Teaching Assistants' Training Program

Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation, 130 St. George Street, Robarts Library, 4th floor

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Reading Up: Instructional Strategies for Developing Students’ Critical Reading and Analysis

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Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE David Chan, TATP Sciences Coordinator Michael Dick, TATP Social Sciences Trainer They did the reading...or did they? This common question presents itself to teaching assistants in classrooms across the disciplines. Students come to class unprepared to work with the readings. Why? Often, reading at university is challenging […]

Navigating the TA-Course Instructor Relationship: Considerations and Strategies

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Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - CORE Ghazal Fazli, TATP Sciences Trainer Mike Kasprzak, TATP Curriculum Developer As a Teaching Assistant, you are part of a teaching team, and it is important you and the Course Instructor are in good communication regarding course and student issues. Establishing and maintaining an effective and positive relationship […]

Bridging Pedagogical Theory and Teaching Practice: A Working Round Table on Critical Pedagogy

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Blackburn Room, Robarts Library 4th Floor - ELECTIVE Robin Sutherland-Harris, TATP Humanities Coordinator Salina Abji, TATP Social Sciences Trainer An essential skill for any academic working in higher education is the ability to engage with pedagogical research and theory. As graduate students, situating our own teaching practice in the larger theoretical landscape that informs pedagogical approaches can be challenging. How do […]