduates on contract basis and allow them to complete their doctoral degrees on the job. Candidates are shortlisted through a written test and an interview. Candidates are given the opportunity to pursue their PhD in the university departments simultaneously as they teach. Technically they are employed only for six months, but contracts get renewed through the years, they do almost the same job as regular staff, but receive what has been described as an "abysmally low" salary.<ref>{{cite news|title=Anna University to recruit PGs as teachers|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/Anna-University-to-recruit-PGs-as-teachers/articleshow/17013003.cms|work=The Times of India|date=30 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Temporary trouble|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/apr/15/temporary-trouble-1593802--1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033615/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/apr/15/temporary-trouble-1593802--1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 December 2017|work=The New Indian Express|date=15 April 2017}}</ref>
{{unreferenced section|date=November 2006}}
A '''teaching associate''' is an academically qualified and registered [[graduate student]], usually in full-time residence, employed temporarily to teach [[freshman]]- and [[wiktionary:sophomore|sophomore]]-level courses (or occasionally more advanced [[undergraduate]] courses) in an [[United States|American]] [[university]]. They are an advanced form of graduate [[teaching assistant]], normally doctoral students, and are paid better than teaching assistants.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Research assistant]]
*[[Research assistant]]
*[[Graduate student]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{reflist}}
{{refimprove|date=July 2011}}


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 16:57, 17 February 2024

A teaching fellow (sometimes referred to as a TF) is an individual at a higher education institution, including universities, whose role involves teaching and potentially pedagogic research. The work done by teaching fellows can vary enormously from institution to institution, depending on the requirements and position of individual institutions.[1]

United Kingdom and Ireland

In the UK and Ireland, teaching fellows are typically full members of academic staff who are involved in teaching. Teaching fellows can undertake the full range of teaching, pastoral and administrative duties, and can also be involved in research activity, specifically pedagogic research. Their responsibilities can include developing innovative learning materials, mentoring colleagues and contributing to staff development activities, shaping the faculty's and the university's agenda in learning and teaching and spreading good practice in learning, teaching and assessment.[2] Other UK institutions may use the title of teaching fellow as an additional accolade, awarded to a member of academic staff who has shown excellence in teaching.

Teaching fellows may have the same rank and pay as 'traditional' research-active academic staff, although this depends on the attitude of the individual department and the institution. The equivalence in rank and status is relatively new in some institutions, since teaching fellows in the past were sometimes paid at a grade lower than their research-active colleagues.

Teaching fellows are present at a number of institutions across the UK. Institutions such as UCL as well as The Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen and the universities of Aberdeen, Stirling, Bristol, Manchester and Newcastle all employ academics known as teaching fellows. Thus, a senior teaching fellow may have the same salary, status and teaching responsibilities as a senior lecturer. Teaching fellows in institutions such as the University of Aberdeen may also potentially reach the rank of professor[citation needed].

The University of Reading runs a University Teaching Fellowship scheme that was launched in 2007/8.[3] The scheme is open to academic and support staff across the university and it has awarded so far 21 University and 11 Early Career Teaching Fellowships since it was launched. The criteria for the scheme is consistent with the Higher Education Academy's National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS).

National Teaching Fellowship Scheme

The National Teaching Fellowship Scheme recognises and rewards individual excellence in teaching in higher education in the UK and supports individuals' professional development in learning and teaching.[4] The National Teaching Fellows (NTFs) are an active community, currently consisting of 643 NTFs from more than 40 disciplines.[4]

The Association of National Teaching Fellows (ANTF) promotes innovation and supports the sharing of best practice.[5] National Teaching Fellows automatically become a member of the ANTF.[5] The Committee of the Association of the National Teaching Fellows (CANTF) organises the ANTF's work and is the official voice of the association.[6]

United States

See also: Professors in the United States § Non-tenure-track positions

In the U.S. a teaching fellow has several possible meanings:

  • An alternate term for a graduate teaching assistant[7]
  • A graduate teaching assistant whose degree program requires them to teach.[8]
  • A graduate student fellowship whose responsibilities include but are not limited to teaching.[9]
  • An advanced graduate student who serves as the primary instructor for an undergraduate course. Known as teaching fellows at many private universities, such as Harvard University, Boston College, and Boston University, they are also referred to as graduate student instructors (GSIs) at some other universities, such as the University of Michigan and the University of California system. Typically, TFs teach courses in their area of research specialty, in which they hold a master's degree or equivalent. Teaching fellows differ from teaching assistants in that they are responsible for all aspects of the course, including lecture, whereas TAs assist the instructor by performing ancillary course-related tasks such as grading and holding discussion section or laboratory. Many (about two-thirds) of the graduate students who have served as TAs serve as a TF for one or more classes each semester.[10][11] Although TFs are fairly autonomous in their duties, many universities, such as the University of Pittsburgh, require supervision of TFs by professors experienced in teaching the course content, with whom TFs must hold regular meetings and receive feedback about the quality of their teaching. As a general rule, TFs receive a higher stipend than TAs in accordance with the greater responsibility and time commitment of a teaching fellowship, but like TAs, their contracts are renewed on a semester-by-semester basis, and they cannot be granted tenure. However, many state universities, such as Florida State University and the University of Florida, do not use the title "teaching fellow", and "teaching assistants" are the sole instructors of many classes. They are not required to have a master's degree, and do not usually teach in their area of research specialization, but rather introductory courses in such fields as English Composition (writing) and foreign languages, in which class size must be limited, large lectures are impractical, and multiple "sections" of the same course run simultaneously. Usually a full-time instructor or professor supervises all the sections of a given course, though the extent of supervision and coordination can vary significantly from one school or one course to another.

India

To tackle faculty shortage in the university departments, Anna University recruits postgraduates on contract basis and allow them to complete their doctoral degrees on the job. Candidates are shortlisted through a written test and an interview. Candidates are given the opportunity to pursue their PhD in the university departments simultaneously as they teach. Technically they are employed only for six months, but contracts get renewed through the years, they do almost the same job as regular staff, but receive what has been described as an "abysmally low" salary.[12][13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "A view of a lively first RSC Teaching Fellows Meeting". Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Teacher Fellows". Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  3. ^ "University Teaching Fellows". Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b "National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS)". Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Association of National Teaching Fellows (ANTF)". Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Committee of the Association of National Teaching Fellows (CANTF)". Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Teaching Levels & Types | Yale Graduate School of Arts & Sciences". Yale University. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Message from the Dean: Clarification re. Teaching Assistant vs. Teaching Fellow". drexel.edu. Drexel University. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Call for Applications: Teaching Fellow | Penn Program in Environmental Humanities". University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  10. ^ Butler, D.D.; J.F. Laumer Jr. & M. Moore (1993). "A content analysis of pedagogical and policy information used in training graduate teaching assistants". Journal for Higher Education Management. 9 (1): 27–37.
  11. ^ Gray, P.L.; N. Buerkel-Rothfuss (1991). "Teaching assistant training: A view from the trenches". In J. D. Nyquist; R. D. Abbott; D. H. Wulff; J. Sprague (eds.). Preparing the professorate of tomorrow to teach. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt. pp. 40–51.
  12. ^ "Anna University to recruit PGs as teachers". The Times of India. 30 October 2012.
  13. ^ "Temporary trouble". The New Indian Express. 15 April 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017.
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