Graduate Teaching Assistants
TA Exploring Teaching and Learning
Overview
Discover practical strategies to enhance student learning and success with Exploring Teaching and Learning (ETL). We understand your time is valuable, so we've partnered with OneHE, a global online platform offering expert-led microlearning sessions (just 20 minutes each) to help you implement effective, engaging teaching practices immediately.
Over this year, as a participant, you will:
- Access resources and tools tailored to your interests through OneHE.
- Connect with faculty at USF and worldwide.
- Apply practical strategies in your classes.
You’ll gain access to courses, materials, and a supportive community of scholars at USF and beyond. Additionally, you’ll engage in CITL’s exclusive Adventures—designed to transform your teaching and positively impact your students' learning experiences.
Special Opportunities for GTAs
OneHE also offers curated resources specifically for GTAs, providing targeted strategies to meet your unique needs.
Next Steps
Licenses for OneHE are limited! Complete the registration form by January 24 to secure your spot and select the GTA adventure. Learning is better together—invite a colleague from your department to join!
Contact Emad Mansour at emansour@usf.edu with any questions.
Teaching Essentials for Graduate TAs Adventure Overview (Silver Badge)
To be awarded this ‘Silver Badge,” you must complete the requirements below:
- Pick and complete at least 3 courses and 2 resources (video guide or discussion) from the five categories below.
- Engage in CITL community discussion thread titled, Teaching Essentials for Graduate TAs.
- Complete the above requirements by Friday, May 16, 2025.
1. Getting Started with Teaching
- Graduate Student Teachers: Starting Strong (Course with Aeron Haynie and Stephanie Spong)
- Managing Stage Fright and Anxiety (Course with Richard Bale)
- Teaching Pre-Built Courses (Course with Niya Bond)
- Helping Students Learn How to Learn (Course with Todd Zakrajsek)
- A Pedagogy of Kindness: Compassion towards Self (Webinar recording with Cate Denial)
2. Teaching and Learning Fundamentals
- Small Teaching: Self Explaining (Course with Derek Bruff and James M. Lang)
- Small Teaching: Learning Through Connecting (Course with Flower Darby and James M. Lang)
- The Science of Learning (Learning Path with James M. Lang)
- What Is Active Learning? (Video Discussion with Derek Bruff
3. Student Engagement and Classroom Management
- An Overview Of Classroom Engagement (Course with Erik Blair)
- Leading In-Class Group Work (Course with Derek Bruff)
- 3 Ways to Encourage Classroom Discussion (Video Guide with Niya Bond)
- A Brief Guide To Effective Mini-Lectures (Video Guide with Todd Zakrajsek)
- 3 Ways To End A Class (Video Guide with Niya Bond)
- 3 Techniques For Engaging Students (Video Guide with James M. Lang)
- Addressing Destructive Behaviour in the Classroom (Video Discussion with Chavella Pittman)
4. Assessment and Feedback
- 3 Quick Feedback Strategies (Video Guide with Niya Bond)
- An Introduction To Enhancing Academic Integrity (Course with Camilla Roberts)
- Improving the Student Experience with Exit Tickets (Course with Karrin Lukacs)
- Appreciative Inquiry (AI)-Based Feedback (Activity Guide with Niya Bond)
- Deliberate Dialogue: Discussing Academic Integrity (Video Discussion with Tricia Bertram Gallant)
5. Well-being and Professional Development
- Trauma-Informed Pedagogy and How Is Your Heart? (Video Interview with Mays Imad)
- 3 Strategies to Prevent Burnout and Foster Well-Being (Video Guide with Niya Bond)
- Introduction to Bandwidth Recovery (Course)
- The Science of Motivation (Video Interview with Sarah Rose Cavanagh)
- How to Write an Effective Teaching Statement (Video Guide with James M. Lang)