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Attendance Attendance Briefing for Briefing for Please fill in the sheet Please fill in the sheet Graduate Teaching Assistants Graduate Teaching Assistants Alistair D N Edwards Alistair D N Edwards University of York, UK University of York, UK http://www. http://www.cs cs. .york york.ac. .ac.uk uk/~ /~alistair alistair Why do we use teaching Why do we use teaching Forms of teaching Forms of teaching assistants? assistants? • •To give students more To give students more- -individual tuition individual tuition Lectures Lectures Normally taken by a lecturer, though you might • •To relieve the load on lecturers To relieve the load on lecturers Normally taken by a lecturer, though you might stand in occasionally stand in occasionally • •To expose students to different approaches To expose students to different approaches (Attendance is optional) (Attendance is optional) • •To give research students teaching practice To give research students teaching practice Problem classes Problem classes Laboratories Laboratories Attendance is compulsory Attendance is compulsory Jobs for teaching assistants Jobs for teaching assistants Preparation Preparation Helping with problem sheets Helping with problem sheets Briefing by the lecturer Briefing by the lecturer Answering questions Answering questions Get a copy of any problem sheets Get a copy of any problem sheets …and any sample solutions …and any sample solutions Marking submitted scripts Marking submitted scripts Look at lecture notes Look at lecture notes Not formal assessments Not formal assessments Taking a register in Labs Taking a register in Labs Attendance at lectures should not be necessary Attendance at lectures should not be necessary …unless particular topics …unless particular topics or introductions or introductions

Value of GTAs No matter how well prepared… Value of GTAs No matter how well prepared… Students appreciate good, well prepared Students appreciate good, well prepared …don’t be afraid to say ‘I don’t know’ …don’t be afraid to say ‘I don’t know’ teaching assistants teaching assistants But don’t leave it at that! But don’t leave it at that! Find out Find out - and can spot bad ones and can spot bad ones - Ask the lecturer Ask the lecturer Feedback to the lecturer Feedback to the lecturer Further training Further training General student progress General student progress Research Students Transferable Skills Research Students Transferable Skills and Research Management Programme and Research Management Programme Any common problems Any common problems http://www.york york.ac. .ac.uk uk/admin/ /admin/sdo sdo/staff. /staff.yrk yrk/ / http://www. Any individual students having difficulties Any individual students having difficulties rcontent. rcontent .htm htm e.g. Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) e.g. Training: An Introduction to Teaching and Training: An Introduction to Teaching and Learning (Sciences) Learning (Sciences) Has anyone attended any of these courses? Has anyone attended any of these courses? Other resources Other resources Getting paid Getting paid Graduate Teaching Assistants Graduate Teaching Assistants Not applicable to students on University Not applicable to students on University scholarships! scholarships! http://www.cs http://www. cs. .york york.ac. .ac.uk uk/staff/procedures/ /staff/procedures/ gta gta.html .html £11.56 per hour £11.56 per hour Up to 6 hours per week Up to 6 hours per week

Your name Getting paid and (secure) Volunteers required Getting paid Volunteers required address To meet a Panel of Reviewers from the To meet a Panel of Reviewers from the University Teaching Committee University Teaching Committee Mr Alistair Edwards 212 Hull Road st October Friday 31 st Friday 31 October York YO11 5DD Details Probably 1515- Probably 1515 -1545, over tea 1545, over tea of 2 hours demonstrating @ £11.56 23 12 hours 3 hours marking 34 68 worked etc Get the lecturer to sign Questions? Questions?