The Bok Center also takes an active role in educating TFs before they ever step foot in a classroom. In 1995 the Faculty Council mandate that requires that TFs get some training went into effect. While the departments are responsible for this training they often turn to the Bok Center for help.
According to Wilkinson, seminars on teaching held before each semester draw hundreds of TFs. Though the departments set minimum standards, Wilkinson says that many TFs come to the Bok Center for additional resources.
In general though, the Bok Center has been successful and this is much anecdotal support of this assertion," Aladjem says.
"Everything in our experience tells us so and we develop relationships with them for the future so it's not a one time thing," he says. "We try to be very respectful of everyone's teaching efforts."