Several courses are offered for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars interested in significantly accelerating their preparation to teach effectively in a higher education setting. These courses include Teaching in Higher Education, Assessment in Higher Education, Teaching & Learning in the Diverse Classroom, and the International Teaching Assistant Program course. 

Teaching in Higher Education (ALS 6015)

This course will help you design and facilitate excellent learning experiences for students at the college level. You will be invited to choose a course that you might teach in the future and design elements of this course based on principles and research about how people learn best. Our meetings will be highly interactive with opportunities to practice teaching strategies and offer each other feedback. 

Teaching & Learning in the Diverse Classroom Online Course

Teaching & Learning in the Diverse Classroom is a non-credit, four-week, self-paced online course for anyone at any level of diversity expertise. Modules explore strategies for inclusive course design, social identity and self-reflection, and pedagogical practices that effectively support student engagement and belongingness across differences.

International Teaching Assistant Program courses

ALS 5780 and 5790 are 2-credit courses designed to support international students who have been appointed to be teaching assistants by helping them build and refine their oral English proficiency. Both courses are offered Fall and Spring semesters.

When are Graduate Courses offered?

Please check the Cornell Course Roster for dates, times, and to register.