CS8112B - Graduate Teaching Workshop

Introduction

This is a workshop designed to prepare teaching assistants at the College of Computing to handle some of the instructional and support activities that help the class to run smoothly. It will go over a variety of practical skills and involve some discussion of the topics drawn from the experiences of the workshop instructors and the students themselves.

Course Syllabus

Meeting Times: TTH, 4:30-6:30
Location: Tuesdays - Room 102. Thursdays - Room 201
Primary Instructor: Idris Hsi - idris@cc.gatech.edu

Course Objectives

To teach you some of the basic techniques used in teaching and instruction.
To provide the opportunity to practice skills that are helpful in teaching and instruction.
To acquaint you with the college and campus resources available to support you in your job.
To explore and discuss educational issues in a collaborative setting.

Instructor's Responsibilities

To support you in acquiring some of the basic skills and ideas that you will need to be familiar with as a TA.
To provide you with the necessary resources and guidance to support your activities as a TA

Your Responsibilities

Attend all the workshop sessions (Attendance is mandatory. You must notify the instructor if you can't attend for some reason).
Be prepared to discuss the workshop topics.
Think about and practice what you've learned in the workshop.
Be active in presenting your own thoughts and opinions gained, either through introspection on your own experiences or through class readings and handouts.
Bring questions or problems related to your own experiences as a TA (if you have any).
Give feedback that will enable us to improve the content and execution of this course.

The Workshop Topics

The following topics are linked to web pages that will list some primary and secondary objectives of the workshop for that day as well as some activities.

Course Schedule

Date	Day	Topic
8/23	M	Introduction and Getting Started
8/25	W	Communication Skills (in CS7001)
8/25	W	The Role of the Teaching Assistant
8/30	M	Philosophy of Grading
9/1	W	Grading Practicum
9/6	M	Labor Day
9/8	W	Learning Strategies
9/13	M	Assisted Problem Solving
9/15	W	Leading Discussion Sections
9/20	M	Dealing with Difficult Issues
9/22	W	Motivating Your Students
9/27	M	Designing Assignments and Exams
9/29	W	Designing and Presenting Lectures
9/29	W	Juggling Tutorial (In GSC Seminar)
10/4	M	Improving Your Teaching
10/6	W	Course Postmortem
11/15	M	Time and Stress Management (in CS7001)

Teaching Resources at the College of Computing and Georgia Tech

Faculty Advisors

Rich LeBlanc - Associate Dean - rich@cc.gatech.edu
Kurt Eiselt - Assistant Dean - Director of Student Services - eiselt@cc.gatech.edu
H. Venkateswaran - Graduate Coordinator - venkat@cc.gatech.edu
Mike McCracken - Master's Program Coordinator - mike@cc.gatech.edu

Support Staff

These are people to contact for support in relation to your teaching activities.

Carolyn Maddox - carolyn@cc.gatech.edu

Building maintenance liason
College A/V checkout
Supply distribution

Cathy Dunahoo - cdunahoo@cc.gatech.edu

Classroom scheduling
Student cubicle assignments
GTA lists
Posts TA office hours

Campus Resources

Computing and Network Services - help@cc.gatech.edu

Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning

David Shook - david.shook@modlangs.gatech.edu

Georgia Tech Library

Counseling Center

Office of Minority Educational Development

Questions or feedback about the Web Pages should be directed to:

idris@cc.gatech.edu
College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0280

CS8112B - Graduate Teaching Workshop

Introduction

Syllabus

College of Computing / Georgia Tech Teaching Resources

References

Introduction

Course Syllabus

Course Objectives

Instructor's Responsibilities

Your Responsibilities

The Workshop Topics

Course Schedule

Teaching Resources at the College of Computing and Georgia Tech

Faculty Advisors

Support Staff

Campus Resources