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Show 196 The Undergraduate Student Experts on Teaching Program (USET) brings together faculty and undergraduate students for a yearlong intensive experience. The purpose of this experience is to enhance teaching and learning at the University of Utah. The USET experience is a two semester paid program for undergraduate students who are: • Aspiring to be leaders in the teaching mission on campus • Wish to increase connections with faculty in their major • Considering a career involving teaching, consulting or training. There are three parts to the USET Program. The first part has the students complete a project under the guidance of a faculty mentor. This project is related to pedagogical research or active teaching. These projects build a strong connection between the student, their mentor and their academic discipline. The second part of the program has students learn how to evaluate and provide feedback on teaching, through a series of faculty observations of faculty teaching. Following each obser-vation, they share their feedback with the faculty member. Initially intimidating for students, this requirement builds the student's confidence and communications skills as well as pro-vides each faculty member with a student viewpoint to improve their teaching. The final part of the program has students actively participate in a committee involving teach-ing and learning on campus. As a general rule, faculty respect the student voice in committee meetings. It provides the students a glimpse of the real story behind rules, regulations and requirements. Undergraduate students can apply to the program in the spring through the Center of Teach-ing and Learning Excellence (CTLE). Explore this program and others at the CTLE website at www.ctle.utah.edu . Message from the Director Patrick Tripeny UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT EXPERTS ON TEACHING PROGRAM |