Course Description
This course is designed to prepare students to teach in undergraduate and graduate classrooms and to familiarize them with college/university-level teaching strategies and methods. Students will have the opportunity to discuss various teaching-related issues and receive feedback on their presentation and teaching styles.
Athena Title
Preparing Students to Teach
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Course Objectives
To provide students with resources and information to be an effective instructor at UGA and other institutions of higher education To help students identify and use a variety of teaching methods and strategies To provide students with opportunities for self-evaluation and reflection regarding their teaching To introduce students to the scholarship of teaching
Topical Outline
Developing a course syllabus Teaching and learning issues for students (undergraduate, graduate) Teaching strategies Student learning outcomes Course design issues Ethical issues in teaching Classroom climate issues Diversity in the classroom Evaluation and test development
Syllabus