Overview
Description
An intensive methods class for current GTAs preparing to design and teach college courses. The online course is hosted by ACUE and involves 13 video-rich online modules, implementation of classroom practices, observation of active learning, live meetings and creating a teaching portfolio.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Graduate teaching assistant (GTA) whose assignment includes opportunities for face-to-face instruction.
- Priority given to students enrolled in doctoral programs.
- Permission to register will be granted by the Graduate School.
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): Graduate teaching assistant (GTA) whose assignment includes opportunities for face-to-face instruction. Priority given to students enrolled in doctoral programs. Permission to register will be granted by the Graduate School.
Units
Lecture2
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall
Terms
fall
Restrictions
Priority given to students enrolled in doctoral programs.; Permission to register will be granted by the Graduate School.
Attributes
S U Only
Learning Outcomes
- design SLOs, assessments and activities that are student-centered, actionable, specific, sequenced from foundational to more complex, and aligned to department SLOs.
- apply the recommended techniques to write new learning outcomes for a course, or revise learning outcomes for an established course.
- plan a successful first day, embrace diversity, start building a community of learners, and implement active learning strategies that help students understand expectations.
- promote a civil learning environment, connect with students and motivate underprepared students through goal-setting, and incentivizing assignment completion.
- apply at least one technique per module within the classroom environment and/or discuss the technique with peers to adjust future instruction.
- implement components of effective active learning, including promoting group interdependence, holding group members accountable and delivering an effective lecture.
- apply at least one active learning technique per module, and design a civic learning assignment for a course.