Graduate Teaching Courses
CETL offers several types of courses related to teaching:
- Tech to Teaching - Higher Education Courses (for "future" higher education faculty)
- Tech to Teaching - K-12 Courses (for "future" K-12 teachers)
- Teaching Assistant (TA) Development Courses
- SLIDER and GO STEM (Goizueta) Fellow Courses
- Other Teaching Courses (Includes courses offered by departments other than CETL)
To see which courses are offered in a given term and when, please visit the Georgia Tech schedule of classes. Request a permit for a CETL graduate course by visiting our main graduate courses page.
Tech to Teaching - Higher Education Courses
CETL 8713 (was 8803 TL): Fundamentals of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (3 credits)
Offered each Spring term Special offering: 8713 will be offered in Fall 2013.
This course focuses on the knowledge and skills necessary for effective classroom instruction and management in higher education including: educational psychology, lesson planning, and delivery techniques.
Prerequisite: You have been a college-level TA for a laboratory and/or recitation section (do not count terms spent as a grader) for at least one term (at Tech and/or elsewhere).
Grading Options: May be taken for a Letter Grade or Pass/Fail and the student must select their grading scheme when registering for the course in Banner. If taken for a Letter Grade, the course may be used towards a doctoral minor in Higher Education ONLY WITH HOME DEPARTMENT PRE-APPROVAL.
Sample Syllabus (PDF file)
CETL 8715 (was 8803 PR): Teaching Practicum in Higher Education (3 credits)
Offered every term (Fall, Spring and Summer)
Students will work with a faculty mentor to gain an inside view of the practicalities of teaching. They will have the opportunity to teach 15% of a course's "lectures," do other teaching-related tasks (e.g. writing homework or exam questions), get feedback on performance from various sources, and discuss various aspects of teaching with their mentor. Practicum may be completed with a mentor from Georgia Tech, Georgia Perimeter College, Agnes Scott College, or Spelman College. Students can also get advice from CETL on how to initiate a practicum experience with a faculty mentor at another local institution.
Prerequisite: CETL 8713 (was 8802/3 TL) or with special permission from Dr. Donna Llewellyn and/or course instructor
CETL 8717 (was 8803 CD): Course Design in Higher Education (3 credits)
Offered each Fall term
Individuals in this course will have the guided experience of designing their own learner-centered college-level course while both giving and receiving peer feedback from the community of learners in the course. Participants will leave with a mostly designed course on a topic of their choosing in a context of their choosing. Part of the Tech to Teaching Program.
Prerequisite: CETL 8713 (was 8802/3 TL) and CETL 8715 or with special permission from Dr. Donna Llewellyn and/or course instructor
Grading Options: May be taken for a Letter Grade or Pass/Fail and the student must select their grading scheme when registering for the course in Banner. If taken for a Letter Grade, the course be be used towards a doctoral minor in Higher Education ONLY WITH HOME DEPARTMENT PRE-APPROVAL.
Sample Syllabus (PDF file)
CETL 8719 (was 8801 IMM): Teaching Immersion in Higher Education (1 credit)
Offered every term (Fall, Spring and Summer)
Students will teach their own course as instructor of record with the support of a faculty mentor. Options at Georgia Tech may include teaching a course in the home department or teaching the GT 1000 Freshman Seminar. Students may also have the opportunity to be the instructor of record in a class taught at one of our partner institutions: Georgia Perimeter College, Agnes Scott, or Spelman College. Students can also get advice from CETL on how to initiate an immersion experience with a faculty mentor at another local institution.
Required Prerequisites: CETL 8713 (was 8802/3 TL), CETL 8715 and CETL 8717 or with special permission from Dr. Donna Llewellyn and/or course instructor
Teaching Assistant (TA) Development Courses
Courses restricted to graduate TAs hired by the department offering the course.
8000 Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) Preparation (1 credit)
Sections: AP, BIO, CHM, EAS, ECE, MAT, COC, PHYS
This course is an introduction to the procedural information and practical skills needed to be an effective graduate teaching assistant. NOTE: Permits for students in department-specific sections will be automatically requested by their departments. Once CETL issues the permit, the student must register for the course in OSCAR to be enrolled in the course.
SLIDER/GO STEM Courses
8711 SLIDER/GO STEM Summer Development Course (3 credits)
8712 SLIDER/GO STEM Seminar (1 credit)
Must be an accepted SLIDER or GO STEM (Goizueta) Fellow take take these courses.
Other Teaching Courses
PUBP 8803 GK: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Policy
PSYC 6011: Cognitive Psychology
CS 6460: Educational Technology Conceptual Foundations
CS 6795: Intro to Cognitive Science (crosslisted with ISYE and PSYC 6795)
CS 7465: Educational Technology-Design and Evaluation
CS 7467: Computer-supported Collaborative Learning
AE 6551: Cognitive Engineering