Teaching Assistants' Training Program Workshops

Asteaching assistants, you are often the first point of contact for students asthey experiment, question, and work through new ideas and tools. This makesyour role especially important in helping students develop not only conceptualknowledge, but also the ability to engage with emerging technologies likegenerative AI (GenAI) in a thoughtful, critical, and responsible way. Thissession is designed […]

Being a teaching assistant during the end of term can feel overwhelming! You've got piles of assignments to grade, students contacting you who are unhappy with their marks, and your own deadlines quickly approaching. This workshop is specifically designed for graduate students in TA roles who are navigating the intense demands of grading season (and […]

Each Microteaching session will involve 5 graduate student participants and 2 TATP facilitators. Participants will take turns acting as instructors by taking their students (i.e., other participants and TATP facilitators) through a 10 (ten) minute lesson over Zoom. Following their lesson and a brief reflection, each instructor will provide a brief, verbal self-assessment, stating what they thought […]

Please note that these sessions can be counted towardsCourse Instructor Job training, but not towards any other TATP certificate. Nevertheless, anyone is welcome to participate in the event.   This training is grouped into two parts:• Seven asynchronous learning modules (3.5 hours),and• Two synchronous online workshop sessions(2.5 hours total). You must complete the 7 asynchronous modules before youcan attend the […]