CTLT Teaching Assistant (TA) Institute Communications Toolkit

BACKGROUND

The CTLT Teaching Assistant (TA) Institute is a week of free professional development workshops open to any graduate and undergraduate TA. From January 11-15, 2021, the TA Institute will include a collection of workshops designed to support TAs as their roles change with the move to online teaching and learning.

Sessions include, but aren’t limited to: Online Presentation and Lecturing Skills, Designing Impactful Activities for Online Learning, Time Management Skills for Graduate Students and TAs, and Holding Space for Anti-Racism and Solidarity in Teaching Practice.

This year, workshops are organized into 6 themes, and if attendees complete 4 workshops within a theme, and complete the related pre & post-session online modules, they will be eligible for a letter of completion that can be included in a Teaching Portfolio or CV.

View the full schedule of events and learn more at: https://institute.ctlt.ubc.ca/ta-institute/january-2021-ta-institute/

AUDIENCE

All UBC graduate and undergraduate TAs.

KEY MESSAGES/CALL TO ACTION

• The CTLT TA Institute takes place online from January 11 – 15, 2021.
• Registration is now open. For more information and to register, visit: https://institute.ctlt.ubc.ca/ta-institute/january-2021-ta-institute/
• This free week-long event is open to all graduate and undergraduate TAs

SAMPLE Social Media POSTS

Twitter Messaging

• Grad students and TAs @UBC! Are you interested in developing your online teaching and learning practices? Register for the @UBC_CTLT TA Institute from January 11-15 to help you prepare for your upcoming online courses!

Learn more and register: https://t.co/qkCtmscT8s?amp=1

Facebook Messaging

Graduate and undergraduate TAs! You are invited to the CTLT’s TA Institute!

From January 11-15, join us online for several free workshops that are designed to support, and help you navigate your role as a TA with the move to online courses.

Learn more and register: https://t.co/qkCtmscT8s?amp=1

We would appreciate your support in amplifying these messages:

• https://twitter.com/UBC_CTLT/status/1339597502316572672
• https://www.facebook.com/UBC.CTLT/posts/1925784914229176

SAMPLE WEBSITE/NEWSLETTER POST

CTLT Teaching Assistant Institute

The Teaching Assistant (TA) Institute offers free professional development for UBC graduate and undergraduate students. The five days of workshops are designed to support TAs as their roles change with the move to online classes. To register and learn more, visit https://institute.ctlt.ubc.ca/ta-institute/january-2021-ta-institute/

CONTACT

If you have any questions about this Communications Toolkit, please contact:

Sukhi Ghuman, Manager, Marketing & Events, CTLT

sukhi.ghuman@ubc.ca

NOTICE: to 2020 Winter Term 1 and Term 2 TAs:

Please note, there will be delays in the processing of TA appointments in Workday.

-Reported for your information by LFS Finance/HR.

One teaching assistant is needed from January to April 2021. The TA will assist primarily with logistical communication (with community members and students) related to course assignments and events, organizing breakout rooms and moderating the Zoom chat during class (Wednesdays 1-4pm), and other similar tasks as required. No marking is required in this role.

Estimated 5-10 hours of work per week (at the higher end in the start of the semester with less time per week after Reading Week), for a total of 100 hours.

Eligibility/Qualifications:

• Must be available Wednesday afternoons 12:45-4pm

• Effective & professional written and oral communication skills

• 4^th year undergraduate or graduate student

• Experience with Canvas and Zoom features

• Experience with dieticians/dietetics preferred, but not required

Please email the course instructor Anna Brisco with a short introduction explaining your interest in the position.

Anna Brisco, RD
(they, them pronouns)
Adjunct Professor – UBC Dietetics
M.Ed student – Curriculum, Teaching and Learning (OISE, Toronto)

anna.brisco.rd@gmail.com

I am writing to you from the unceded territories of the šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmaɁɬ (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh).

Learn more from https://native-land.ca/

1) GAA (Graduate Academic Assistant) or UAA (Undergraduate Academic Assistant) for APBI 322 001 T2: Horticultural Techniques  

Seeking an undergraduate or graduate student to assist with the transition of APBI 322 – Horticultural Techniques to an online format. Some of the tasks the successful candidate will be responsible for include helping to film and edit short instructional videos and possibly (local) field trips; assisting with organizing online learning modules in Canvas; and creating Canvas quizzes and potentially other similar tasks as required. This position is up to 25 hrs/week from ASAP until Mid-January 2021(for a maximum of 192 hours). Experience with basic video editing techniques and Canvas are required. Please email the course instructor Allison McCabe at amccab02@mail.ubc.ca for more information.

