Programs

Teaching in Higher Education Certificate
For Matriculated Temple Graduate Students

The certificate was recently featured in The Temple News: "Certificate better prepares teachers"

Participants study general principles of teaching and learning and also focus on teaching issues in their own academic areas. The timeframe for the completion of the Certificate is three years in which: 1) The Teaching in Higher Education Seminar would be completed in one semester; 2) The Reflective Practicum would be completed in a later semester. Preferably the reflective practicum will be completed after the seminar, but the two components can also be completed concurrently.

TLC is deeply committed to assessing the efficacy of the Certificate program. Thus, we will be collecting a variety of feedback and materials from you. All Certificate earners are required to complete (a) three Surveys and (b) a reflective final interview. 

Also, for program evaluation purposes, we will be collecting all of the documents that you will complete during the Certificate Program. You will be advised on how to submit materials at each step of the way.

 

Step 1: Teaching in Higher Education Seminar

This three-credit seminar, taught by faculty within students' areas (i.e. humanities, health professions...) addresses key issues in teaching and learning theory and practice. Students develop documents to support teaching and future job searches, including a statement of teaching philosophy, a lesson plan or a course syllabus. 

Click for Seminar Course Offerings

Step 2: Reflective Practicum

The non-credit reflective practicum is individually designed by each student. It must include teaching with a TA or Adjunct appointment (e.g. as TA lecturer/recitation leader, instructor of record, Writing Center tutor, or lab leader) and engaging in reflection on that experience. Please familiarize yourself with all of the requirements at this link:

Click for complete Reflective Practicum Requirements and link to practicum registration

 

Step 3: Submit your completed materials to TLC

Upon completion of both the Seminar and Reflective Practicum (the requirements of this are outlined below), submit the following materials to TLC (by June 30 or January 30 as outlined below):

1. Reflective Journal (view guidelines)
2. Reflective Practicum log
3. Certificate Application
4. Evidence of Teaching form (signed by Department Head or Advisor)

The Certificate Application and Evidence of Teaching forms can be filled out online and then printed for submission to:

Teaching and Learning Center
112 Bell Building
The TECH Center
1101 W. Montgomery Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19122
TU Zip: 286-09

If you have Adobe PDF writer, you can also save the forms and submit them digitally to TLC at tlc@temple.edu.

DEADLINES

Reflective Practicum
You must be registered by the end of the first week of classes to participate in the practicum during that semester. Click here to REGISTER for the reflective practicum.

Completion
Certificates for matriculated students are issued bi-annually. For those who complete the requirements in the Spring semester, submit your materials to TLC by June 30. For those who complete the requirements in the Fall semester, submit your materials to TLC by January 30.

 

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STEP 1 DETAILS: Seminar Offerings for Teaching in Higher Education

Students enroll in courses according to their academic area. For instance, a humanities course would be designed for any graduate student in the humanities disciplines. Similarly, a physical science course would be open to all graduate students of physical sciences.

Below are confirmed course offerings for the upcoming academic year. Most courses are offered in the fall semester. Please check back for updates.

Spring 2012
8985.001, Teaching in Higher Education

• Teaching in Higher Education: Social Sciences (GUS 8985.001, CRN: 10825)
  Tuesday/Thursday, 2:00-3:20pm | Main Campus: Gladfelter Hall 00604
  Professor: Rickie Sanders
  rickie.sanders@temple.edu
  

Fall 2012
8985.001, Teaching in Higher Education

• Teaching in Higher Education: Communications (MMC 8985.001)
  Professor: Jan L. Fernback
  jan.fernback@temple.edu
  
  
• Teaching in Higher Education: Education (EPSY 8985.701)
  Professor: Jean A. Boyer
  jean.boyer@temple.edu
  
  
• Teaching in Higher Education: Humanities (REL 8985.001)
  Professor: Rebecca T. Alpert
  ralpert@temple.edu
  
  
• Teaching in Higher Education: Humanities (ENG 9087.001)
  Professor: Eli Goldblatt
  eli.goldblatt@temple.edu
  
  
• Teaching in Higher Education: Physical Sciences (CHEM 8985.001)
  Professor: Steven Fleming
  steve.fleming@temple.edu
  
  
• Teaching in Higher Education: Theater (SCT 8985.701)
  Professor: Dan Kern
  dan.kern@temple.edu
  
  
• Teaching in Higher Education: Life Sciences (BIO 8985.001)
  Professor: Sheryl Love
  slove@temple.edu
  
  

View the Temple graduate course schedule online, and register through the Banner System in TU Portal.

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STEP 2 DETAILS: Reflective Practicum

Goals
The primary goals of the Reflective Practicum are:

• for students to reflect on their teaching experience, including its relationship to the seminar, with an experienced mentor; 
• for students to examine selected aspects of their teaching through reflective scholarly writing.

 

Requirements
Please review the requirements and then click on the link below to register. You must be registered and participating in the Reflective Practicum by the end of the first week of classes. Click here to REGISTER for the reflective practicum.

While there is some flexibility, the practicum must include three key components: (1) Teaching, (2) Reflective Dialogue and (3) Reflective Journal.

1. Teaching with a TA or adjunct appointment
   You could be instructor of record, discussion section or lab leader. We also accept TA appointments through the Writing Center or Math, Science, Resource Center.
   
   
2. Reflective Dialogue
   Reflect on your teaching experience through ongoing dialogue in bi-weekly meetings with disciplinary mentor.

