{"id":3692,"date":"2017-08-18T11:46:17","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T18:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/?p=3692"},"modified":"2017-08-18T11:46:17","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T18:46:17","slug":"ta-position-to-advertise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/post-3692","title":{"rendered":"TA position to advertise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">If you are interested in the TA position for LFS 150 003, please contact Duffy Roberts as soon as possible at <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Roberts, Duff <\/span><a>Duffy.Roberts@ubc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">WORK PERFORMED<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Attend and play an active role in each class as described below.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Assist faculty instructors with several aspects of the course including:\u00a0 tracking homework and in-class participation on a spreadsheet, preparing some class materials, facilitating classroom activities and meeting with students during office hours.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Assist students in their online Calibrated Peer Review work and other flexible learning that replaces face-to-face class time once every two weeks.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Though instructors will mark major writing assignments, TAs give students feedback on homework assignments and some in-class written reflections and assist instructors for a second look at selected writing assignments.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Lead some portions of classes, and on occasion teach a class, using lesson plans and other guides and materials.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Track and respond to queries by students via Connect and email, with input by instructor and course coordinator as needed<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Assist in adjudicating and marking the final exam (following detailed instructions and an answer key.)<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Attend and take part in a 1.5 hour instructional support meeting once every two weeks at times and dates mutually agreed upon.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Conduct special projects during term and after classes are over, such as creating new course materials, updating Connect and other projects mutually agreed upon.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Perform other duties as required<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Christine\u00a0Scaman<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0PhD<\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor,\u00a0Associate Dean Academic<\/p>\n<p>Faculty of Land and Food Systems\u00a0|\u00a0Food, Nutrition and Health<\/p>\n<p>The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus<\/p>\n<p>Room 247, 2205 East Mall\u00a0|\u00a0Vancouver British Columbia\u00a0|\u00a0V6T 1Z4 Canada<\/p>\n<p>Phone 604 822 1804 | Fax 604 822 5143<\/p>\n<p><a>christine.scaman@ubc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.landfood.ubc.ca\/directory\/faculty\/professors-and-instructors\/christine-scaman\">http:\/\/www.landfood.ubc.ca\/directory\/faculty\/professors-and-instructors\/christine-scaman<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are interested in the TA position for LFS 150 003, please contact Duffy Roberts as soon as possible at Roberts, Duff Duffy.Roberts@ubc.ca \u00a0 WORK PERFORMED Attend and play an active role in each class as described below. 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