2) Teaching Assistants (TA’s) for APBI 322 001 T2: Horticultural Techniques

Teaching assistants needed for APBI 322: Horticultural Techniques from January to April 2021.TA’s will assist primarily with marking and moderating the Zoom chat during lectures. A background in horticulture or botany is preferred, the course covers a wide range of horticultural techniques and their scientific underpinnings. Please email the course instructor Allison McCabe at amccab02@mail.ubc.ca for more information.

Allison McCabe  MLWS, ATAg (She, Her, Hers)
Sessional Lecturer
Land and Food Systems | Applied Biology
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
2357 Main Mall | Vancouver British Columbia | V6T 1Z4 Canada
Phone 250 895 1236
amccab02@mail.ubc.ca

Hi LFS Teaching Assistant,

We hope you are doing great and that the term is going well. As part of the faculty’s on-going support for your development, mark your calendars for this upcoming event:

Marking, Assessment and Feedback Workshop 

Are you preparing for midterms, assignments or end of term exams? We are inviting you to a Marking, Assessment and Feedback Workshop to help support you in

1. providing consistent, fair, and constructive feedback to your learners.

During the session participants will also:

2. practice providing constructive and positive feedback to learners.

Below are the event details:

WHEN: Wednesday, 4th November 2020

TIME: 12pm-2pm

WHERE: Virtual (a link will be provided at a later date)

Please RSVP here: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9n4LxtDvCKYyiUJ

Best Regards,

Lennie and Tebby

TA Training Program Coordinators

For more information email lennie.cheung@ubc.ca or tebogo.leepile@ubc.ca

Dear LFS TAs,

The LFS TA Training Program has secured 6 spots for the very popular Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) at the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT). These workshops usually have very long waitlists and are difficult to get into. Spanning multiple dates, this year’s offerings have been updated for online delivery. Currently scheduled ISWs are listed on the information page linked, and at least 6 more will be scheduled Jan-Mar 2021.

Please let us know as soon as possible if you are interested in claiming a reserved seat using the form below:
https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4PLsNSwNDKXjJrv
If there are reserved seats available, we will contact you within a few days.

Best regards,
Tebby (tebogo.leepile@ubc.ca)

Lennie (lennie.cheung@ubc.ca)
LFS TA Coordinators

Hi LFS Teaching Assistant,

We hope you are doing great and that the term is going well. As part of the faculty’s on-going support for your development, mark your calendars for this upcoming event:

Marking, Assessment and Feedback Workshop

Are you preparing for midterms, assignments or end of term exams? We are inviting you to a Marking, Assessment and Feedback Workshop to help support you in:

i) providing consistent, fair, and constructive feedback to your learners. During the session participants will also
ii) practice providing constructive and positive feedback to learners.

Below are the event details: 

WHEN: 4th November 2020
TIME: 12pm-2pm
WHERE: Virtual (a link will be provided at a later date)

Please RSVP here: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9n4LxtDvCKYyiUJ
Best Regards,

Lennie and Tebby
TA Training Program Coordinators
lennie.cheung@ubc.ca
tebogo.leepile@ubc.ca

Hi LFS Teaching Assistant,

We hope you are doing great and that the term is going well. As part of the faculty’s on-going support for your development, mark your calendars for this upcoming event:

Marking, Assessment and Feedback Workshop 

Are you preparing for midterms, assignments or end of term exams? We are inviting you to a Marking, Assessment and Feedback Workshop to help support you in:

1. providing consistent, fair, and constructive feedback to your learners. During the session participants will also
2. practice providing constructive and positive feedback to learners.

Below are the event details:

WHEN: 15th October 2020

TIME: 10:00 AM-12:00PM

WHERE: Virtual ( a link will be provided at a later date)

Please RSVP here: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eS81Dpxs910cKqN

Best Regards,
Lennie and Tebby
TA Training Program Coordinators

lennie.cheung@ubc.ca
tebogo.leepile@ubc.ca

Hi LFS Teaching Assistant, 

We hope you are doing great and that the term is going well. As part of the faculty’s on-going support for your development, mark your calendars for this upcoming event:

Marking, Assessment and Feedback Workshop 

Are you preparing for midterms, assignments or end of term exams? We are inviting you to a Marking, Assessment and Feedback Workshop to help support you in

i) providing consistent, fair, and constructive feedback to your learners. During the session participants will also

ii) practice providing constructive and positive feedback to learners.

Below are the event details:

WHEN: 15th October 2020

TIME: 10:00 AM-12:00PM

WHERE: Virtual ( a link will be provided at a later date)

Please RSVP here: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eS81Dpxs910cKqN

Best Regards,

Lennie and Tebby
TA Training Program Coordinators

lennie.cheung@ubc.ca

tebogo.leepile@ubc.ca