Teaching & Learning Support for Graduates
CETL’s Graduate Student Professional Development (GSPD) program offers teaching and learning support for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars who are currently teaching or interested in teaching in the future. Participants in this program often aver that teaching and learning principles apply not only to the classroom, but to industry and other professional contexts as well.
One key feature of the program leads to documented recognition of learning about scholarly teaching. We offer a non-credit, online, asynchronous, self-paced course, “Introduction to Scholarly Teaching.” It is open to all graduate students or postdoctoral scholars. This scholarly teaching opportunity introduces participants to evidence-based teaching and learning practices fundamental to undergraduate student success. Students who complete the "Blended" or "Asynchronous" option will be awarded a Level 1 micro-credential badge.
GSPD also offers an annual fall Graduate Student Teaching Orientation, individual consultations, classroom observations, and workshops and webinars in support of graduate student teaching. Participants will earn a micro-credential souvenir badge upon completion of the Graduate Student Teaching Orientation.
Further, we collaborate with graduate program directors to customize teaching and learning support for your programs. Please contact mgrayer@kennesaw.edu for additional information.
CETL's Graduate Student Professional Development Program Goals:
- To provide professional development, events, resources, and services grounded in learning sciences that support graduate student teaching
- To promote active-learning strategies that engage all students
- To create opportunities for collaboration among graduate student teachers
- To encourage professional and self-growth through educational research, reflection, and community building