Graduate Teaching Assistants

Dear Graduate Teaching Assistant,

As you balance the dual demands of teaching, perhaps for the first time, while simultaneously studying at the graduate level, we hope you will find our Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (CITL) a place to turn to for guidance and ideas. We also hope you will give us your feedback as you navigate and balance academic life.

The Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning, located at 2035 F St, and the Instructional Technology Lab (ITL), located in the basement of Gelman Library (B05a) are both available to assist you with your teaching needs. The ITL is a multimedia technology lab specifically for GW faculty and GTAs. Click here for a full list of services and hours.

Our website also explains the CITL’s services, resources and guides addressing teaching and learning issues. We hope you will take time to explore the website, especially:

Workshops and Events: Our calendar of training sessions and special events is updated regularly.
Bb Tour: Our online how-to-guide for the Blackboard course management system can answer a variety of question regarding functionalities such as adding files and creating tests.
Information on getting started with Blackboard and being added as a GTA is offered in the following PDF files:
- “Getting Started with Blackboard”
- “Adding a GTA to a Course (for Faculty)”
- “Blackboard Control Panel"
Downloadable Instructional Guides: We provide guides that range from writing an effective syllabus to encouraging critical thinking among your students.
CITL Library: Our teaching and learning library includes titles that address topics such as Classroom Assessment Techniques, Problem-based Learning, Instructional Technologies in the classroom, and more.
FAQ: What questions have fellow GTAs been asking? Find out answers and helpful information.
Teaching Tips from experienced instructors:
Ways to Encourage Discussion that Include all the Students – Susan P. Willens, Professor of English “I think of writing as frozen speech. The best writing expresses ideas that the writer wants passionately to say. This means the writer has to have ideas, which, in a composition class, grow out of specific reading and conversation. So students really need to be thinking and talking, debating and exploring while they are together in class”. Read more about Susan Willens’ methods for encouraging discussion.

We encourage you to browse our website for further resources, register for events and workshops, and talk with our staff about how we can serve you. We look forward to meeting and collaborating with you in your academic endeavors!

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