Center for Excellence in TeachingTA decision guide
This document is a job aid to assist TAs with supporting students who may be in the following situations. For each situation, required or recommended actions are specified.
Resources: TAs
Planning online assessment
This document introduces some options for developing and administering online assessments.
First day of class for TAs
A checklist of the content recommended for the first day of holding a section in a new semester. The checklist is appropriate for both classroom and online courses.
Group work
A comprehensive guide to using group work in courses. This resource contains strategies planning, facilitating, and evaluating effective group assignments and activities, as well as quick tips for some common challenges in group work.
Keywords: group work, assignments, active learning, collaboration.
Test question design
A comparison chart of test question types that outlines the purpose of each question type, or why you would elect to use that type of question on a test. The chart also includes tips for writing each type of question. The set of reflection prompts can be used as a final check of each question you have designed.
Peer feedback form for group presentations
A sample form for use by students when they are observing other students’ class presentations, focusing on constructive suggestions for improvement.
Case-based role play
A general structure and options for case-based role play activities and assignments.
Designing reflection assessments
A description of a five-step model that instructors can use in designing in-class reflective assignments.
Introduction to rubrics
A video by Karla Heidelberg describing rubrics.
Using Google Suite tools
A video demonstration by Artineh Samkian on ways to incorporate Google Suite into your course design and teaching.