Questions tagged [teaching-assistant]
Questions concerning the use of graduate students as course instructors, usually under the supervision of a faculty member.
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How to communicate on my CV that I was a TA for multiple groups of students split from the same cohort?
In my university, we admit roughly 200 students a year.
The curriculum is the same for all of them, but we find it more effective to have small classes.
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How common are graduate assistantship positions for asychronous/distance learners pursuing a graduate degree in the U.S.?
Once I finish my bachelor's degree in accounting, which I am pursuing via my school's asynchronous option, I would like to pursue a graduate degree there. However, I am scared off a bit by the high ...
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(How) should I intervene when a fellow graduate teaching assistant is giving a student incorrect information?
I'm a PhD student at a UK university, where I also work as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA). I support one undergraduate module in particular where I have a strong background in the topic, to the ...
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Is it unethical to accept a mathematical proof from a student (and pass them) who you know will never be able to complete the said proof on their own?
I am a PhD student in mathematics, and right now, I have been assigned as the sole TA for several remote courses. One of the courses has an ethos of introducing mathematical problem-solving through ...
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My applications to be a tutor continue to be rejected - what should I do?
I have been a part-time PhD student since 2022. I also have multiple chronic illnesses and a physical disability, which sometimes affect my attendance, but I work hard to ensure that they don't.
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Student sleeps in the class during the lecture
I'm a grad student and a lecturer of a section of a first year undergrad math course. This is my third year involved in teaching and this is first time something like this happened.
Last week, a ...
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My supervisor ignores me on purpose bc I want to change the time to mark papers
I am a phd student and I am a TA for my supervisor's courses (there are two TAs in total) this term. So far I am doing well.
Recently, this course will have an exam. My supervisor asked us on Slack if ...
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Can getting an online masters degree in business grant me the ability to work as a TA in UK
My fiance is in business and we will soon be moving to the UK... would getting an Online masters in her field grant her the ability to work as a TA in universities?
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Missed the application deadline for a TA job. Should I contact them?
I missed the application deadline for a TA job by a day.
How should I contact the hiring committee while still looking professional and not make it awkward for anyone? Any suggestions?
The reason ...
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When did graduate student teaching assistants become common in universities?
Looking through the literature, there seems to be very little information available on when the modern practice of using graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) became common in university science and ...
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Should I accept an offer of being a teacher assistant without pay?
At my last statistics II class, the teacher said told all the students that, if one of us wanted to be his teacher's assistant for this course, they could send an email or arrange a meeting to talk ...
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Does Being a TA for an Irrelevant Course Benefit My Resume?
Would having experience as a TA for a course outside my field be seen as a positive on resume?
How might this experience be perceived by potential employers or academic committees, especially when it'...
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Does a Teaching Assistantship get counted as Teaching Experience when applying for teaching position in India?
In the Indian academic system, does one's teaching experience such as being a teaching assistant count towards one's application for an Assistant Professorship? My TAship involved everything from ...
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Is there generally a relationship between a dept's research grant numbers and the teaching loads they give PhD students?
To me, one of the most important factors that differentiates a good PhD program in the US and a bad one is the teaching expectations placed on the student. In some departments, PhD students are ...
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Does TAing the same course repeatedly help your academic career path?
I'm a PhD student specializing in computer vision, with a previous Master's degree.
Until now, I have TAed the 5xx course "Introduction to Computer Vision" twice, and 4 other courses (...
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