Prefect PD Group Discussion by Libby Rowland https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw Add notes from your group discussion by clicking the plus sign underneath each question! en-us 2025-01-23 02:57:06 UTC 2025-02-03 22:08:46 UTC hello@padlet.com Standardized timeline for hiring process https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302322820 2025-01-23 18:46:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302322820 https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302323026 Materials, like worksheets from previous prefects

]]> 2025-01-23 18:46:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302323026 Transparent timeline https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302323440 2025-01-23 18:46:43 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302323440 Making sure hiring process is advertised so students know about it https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302323730 2025-01-23 18:46:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302323730 Department-specific training could be helpful https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302323868 2025-01-23 18:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302323868 Transparency in requirements (like minimum grades) https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302323974 2025-01-23 18:47:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302323974 Centralized application location so students hear about it more easily https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302324283 2025-01-23 18:47:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302324283 https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302324317 The 4-6 hour sessions for New Prefect are way too long. If that much training is required, it really should be broken up. Also, the fact that they are partially before the term starts is a huge inconvenience and I know a bunch of people who have become prefects without the title because they couldn’t logistically attend training.

]]> 2025-01-23 18:47:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302324317 Department specific mentoring https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302324338 2025-01-23 18:47:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302324338 Being transparent about expectations and qualifications. https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302324514 2025-01-23 18:47:43 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302324514 Training everyone in the fall https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302324898 2025-01-23 18:48:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302324898 announcements/communication/transparent information about what the role is and how you can get hired if you're interested https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302325440 2025-01-23 18:48:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302325440 Faculty requirements are most important-allow them to be flexible https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302325580 2025-01-23 18:48:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302325580 Application with essay questions to make it more holistic. https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302325851 2025-01-23 18:48:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302325851 Applicants should have the option to NOT have a year round position in the ASC in case they want to have a different job for a different term https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302325995 2025-01-23 18:48:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302325995 More department specific-training / information https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302326021 2025-01-23 18:49:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302326021 Preserve (to some extent) professor recommendations https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302326052 Many classes that require prefects are highly idiosyncratic, and when professors who teach these classes recommend a specific student who excelled in this unique environment, they may be more well-equipped to tackle these special issues. On the other hand, a random prefect may feel a little lost in answering student questions about these issues.

]]> 2025-01-23 18:49:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302326052 https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302326067 Options to say you want to work year round, or ok working one off terms

]]> 2025-01-23 18:49:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302326067 need some specificity for which you'd be interested in prefecting https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302326378 2025-01-23 18:49:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302326378 Faculty input about what they want training to look like https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302326395 2025-01-23 18:49:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302326395 Year round hiring should be department based more than it is ASC based https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302326986 2025-01-23 18:49:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302326986 Making the hiring process more formal may make people less likely to apply https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302327112 2025-01-23 18:50:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302327112 What happens if people quit or don’t accept the positions? https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302327337 2025-01-23 18:50:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302327337 How prefect sessions are actually run — particularly in regards to what skills and strategies are relevant to each class https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302327511 2025-01-23 18:50:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302327511 Hear from a prefect from the same professor/course https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302327549 2025-01-23 18:50:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302327549 How to talk to the faculty member https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302327830 2025-01-23 18:50:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302327830 big training in fall, small make-up training in winter for those on OCS in fall or couldn't otherwise https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302327974 2025-01-23 18:50:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302327974 Combined department-asc interviews https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302328059 Part of the interview process should certainly be standardized across departments, but there should also be opportunities for departments to ask material-specific questions (eg. How would you explain this chemical structure or economic model?).

]]> 2025-01-23 18:50:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302328059 Prioritizing making the process convenient to students- so the hiring process is not a barrier to entry https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302328527 2025-01-23 18:51:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302328527 https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302328616 Collection of practice problems for each subject/unit

]]> 2025-01-23 18:51:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302328616 Non-course embedded prefects wouldn't know what's happening in class. From my experience, different professors teach the same class in different ways. https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302329172 2025-01-23 18:52:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302329172 meeting at the beginning of each term with the professors in each department who have prefects that term & prefects in the department to get everyone on the same page https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302329292 2025-01-23 18:52:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302329292 How to handle difficult situations that are hard to talk to the prof abouy https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302329672 2025-01-23 18:52:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302329672 Training process focus on address student concerns about homework, how to help them solve similar but not the same problems https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302329723 2025-01-23 18:52:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302329723 Well established set of practice problems https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302330202 2025-01-23 18:52:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302330202 Advertise prefect hiring process https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302330474 2025-01-23 18:53:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302330474 https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302330789 Maybe outline the classes and their schedules that will be available in advance so you don’t get offered a job during a class that you wanted to take and have to choose

]]> 2025-01-23 18:53:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302330789 Training process to also help focus on developing prefect-prof relationships and having good work meetings that informs them what prefects are seeing in their sessions, and what profs are seeing in class https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302330988 2025-01-23 18:53:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3302330988 Totally agree with most people here. Making the process more formal might be a huge deterrent for some people. I think folks enjoy how "chill" it has been thus far, especially in CS. https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3314316390 2025-02-03 22:07:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rowlandl2_1/kkfj21lrxnmftoqw/wish/3314316390