The Certificate Program in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education requires participation in six workshops in the GSI Center’s Workshops on Teaching series.

Four of the required workshops are specified, and two must be chosen from the list of Elective Workshops (one for each of the two categories).

Required Workshops:
How Students Learn
Syllabus and Course Design
Developing a Statement of Teaching Philosophy/Teaching Portfolio
Peer Exchange of Statements of Teaching Philosophy

Elective Workshops (one from each of the following two categories):
Category 1: Grading and Assessment
Assessing Teaching and Learning
Strategies for Efficient and Effective Grading
Grading and Feedback in R&C
Creating and Using Grading Rubrics​

Category 2: Strategies for Teaching and Learning
Fostering/Enhancing Student Participation
Using Group Work Effectively
Creating Effective Lesson Plans
Teaching Critical Reading
Using Digital Technology in Teaching and Learning
Working with Student Writing
Creating Inclusive Classrooms: Microaggressions and the Learning Environment (as of Spring 2018)
Universal Design for Learning

Go to the GSI Center’s Workshops on Teaching schedule