TA Training Community of Practice (CoP)

Members of the TA Training Community of Practice (CoP) come together monthly between September – May to share resources, approaches, and best practices for TA training. Topics are chosen by community members and have included:

  • Applying for TA training funding
  • TA training program evaluation
  • Standards for TA training
  • Documenting TA training

Departments at UBC organize their own TA training and their coordinators are invited to join the community of practice hosted by CTLT. This page represents a first attempt at collecting some centralized information about the various TA training programs in existence and other related professional development activities.

For more information, or to register for the community listserv, email Dr. Shaya Golparian: shaya.golparian@ubc.ca.

TA Union Info

The UBC TA Union (CUPE 2278) website has lots of info about the TA contract. Although the contract has expired, the TAs still fall under the previous contract. A new contract with UBC is under negotiations.

TA Training Programs Overview by Departments

What are each departments doing? Visit our Overview of TA Training Programs page.
Note: Most pages started under this link have not been (fully) developed.

TA Training Program Elements

What sorts of elements are involved in TA Training programs in various departments? Visit our Overview by program element page.

TA Training Community of Practice (CoP) Meetings

Please contact Shaya Golparian at CTLT if you are involved with the coordination of TA Training in your department and would like to join the TA training CoP. You can be added to the listserv to receive notifications about future TA training CoP meetings.

Past Meetings:

  • November 2011 – Meeting 1 – held on November 22, 2011 on the topic of An overview of TA training programs at UBC
  • January 2012 – Meeting 2 – held on January 17, 2012 on the topic of Evaluating TA Training Programs
  • February 2012 – Meeting 3 – held on February 17, 2012 on the topic of Funding Applications
  • March 2012 – Meeting 4 – held on March 21, 2012 on the topic of Mentorship in TA training programs at UBC
  • August 2012 – Meeting 7 – held on August 2, 2012 on the topic of Program Development
  • November 2012 – Meeting 10 – held on November 27, 2012 on the topic of Peer Evaluation
  • January 2014 – Meeting 11 – held on January 14, 2013 on the topic of “Encouraging Excitement and Community“
  • April 2014 – held on April 28, 2014 on the topic of Advocacy: Role of TA
  • December 2014 – held on December 18, 2014 on the topic of TA Participation in TA Training Programs
  • January 2015 – held on January 26, 2015 on the topic of “TA Training Session Content: Application for Funding“
  • February 2015 – held on February 24, 2015 on the topic of “TA Support: Evaluation of Student Work“
  • March 2015 – held on March 26, 2015 on the topic of “TA Handbook/Resources“
  • May 2015 – held on May 8, 2015 on the topic of “New and Returning TAs“
  • October 2015 – On the topic of “Motivating TAs“
  • November 2015 – On the topic of “TA Skills Development Process“
  • January 2015 – On the topic of “TA Training Application Process“
  • February 2016 – held on February 23, 2016 on the topic of “Feedback to and from TAs“
  • March 2017 – held on March 30, 2017 on “Effective Assessment of TA Training Programs“
  • May 2017 – held on May 17, 2017 on “Returning/Senior TAs“
  • January 2018 – held on January 22, 2018 on “Resources, Handbook & Online Space“
  • February 2018 – held on February 27, 2018 on “Programming for Returning TAs“
  • March 2018 – held on March 29, 2018 on “TA Attendance/Participation in TA Training“
  • November 2019 – held on November 23, 2019 on “TA Attendance/Participation in TA Training“
  • March 2019 – held on March 27, 2019 on “Sustainability of TA Training“
  • November 2020 – held on November 20, 2020 on “Support for TAing Online“
  • January 2021– held on Jan 27, 2021 on “Building a TA Community“
  • February 2021– held on Feb 23, 2021 on “TA Attendance/Participation in TA Training“
  • March 2021– held on March 29, 2021 on “Support for Time Management (for TAs)“
  • April 2021 – held on April 27, 2021 on “Midpoint Report“
  • May 2021 – held on May 27, 2021 on “Working with Instructors“
  • June 2021 – held on July 7, 2021 on “Equity and Wellness“
  • October 2021, held on Oct 25, 2021 on “Mentorship Programs“
  • November 2021, held on November 25, 2021 on “TA Relationships an Training Formats“
  • January 2022, held on January 25, 2022 on “TA Participation/Engagement“
  • February 2022 held on February 23, 2022 on “Continuity/Longevity of TA Training Programs“
  • March 2022 held on March 25, 2022 on “Resources“
  • October 2022, on “Attendance/Participation“
  • November 2022, on “Meeting the needs of new and returning (UTAs, GTAs)“
  • January 2023, on “Time/Structure of TA training workshops“
  • February 2023, on “Scheduling & format/mode of training“
  • March 2023, on “Funds/Finance/Program Evaluation“
  • April 2023, on “Turnover: Transitioning new TA Training Coordinators“
  • May 2023, on “Discipline Specific EDI training“
  • June 2023, on “Support: Application for the proposal & and mid point report“
  • October 2023, held on Oct 25, 2023 on “TA engagement/Buy-In“
  • November 2024, held on Nov 28, 2023 on “Mentorship Program for TAs“
  • January 2024, held on January 31, 2024 on “Addressing Diverse TA needs“