Description
January-February version
The goal of this seminar is to prepare graduate students for a teaching career. Students will examine current issues relating to teaching and learning in higher education and develop competence in making instructional decisions appropriate to their subject domain.
This is an online, weekly format of the seminar. You must meet the requirements for each component of the course to be able to receive the certificate. These include:
Attending and participating in all synchronous Zoom sessions (Thursday and Friday mornings EST)
Completing asynchronous activities (group discussions, homework and readings)
Writing a teaching philosophy statement
Giving a 10-minute mini-lesson
Developing a course outline/syllabus
Moodle, Zoom, and Padlet (free, no sign-up required) will be used in this seminar so students must ensure they have access to these platforms in order to take the online format. The instructor will be modelling a variety of teaching approaches and activities in class, and the seminar is designed to be interactive to help develop an understanding of the topics at hand.
The total estimated time commitment is approximately 57 hours, which includes class attendance as well as time preparing class and assignments outside of class time.
This seminar is pass/fail and detailed feedback will be provided for all assignments.
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April version
The goal of this seminar is to prepare graduate students for a teaching career. Students will examine current issues relating to teaching and learning in higher education and develop competence in making instructional decisions appropriate to their subject domain.
This is an intensive, 5-day, in-person seminar. You must meet the requirements for each component of the course to be able to receive the certificate. These include:
Attendance and participation in all 5 full days (am and pm) of the seminar
Writing a teaching philosophy statement
Giving a 10-minute mini-lesson
Developing a course outline/syllabus
The instructor will model a variety of teaching approaches and strategies in class and examine their application in a variety of educational settings. Students are encouraged to clarify their goals and interests in relation to teaching and learning to influence the topics of the seminar. Class time is designed to be interactive and directed toward developing an understanding of the topic at hand.
Feedback will be provided for assignments, but you will only receive a pass/fail.
For both versions: Participants will receive a 35 hour certificate upon completion of seminar requirements. These requirements include attendance to all classes and completion of other instructional activities and assignments.