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GRAD 703

Effective Teaching Practices in Higher Education II

Catalog2026-2027
Credits2 units
LevelGraduate
Average gradeS/U
S U Only

Overview

Description

Second half of an intensive methods class for current GTAs preparing to design and teach college courses. The online course is hosted by ACUE and involves the remaining 12 of 25 video-rich online modules, implementation of classroom practices, observation of active learning, live meetings and presentation of a teaching portfolio to peers.

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.
GRAD 702
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

GRAD 702. 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 Spring

Terms

spring

Restrictions

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.

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.