The Dean of the Graduate School will be offering 2/9th assistantships to Award Winning Teaching
Assistants who will help develop and teach sections of GRSC 7770 in the college or department
Fall Semester 2008. The purpose of the one semester long teaching assistantship is to encourage
the discipline based development of a two credit hour GRSC 7770, level 3, seminar. This seminar
is designed to provide all new Teaching and Laboratory assistants the opportunity to develop their
teaching skills and a forum to discuss discipline related teaching strategies and challenges. The
GRSC 7770, level 3, seminar meets the Regents and University policy requiring teaching support
for graduate students who have instructional responsibilities.
In addition, helping to develop and teach a Graduate School Teaching Seminar will document a
commitment to teaching excellence for the TA receiving the assistantship. Each TA enrolled in
the seminar will also have official documentation of their graduate preparation for teaching on
their transcript and the seminar may be used toward the Certificate in University Teaching if taken
for three credit hours.
Graduate School Teaching Seminar Assistantship applications will be considered on the following
criteria:
- The applicant must be a recipient of the Graduate School Excellence in Teaching Award, The
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award or similar discipline based teaching recognition.
- The applicant must have participated in the TA Mentor Program or be able to document
extensive teaching and leadership experience such as Lead TA, Preceptor, or Lab
Coordinator.
- The applicant must be willing to work with staff in The Center for Teaching and Learning to
identify teaching seminar resources and submit a departmentally based GRSC 7770 syllabus
before the beginning of fall semester.
Applications must have departmental commitment including a:
- Faculty member as teacher of record for GRSC 7770 who will work closely with the TA in the
development of the seminar.
- Department chair endorsement and a departmental requirement that all new TAs and LAs, in
the department, take the seminar Fall Semester, 2008. To receive the assistantship, the
department must have a minimum of five students enrolled. Preference will be given to large
departmental enrollments.
Departmental support of 1/9th so the TA can receive the reduced matriculation fee for the semester. The GRSC 2/9th Assistantship is for one semester only for a total of approximately $4480.50 dispensed in five payments of $896.10.
Applications are due March 20, 2009
Send to: Dr. Paul Quick
The Center for Teaching and Learning
Instructional Plaza – North |
Center for Teaching & Learning 