Tag Archives: Teaching Assistant
Teaching Non-Majors
One important aspect of being a teaching assistant is learning to teach non-majors, since in many cases, these students don’t come to class with a strong interest in the subject or with particular or special motivation for the course (it … Continue reading
The two types of teaching assistants
I had a few perceptions about teaching assistants when I was an undergraduate student. There were two distinct types of teaching assistant personalities that seemed alarmingly obvious. The first “type” of teaching assistant was the one who didn’t care, who … Continue reading
“Teaching Assistant” is a state of mind
Working as a teaching assistant implies a very wide variety of experiences. For some, it’s a full semester of two hours sitting in a lonely office every week and very little else. For others, it requires two new lesson plans … Continue reading
Today’s Students, Tomorrow’s Voters
For TAs teaching introductory classes, especially those with students from other majors whose motivation tends to be underwhelming, it’s easy to feel rather apathetic. Why should I care about teaching students who don’t really want to learn and, frankly, probably … Continue reading
Teaching can equal lots and lots of grading…
As I have stated in a previous blog post I find that there are many advantages to being a teaching assistant, however, a major disadvantage is all the grading. For me, leading a three hour lab class twice a week … Continue reading
Teaching with YouTube: Creating a Classroom Community
Although my first teaching gig at Rutgers won’t be until next year, I did have the opportunity to TA for a film class and teach English 101 (Intro to Academic Writing) at University of Maryland, where I earned my Master’s … Continue reading
I can just Google it.
Despite having several thoughtful blog entries “in the works,” I thought I’d make my first post about something perhaps slightly amusing and somewhat observational. We live in an age well past the dawn of the internet. Indeed, I would not … Continue reading
Balancing Being a TA with Your Coursework
Keeping with the theme of being a TA, which I agree has been a valuable experience, I am going to expand on Alexandra’s second point: Time Management. Being a TA at Rutgers commits you to 15 hours of work per … Continue reading
Benefits to Being a TA
When I was first looking into graduate school programs, I was attempting to avoid having to teach at all costs. However life, and especially research funding, does not always work out as planned. I’ve been a TA now for several … Continue reading
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