The goal of this practicum option is for you to reflect on your own experiences and gain additional insight through dialogue with a mentor. We recommend this option if possible since it is the most robust form of mentoring for your teaching.

Find an instructor in your discipline who will be your mentor throughout the Reflective Practicum. It is your responsibility to find the mentor and make arrangements to meet with him/her once every two weeks for discussion (at least seven [7] times in the semester). This mentor can be your advisor or another instructor (see below for recommended instructors).

Recommended Mentors
The following faculty members are all knowledgeable about the Teaching in Higher Education Curriculum you just completed.  We recommend that you invite someone from this list to serve as your mentor for the Reflective Practicum, but you may also select a mentor who is not on this list:

Click to View Recommended Mentors by School/College and Department

School/College	Department	Professor
Beasley School of Law	Legal Writing	Susan DeJarnett, Professor – Teach/Inst
Boyer College of Music and Dance	Dance	Kariamu Welsh, Professor/Dept Chairperson
Boyer College of Music and Dance	Dance	Luke Kahlich, Professor
College of Education	Psychological Studies	Janice Laurence Associate Professor
College of Education	Psychological Studies	Jean Boyer, Assistant Professor-Teach/Inst
College of Health Professions and Social Work (CHPSW)	Physical Therapy	Amy Heath, Assistant Professor
College of Health Professions and Social Work (CHPSW)	Social Work	Claudia Dewane, Associate Professor – Teach/Inst
College of Health Professions and Social Work (CHPSW)	Public Health	Natasha Davis, Instructor
College of Liberal Arts (CLA)	Political Science	Alistair Howard, Assistant Professor-Teach/Inst
College of Liberal Arts (CLA)	Religion	Amy Weigand, Adjunct Professor; Project Coordinator, Project EDIT
College of Liberal Arts (CLA)	Horticulture & Landscape Design	Bess Wellborn, Instructor – Teach/Inst
College of Liberal Arts (CLA)	Electrical Engineering	Chang-Hee Won, Associate Professor
College of Liberal Arts (CLA)	English	Eli Goldblatt, Professor & Director
College of Liberal Arts (CLA)	American Studies	Ken Finkel, Distinguished Lecturer
College of Liberal Arts (CLA)	Electrical Engineering	Li Bai, Associate Professor
College of Liberal Arts (CLA)	African American Studies	Nathan Norment, Associate Professor/ Dept. Chairperson
College of Liberal Arts (CLA)	Spanish	Paul Toth, Assistant Professor
College of Liberal Arts (CLA)	Psychology	Peggy Dewolf, Assistant Professor – Teach/Inst
College of Liberal Arts (CLA)	English	Rachel Groener, Assistant Professor – Teach/Inst
College of Liberal Arts (CLA)	Religion	Rebecca Alpert, Associate Professor
College of Liberal Arts (CLA)	Geography and Urban Studies	Rickie Sanders, Professor
College of Liberal Arts (CLA)	Political Science	Robin Kolodny, Professor
College of Liberal Arts (CLA)	English	Whitley Cooke, Assistant Professor – Teach/Inst
College of Science and Technology (CST)	Earth & Environmental Science	Jon Nyquist, Professor/Dept. Chairperson
College of Science and Technology (CST)	Computer & Information Science	Justin Shi, Associate Professor/Dept Chairperson
College of Science and Technology (CST)	Mathematics	Maria Lorenz, Associate Professor – Teach/Inst
College of Science and Technology (CST)	Computer & Information Science	Sally Kyvernitis, Instructor – Teach/Inst
College of Science and Technology (CST)	Biology	Sheryl Love, Assistant Professor – Teach/Inst
College of Science and Technology (CST)	Biology	Shohreh Amini, Professor/Dept Chairperson
College of Science and Technology (CST)	Chemistry	Steven Fleming, Professor
Fox School of Business	Statistics	Robert Pred, Assistant Professor-Teach/Inst
Fox School of Business	Legal Studies	Terry Halbert, Professor
Fox School of Business	Risk, Insurance & Healthcare Management	William Aaronson, Assistant Dean
School of Communications and Theater (SCT)	Theater	Daniel Kern, Professor
School of Communications and Theater (SCT)	Broadcast, Telecommunications & Mass Media	Nancy Morris, Professor & Associate Dean
School of Communications and Theater (SCT)	Journalism	Shenid Bhayroo, Assistant Professor
College of Science and Technology (CST)	Physics	Tsvetlin Tsankov, Assistant Professor
School of Medicine	Medicine/ General Internal	Alisa Peet, Associate Professor
School of Pharmacy	Pharmacy	Ina Calligaro, Assistant Dean

 

Guidelines and Log
Please read the Reflective Practicum: Guidelines for Mentorship and share it with your mentor. The goal of this practicum option is for you to reflect on your own experiences and gain additional insight through dialogue with a mentor. We ask you and your mentor to fill out the Reflective Practicum Log providing the dates met and signatures. Again, you must meet once every two weeks (at least 7 times during the semester).

 

3. Reflective Journal
   Reflective journal entries will be submitted to TLC weekly. After you register for the reflective practicum, you will get weekly emails that will prompt you to upload your journal entry. To learn about this process and how to upload your journal entry, read these instructions (How to Submit the Reflective Journals-PDF). Please note that it is your responsibility to submit your weekly journal entries to the TLC whether or not you receive the emails that prompt you to upload your journal entry. If at any point there is a problem with the system and you do not receive the weekly emails, please contact TLC Assistant Director, Dr. Gunersel (bgunersel@temple.edu), and send her your journal entry.

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