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CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) AND UBC’S RESPONSE: View Arts ISIT's resources for teaching and working remotely and the latest UBC updates for students, faculty, and staff.

Practical Resources for Arts Graduate Academic & Teaching Assistants

Need help with supporting online teaching this Winter 2020-2021 Term 2? See below for technical resources and supports available to Arts Graduate Academic & Teaching assistants.

Access Canvas training courses, register for upcoming webinars, and review recordings and web guides for more information about how to successfully deliver remote instruction.

 

Arts Graduate Academic & Teaching Assistant Community Forum

This forum is a virtual space for graduate academic and teaching assistants to connect with each other and get access to course building resources. See what other departments are doing, share helpful experiences and information, and get important TA-specific announcements from Arts ISIT.

New for 2021: Instructional modules have been added to the Community Forum that provide practical information on how teaching assistants can use Canvas to support online course delivery. These how-to guides provide explanations for setting up pages and modules, creating and grading assessments, communicating with students, and more. Each module features a clear overview of the different steps, with short videos from Canvas on how to do it yourself.

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Webinars

Arts ISIT will be offering technical and pedagogical webinars throughout the year, including a number of TA-focused sessions to address your specific needs with supporting online instruction. To request a TA training session for your department, please contact us with your needs and availabilities. For a complete list of upcoming sessions and past recordings, visit the Arts ISIT workshop website.

Upcoming

Name Date Registration
TA-Focused: Introduction to Canvas for course management Thurs, Jan 7, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Register now
TA-Focused: Exam invigilation with Zoom and Respondus Lockdown Browser Fri, Jan 8, 2021 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Register now

Past Sessions

January Drop in Hours

  • Tuesdays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Thursdays 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. | Join now.

 

Online Resources

Arts ISIT’s Online Teaching Resources

This comprehensive webpage provides comparisons for the different UBC-supported tools available for virtual classroom activities, such as live and pre-recorded videos, assignment submissions, classroom discussions, quizzes/exams, grading/marking, peer evaluation/review, and more. Read on to learn more about the tools’ key features and access specific guides on how to use them for meeting learning outcomes.

 

CTLT’s Guiding Principles for Fall 2020 Course Adaptations for TAs

This PDF provides guidelines on the role of teaching assistants in the COVID-19 context, including formal job duties, employee and employer responsibilities, and recommendations for course delivery and invigilation.

 

CTLT’s Wiki Resources on Guides, Training, and Empirical Studies for TAs

This UBC Wiki guide includes information on the rights and responsibilities of teaching assistants, as well as a bibliography of guides, training resources, empirical studies, and online resources.