draft syllabus Gen Ed Spring 2024
higher-level institutional engagement team:
Bridgit Long, HSGE, bridget_long@gse.harvard.edu
Rakesh Khurana, Harvard College rkhurana@fas.harvard.edu
Bharat Anand, VPAL banand@hbs.edu
Rebecca Neeson, SEAS nesson@g.harvard.edu
Stu Feldman, Schmidt Futures sif@schmidtfutures.com
course execution team
Chris Stubbs
Logan McCarty
Greg Kestin
guidance for faculty: https://gened.fas.harvard.edu/guidance-faculty
teaching assistants:
from May 19:
Dear Professors Stubbs and McCarty,
I write to share the preliminary section allocation for your course, GENED 1188: Catching the Tsunami: Riding the GPT Wave, scheduled to be offered in Spring 2024:
Estimated undergraduate enrollment: 150
Estimated sections: 10
Average section size: 15
I will confirm your final allocation after the Wednesday, November 15th Course Registration Deadline.
As a reminder, Gen Ed sections may include only Harvard College students; if you allow graduate enrollees in your course, you are responsible for teaching their sections and completing their grading.
Because you are offering this course for the first time in the renewed Gen Ed program, we are happy to provide you with a Head TF at a rate equivalent to teaching one section. In future terms, your course will be assigned a Head TF only if your course has five or more sections. This role, which provides logistical and administrative assistance and/or course development support, may be assigned to the TF or TA of your choosing. You will find a full position description on theResources for Teaching Staff page of the Gen Ed website.
We hope to process the hires for your teaching staff by the end of October and will reach out again in September to ask you for their names and contact information.
We ask that all Gen Ed faculty give priority to GSAS students who are obligated to teach as part of their financial aid package. If you are in a department that assigns TFs centrally, we ask that you work with your departmental administrator and/or graduate coordinator to identify potential teaching staff members. We are happy to provide recruitment assistance as needed, so please reach out to us at genedcourses@fas.harvard.edu for help finding the best candidates for your course.
Thank you for your generous commitment to Gen Ed. We are eager to do all we can to support you and your teaching staff. Please don’t hesitate to let us know how we can best be of assistance.
Best,
Laura
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fall term RA:
You have been approved for up to $2,400 in funds, which will cover the work of an RA for up to 10 hours per week at $30 per hour for 8 weeks of work to take place by no later than December 31, 2023. Please share their name and email address with the Course Coordinators at genedcourses@fas.harvard.edu as soon as possible so they can set up the appointment before your RA begins work.
We are excited to see what you and your RA are able to create for the course! I encourage you to reach out to Bok Center Director of Pedagogy Adam Beaver, who stands by ready to assist with Gen Ed course development.
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