Objectives

Upon completion of the College Teaching and Learning Certificate, recipients will:

• be well-prepared for all aspects of faculty life, including teaching, research and service responsibilities.
• have a broad and deep understanding of the multiple roles of faculty across a range of institutions.
• have both theoretical and practical understanding of teaching and learning.
• have a validated teaching experience, mentored by strong faculty and designed to promote reflection and growth.
• have a well-developed teaching philosophy and portfolio.
• be ready to effectively teach in their discipline to a broad array of students.
• have well-honed skills important to their particular situations and interests (i.e., Grant Writing, Diversity, Working with First-Year Students, Instructional Technologies, Assessment).

Courses

Required Courses

• EPE 672 College Teaching and Learning (3 credit hours) [yearly] (Bieber)
• GS 650 Preparing Future Faculty (2 credit hours) [every semester] (Grubbs)
• GS 699 Practicum in College Teaching (3 credit hours) [every semester] (Grubbs)
  (Note: Students must submit the Practicum in College Teaching [GS 699] Application for Admission at least one full semester before they would like to do the Practicum.)
• Department-based teaching course (if available) (1-3 credit hours) [offering schedule varies by department]. If such a course is not available, students are required to take GS 610.

Remaining credit hours should be selected from the following list of elective courses, or additional department-based teaching courses.

Elective Courses

• CJT 685 Seminar: Preparing Future Faculty for the Multicultural Classroom (1 credit hour) [yearly, Spring] (Waldhart)
• GS 600 Research Integrity (1 credit hour) [yearly, Summer] (Brock)
• GS 610 Seminar in College Teaching (1 credit hour) [yearly, Fall] (Burke)
• GS 620 Seminar on Teaching in the 21st century (1-2 credit hours) [yearly, Fall]. Repeatable, with different topics. Topics include:
• Diversity in the College Classroom (Byars) (Fall 2005)
• Classroom research and assessment ( Moore ) (Fall 2004)
• Understanding, challenging, and supporting first year students (Grabau) (Fall 2003, tentative)
• GS 630 Instructional Technology (1 credit hour) [yearly, Spring] (Burke)
• GS 640 Grant Writing (3 credit hours) [every other year, begins Fall 2004]
• GS 676 Organization and Administration of Higher Education for Future Faculty (2 credit hours) [every other year, begins Spring 2004] (Scollay) (Course approval pending)
• GS 695 Research and Development Problems in College Teaching and Learning (1-6 credit hours, repeatable to a maximum of 6 credit hours) [available every semester]

For more information, contact Dr. Morris Grubbs at morris.grubbs@uky.edu or (859) 257-9725.

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Last updated by Roshan Nikou February 07, 2007