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Teaching
Assistant Handbook
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Property of University of California, Santa Barbara
English Department Teaching Assistant Training Program
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Defining
the English TA at UC Santa Barbara
Introduction: the
role of a TA; facts and benefits; setting teaching goals.
Essential Online Resources
for TAs
English Department Knowledge
Base (Local Index)
Voice
of the Shuttle English Department Knowledge Base (Amplified
Index)
Campus-wide
TA Resources
TAs
as Teachers: A Handbook for Teaching Assistants at UCSB
General
Policies Regarding Teaching Assistants
Certificate
in College and University Teaching (CCUT)
Other
TA Training Handbooks and Teaching Tips (Office of Instructional
Consultation)
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The
First Day
Essential points for a first
day handout.
A sample lesson plan
replete with openers, strategies for getting to know your
class, discussion jump-starts.
Sample
Section Syllabi
Teaching
Strategies
Teaching
Strategies to Adapt and Vary
Facilitating Discussions
Sequencing Discussion
Questions
Collaborative Teaching
Tips on Teaching
Theory
Writing
Effective Paper Topics
Teaching
Tips (Office of Instructional Consultation)
Teaching Tips Recommended Links (Office of Instructional
Consultation)
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Cooperative
Learning
Group Work
Using
Cooperative Learning Groups
Cooperative Learning Strategies
Teaching with Technology
TAs
and Technology Orientation: Fall 2006 English TA Orientation
Instructional
Uses of the Internet
Sakai at UCSB (Instructional Development)
Moodle
Course Management Sites at UCSB (Instructional Development)
Teaching English
through Technology (Univ. of Michigan)
UCSB
Video Search
Software
Workshops (Instructional Computing, UCSB)
Class
List Serve: Mailman Request Form (LSIT, UCSB)
Lab
Reservation Request (Instructional Computing, UCSB)
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Diversity
in the Classroom
General Overview
Women in the Classroom
Race Sensitivity
Internet Resources for Teaching and Cultural Diversity
The
Affirmative Action and Diversity Project: A Web Page for Research
Race
and Pedagogy Project
Responding
to Student Work
Grading
- An Overview
Establishing
Grading Policies
Assigning Grades
Grade Disputes
A Note on
Student Rewrite/Revision Policies
Responding
to Student Writing
Sample Statements of Grading Criteria: Sample
1, Sample 2
Tips for Time
Management and Grading
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Student
Services Resources
Campus
Learning Assistance Services (CLAS)
Disabled Students Program (DSP)
DSP
Services
Referring
Distressed Students
Plagiarism
UCSB
Statement on Academic Dishonesty
Strategies To Promote Academic Integrity
UCSB
Student Handbook Statement on Academic Conduct
UCSB
Regulations on Student Conduct
Strategies
to Promote Academic Integrity (UCSB Office of Instructional
Development)
Plagiarism:
Finding the Original Source (West Texas A&M U.)
Rutgers
Anti-Plagiarism Site
An
Instructor's Guide on Reporting Misconduct (UCSB Office
of Judicial Affairs)
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