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The Impact GTAs Have on Student Retention

Several studies point out that graduate student teaching assistants have a significant impact on undergraduate learning and student retention ((Bettinger, Long, & Taylor, 2016, Myers, et al. 2012; El-Ghoroury, 2012). Graduate students’ enthusiasm for their discipline affects student learning. One study suggests that Undergraduates who take an introductory course taught by a graduate student are much more likely to major in that subject than those who took the same course from a full-time faculty member (Bettinger, Long, & Taylor).

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Graduate Student Professional Development
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Graduate Student Professional Development

A Welcome Letter to our Graduate Students

Jul 31, 2018 | by Linda Stewart | Kennesaw State University

Hello and Welcome,

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Using Formative Assessments to Enhance Student Learning

Jul 31, 2018 | by Linda Stewart | Kennesaw State University

For many graduate students, assessing student learning is an isolating and anxiety-producing event, followed by varied reactions from undergraduates who often seem nonplussed by their grades.

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Course evaluations now conducted through Explorance Blue

Explorance Blue has replaced Digital Measures for course evaluations at KSU. To access your evaluations, click here and log in with your KSU email address and password. For more information, see this website. For questions, please email courseevals@kennesaw.edu.

Area of Focus: 
Documenting Teaching Effectiveness

Designing, Conducting, and Disseminating the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Jul 23, 2018 | by Thomas Pusateri | Kennesaw State University

by Thomas Pusateri CETL Associate Director for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

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One-Minute Introduction to SoTL

Curious about the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)? Want to know the difference between reflective teaching, scholarly teaching, and the scholarship of teaching? Watch this one-minute video, then visit the Resources page to learn more!

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Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
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Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

CETL offers a 1-credit course entitled GRAD 9001 College and University Teaching.

Each semester, CETL offers a one-credit, online course GRAD 9001/INCM 9605 College and University Teaching. This course introduces students to effective pedagogical skills and is designed to prepare Graduate Teaching Assistants for their duties. Topics include understanding how students learn, creating active learning environments, using formative and summative assessments, grading, handling problematic student behavior, responding to student diversity, designing courses and syllabi, and creating teaching philosophies.

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Graduate Student Professional Development
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Graduate Student Professional Development

Getting Started with Metacognition in your Course

Feb 21, 2018 | by Hillary Steiner | Kennesaw State University

The students in my first-year seminar were engaged in a small group activity, which had spread outside of the classroom into the hallways. It was my first semester teaching this seminar, and we were approaching midterm.

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Graduate Teaching Assistant Resources

Feb 06, 2018 | by Estefany Palacio | Kennesaw State University

Graduate Teaching Assistant Resources

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Overcoming the Challenges Faced by Part-time Faculty

Jan 29, 2018 | by Mandy McGrew | Kennesaw State University

Welcome to a new spring semester! Whether it’s your first time teaching here at Kennesaw State or you are returning after many years, the beginning of a new semester is an exciting time for faculty and students. 

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