CS8112B - Graduate Teaching Workshop

Introduction

Syllabus

• Instructors and Course Objectives
• Responsibilities
• Schedule of Classes
• Download the Syllabus in Microsoft Word or RTF

On-Line Graduate Teaching Manual

College of Computing / Georgia Tech Teaching Resources

References

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: MWF, 11-12, Some Fridays are optional.
Location: Physics S104
Primary Instructor: Kurt Esielt - eiselt@cc.gatech.edu
TA: 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 (notify the TA 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.

Optional Sessions are sometimes secondary skills or issues to being a teaching assistant but are useful to know.  There will be a signup sheet on Wednesday prior to the workshop if you have interest in attending.

Course Schedule

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
• John Stasko - PhD Program Coordinator - stasko@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
  1. Building maintenance liason
  2. Conference room scheduling
  3. College A/V checkout
  4. Supply distribution
  5. Paycheck distribution
• Rashmi Patel - rashmi@cc.gatech.edu
  1. Key Issue
• Cathy Dunahoo - cdunahoo@cc.gatech.edu
  1. Classroom scheduling
  2. Student cubicle assignments
  3. GTA lists
  4. Posts TA office hours

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