Publications:
GTP Handbook / The Tutor / National Teaching and Learning Forum
The Tutor - Vol. 8, No. 4, 1997
Alternative Teaching Opportunities at CU-Boulder
In addition to becoming a TA or GTPI, graduate students can find other opportunities to teach on campus. They can tutor, either privately or through the Academic Support Assistance Program. The ASAP subjects are chemistry, writing, mathematics, physics, and ESL. Contact Kari Basey at 492-0640 for more information.
The Division of Continuing Education sometimes hires part-time instructors. Both credit and non-credit classes are offered. Try to have an idea of the specific course you'd like to teach before you contact them. If you present an idea for a new course, be sure to have an organized proposal. (Your home department might also be open to course proposals.) Call 492-514 for a recent Continuing Education course catalogue or for more information. Ask about teaching correspondence course if you're interested in classrooms without walls.
The residence halls Farrand, Sewall, and Williams Village office on-site courses to residents. They employ instructors with teaching experience who have either an MA or a PhD, depending on the course and residence hall. (Farrand: 492-8848, Sewall: 492-6004, Williams Village: 492-3188)
If you're qualified to teach English as a Second Language, you may want to check out the International English Center at 492-5547. If you want to teach composition, the University Writing Program, at 492-8188, occasionally hires instructors from the English and creative writing departments.
Be persistent. Let your professors and TA acquaintances know that you're available to substitute teach or to give guest lectures or presentations on certain topics in your field. This is a good way to stay sharp if you've already used up your department's teaching allotment. It's also a good way to develop a taste for teaching.
For any graduate student, it might be fruitful to contact Career Services at 492-6541 and/or the Cooperative Education Internship office at 492-4129. The former assists in finding and honing one's vocational possibilities. The latter is helpful in finding relevant internships, both paid and unpaid. Career Services also has an extensive alumni network system.
