Day: April 27, 2022

Registration open: Graduate Students in Teaching (GSiT) Conference 2022 – May 10 & 11

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Hi LFS TAs!
 
Just wanted to let you know about this exciting event – the UBC Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology (CTLT) will be hosting the annual Graduate Students in Teaching (GSiT) Conference virtually on May 10 & 11, 2022. This virtual conference is an opportunity for graduate students to discuss and explore their present and future roles in teaching and is free for UBC students. The registration for the Conference is now open and graduate students, TAs and postdocs can register for the conference here.
 
Cheers,
Amelie and Alysha
LFS TA Training Coordinators

TA Needs Assessment (Chance to Win a Coffee Card!)

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Hello LFS TAs,

Hope you all had a great 2021-22 winter session! We would like to invite past, current and future TAs to share with us your experience and/or expectations of being a TA, and your needs to function as a TA. It will greatly help us evaluate the effectiveness of the current program and identify potential approaches to improve the program in the future.

Please click the hyperlink below to enter the survey:
TA Needs Assessment Survey

This survey takes about 10-15 min to complete. At the end of the survey, you will have the option to enter a prize draw for one of three $5 coffee cards. Please note that this survey is meant to be anonymous, we ask for your email address only for contacting you in case you win the prize, but it won’t be used to identify your responses.

To enter the prize draw, please submit the survey by Fri, May 6, 2022. We look forward to hearing your thoughts!

If you have any questions or concerns about the survey, please do not hesitate to contact me or Alysha.

Best regards,
Amelie Zhang (amelie.huiying.zhang@ubc.ca)
Alysha Deslippe (alyshade@student.ubc.ca)
LFS TA Training Coordinators