university teaching assistant
University teaching assistants are graduate students or recent graduates employed on a temporary contract at a university or a college for teaching-related responsibilities. They assist the professor, lecturer or teacher of the specific course they are in charge of in the preparation of lectures and of exams, grading papers and exams and leading review and feedback sessions for the students.
Also called: higher education teaching assistant, teaching assistant in universities, university teaching aide, teaching assistant in higher education, TA, teaching assistant, graduate teaching assistant
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- essential skills
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- optional skills
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- related roles
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Optional skills
19- action research
- assign homework
- assist in the organisation of school events
- assist scientific research
- assist students with equipment
- assist students with their dissertation
- conduct qualitative research
- conduct quantitative research
- conduct scholarly research
- consult students on learning content
- escort students on a field trip
- liaise with educational support staff
- manage resources for educational purposes
- monitor developments in field of expertise
- oversee extra-curricular activities
- provide information on study programmes
- scientific research methodology
- work with virtual learning environments
- write work-related reports
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