Teaching is a large part of many graduate students' and Postdocs' lives. Learning and growing as a teacher is an important aspect of professional development and can be a difficult and intimidating process. You can do it! Browse the resources described below to find opportunites for support as you navigate the challenges and milestones of teaching in graduate school and beyond.
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Teaching-Related Resources
The College Teaching Program helps to prepare graduate students for academic teaching positions, and to prepare and enhance the effectiveness of college teaching for faculty members, post-docs, and graduate students enrolled at institutions other than UNH. The transfer and relationship between theory and research and instructional practice is emphasized in all courses. There are additional teaching related resources for graduate students through the Teaching & Learning Resource Hub, the UNH Library, and under Modules Section 6 of the "UNH Graduate School Durham" page found on your myCourses Dashboard.
Current or aspiring K-12 educators can find customized graduate courses for teachers that support unique learning opportunities with individualized mentorship and classroom coaching. Please contact Candice.Morey@unh.edu for more information.
Massive Open Online Courses or "MOOCS" focused on teaching and learning in diverse classrooms are offered by Cornell University through the web-based platform edX. MOOCS are usually self-paced and can be enrolled in a any time.
The Center for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching and Learning strives to promote the highest quality of student learning by providing full-time faculty, part-time faculty, and teaching graduate students with the resources they need to implement in their classrooms the best practices in college teaching. A few of their resources are highlighted below, but be sure to visit their website for information on other resources such as individual consultations, assessment strategies, and more.
During the academic year, CEITL offers a series of "Talk About Teaching Workshops” on topics of interest to faculty, staff, postdocs, and graduate students, and all are invited to participate. Example topics include "Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Your Class," "Supporting Student Mental Health and Well-Being in the Classroom," and "Foster Integration Skills with Concept Map Activities." Please follow this link to learn more.
CEITL hosts semester-long workshop series on themed topics related to teaching and learning. During each of the hour-long workshops, CEITL staff will work closely with participants on theme-related workshop activities specifically designed for their courses. Example themes include "Teaching for Learning: 101 Intentionally Designed Education Activities to Put Students on the Path to Success" and "Supplement Your Student Experience Learning Reports: Gathering Artifacts of Effective and Reflective Teaching Practice." Please follow this link to learn more.
Co-sponsored by the Center for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching and Learning and the UNH Writing Programs, Coffee & Conversations is an opportunity to meet with teaching colleagues, visit, and discuss topics such as pedagogy, learning activities, writing in your courses (whether you teach a writing intensive course or just want to discuss how to integrate writing into your curriculum), assessing the effectiveness of your teaching, and more. We invite you to bring a department colleague to join in the teaching and learning conversations. Refreshments will be provided. Please follow this link to learn more.
The CEITL Book Club is a 3-session series on a book related to teaching and learning. During each of the hour-long discussions we will explore the themes from the book and how you might apply what you have learned in your courses. Please follow this link to learn more.
