14. Conversations and Collaborations

This paper looks at how a series of conversations contributed to the development of a newly formed role at the University of Victoria – Teaching Assistant Consultants (TACs). TACs act as departmental mentors for teaching assistants (TAs) in their respective departments, charged with providing suppor...

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Main Author: Cynthia Korpan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Windsor 2011-06-01
Series:Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching
Online Access:https://celt.uwindsor.ca/index.php/CELT/article/view/3244
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Summary:This paper looks at how a series of conversations contributed to the development of a newly formed role at the University of Victoria – Teaching Assistant Consultants (TACs). TACs act as departmental mentors for teaching assistants (TAs) in their respective departments, charged with providing support in the form of discipline-specific workshops aimed at improving performance of their duties and increased confidence in their roles, as well as fostering a TA community within departments.
ISSN:2368-4526