How to be an effective TA

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This page will be filled with useful information and links over time... Much of the content is based on CS398T Supervised Teaching in Computer Sciences, conducted at the University of Texas at Austin, however, most of it should have general applicability.

Contents 1 Advice 1.1 The First Day 1.2 TA 101 1.3 Student Issues 1.4 Student Assessment 1.5 Fostering Discussion 1.6 Modes of Classroom Teaching 1.7 Learning Theory 1.8 Learning Styles 1.9 Using Technology 1.10 PowerPoint 101 1.11 Motivation 2 Frequently Asked Questions 2.1 question: (overwrite this) 2.2 question: (overwrite this) 3 Web Links 4 Reference Texts

Advice

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The First Day

Presentation slides from UT: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/dburger/cs398t/Lectures/The%20First%20Day.ppt

TA 101

Presentation slides from UT: Presentation Slides from UT: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/dburger/cs398t/Lectures/TA%20101.ppt

Student Issues

Presentation slides from UT: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/%7Edburger/cs398t/Lectures/Student%20Issues.ppt

Student Assessment

Presentation slides from UT: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/dburger/cs398t/Lectures/Student%20Assessment.ppt

Fostering Discussion

Presentation slides from UT: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/dburger/cs398t/Lectures/Fostering%20Discussion.ppt

Modes of Classroom Teaching

Presentation slides from UT: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/dburger/cs398t/Lectures/Modes%20of%20Classroom%20Teaching.ppt

Learning Theory

Presentation slides from UT: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/dburger/cs398t/Lectures/Learning%20Theory.ppt

Learning Styles

Presentation slides from UT: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/dburger/cs398t/Lectures/Learning%20Styles.ppt

Using Technology

Presentation slides from UT: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/dburger/cs398t/Lectures/Using%20Technology.ppt

PowerPoint 101

Presentation slides from UT: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/dburger/cs398t/Lectures/PowerPoint%20101.ppt

Motivation

Presentation slides from UT: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/dburger/cs398t/Lectures/Motivation.ppt

Frequently Asked Questions

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Web Links

• TA Manual: http://www.wmich.edu/grad/gatraining/TAmanual.htm
• Educational Theory: http://www.funderstanding.com/theories.cfm
• Motivation: http://chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/col/motivation/motivate.html
• Learning Styles: http://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/ILSpage.html
• UT Division of Instructional Innovation and Assessment (Graduate Student Instruction): http://www.utexas.edu/academic/diia/gsi/

Reference Texts

• Curzan and Damour, First Day to Final Grade: A Graduate Student's Guide to Teaching, University of Michigan Press.
• McKeachie, W.J, Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research and Theory for College and University Teachers, 11th ed., Heath.