Mandatory Associate Training
The Associate Training is mandatory before any graduate student will be permitted to teach as an instructor of record. If you have previously attended the Associate Training, you do not need to attend the Training again.
Topics covered include: Learning Theories, Learner Differences, Course Design, Syllabus and Course Documents, Critical Thinking, Assessment and Grading, Professional Development and Portfolios, Ethics, Atmosphere, Diversity, Effective Lecturing, Leading a Discussion/Lab, Collaborative Learning, PBL, Legal Matters, Academic Freedom and Integrity, Campus Resources.
The Associate Training is held in Classroom Building I, Room 207. The Training is offered before the start of Fall and Spring semesters (note: if you will be teaching for the first time during a Summer semester, you must complete the Associate Training at an earlier opportunity). Part of the Training includes an online module. You should be contacted about how and when to do the online module after Graduate Studies receives information that you will be hired as a GTA or a Grader.
Online registration for the Associate Training can be found at the website for the Office of Graduate Studies. Questions should be addressed to gradgta@mail.ucf.edu.
Before you attend the mandatory in-person training, you must also complete several online modules and quizzes through Webcourses. Students register themselves in this Webcourse by following these instructions:
- Open a browser and navigate to http://webcourses.ucf.edu
- do not log in to Webcourses. If you are logged in, log out before the next step
- click on COURSE LIST on the bottom left
- select SPECIAL PROGRAMS
- select UCF TRAINING
- select GTA TRAINING
- click on the green triangle to expand the list
- select the proper “course” (it’s the academic year) by clicking on the person-plus icon on the right side.
- register using your NID and your NID-password (you can reset NID-password here, if you have your UCF ID card handy: https://www.secure.net.ucf.edu/extranet/reset/validation.aspx?type=webcourses)
- the GTA Training course should now be listed among your Webcourses classes (which can also be accessed on myUCF, under the “Online Course Tools” tab at the top). Do not forget to self-select the elements of the training which apply to you.