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TA/Faculty Contract

TA/Faculty Contract. CHECKLIST OF INSTRUCTIONAL DUTIES FOR TEACHING ASSISTANTS

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TA/Faculty Contract

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  1. TA/Faculty Contract CHECKLIST OF INSTRUCTIONAL DUTIES FOR TEACHING ASSISTANTS Listed below are duties that TAs normally perform. Discuss this check-list thoroughly with your assigned Instructor. Complete this form, indicating which of these duties you are expected to perform and how often you are expected to do them. For infrequent duties (such as computing final grades), indicate anticipated dates. Be sure to clarify the last date that your T.A. services are needed. Then ask the Instructor to initial the agreement. Ask them if they would like a copy of the contract and keep a copy for yourself. DUTY FREQUENCY attend classes take class notes take attendance maintain class website read text maintain office hours conduct review sessions conduct lab sessions grade homeworks grade essays/papers show films/videotapes conduct field trips prepare transparencies write exam questions proctor class tests proctor make-up tests grade exams oversee machine grading maintain class grades prepare mid-semester reports help compute final grades OTHER: please specify Date TA services conclude: Instructor name: ­­­ TA name:

  2. Being a Teaching Assistant Main Roles: • Grading • Clerical Services • Office Hours • Discussion Sections THIS IS YOUR JOB!

  3. Grading Grading • Tests • Papers and Assignments • Posting Grades • Dealing with Complaints

  4. Measurement and Evaluation Measurement and Evaluation Center (MEC) - 2616 Wichita (Bridgeway 109) - http://www.utexas.edu/academic/mec Procedure 1. Get scantron sheets from Sociology office 2. After the test, organize the sheets 3. Fill out a key for each version of the test 4. Turn in tests and keys to MEC - No appointments (fist come, fist served) - Analysis completed within 30 minutes 5. Professor receives summary sheet with item analysis via email 6. Record grades in gradebook and post

  5. Grading Grading • Tests • Papers and Assignments • Posting Grades • Dealing with Complaints

  6. Office Hours and Consultation The Email Rules • Time Limits • Attachments • Fighting The Office Rules • Open Doors • Pre-Assignment • Test Traffic

  7. Clerical Jobs Copying • Duplicates 1 week before class, 3 days before tests, and 5 days before finals • Staff Handoff • 1066 Managing Blackboard

  8. Managing Blackboard Accessing Blackboard 1. http://courses.utexas.edu 2. Login with UT EID - https://utdirect.utexas.edu/nlogon/eid_suite/ • Find link for your class under “My Course” Blackboard Features 1. Documents (Word, HTML, PDF) 2. Announcements to students 3. Information (contact information) Using Blackboard (Control Panel) \ 1. Professor must grant you access - Control Panel  User Management (Enroll User)  Search  OK - Control Panel  User Management (List/Modify User)  Search  Role  OK 2. Once you have access to control panel… - Post documents (Content Area – Documents) - Record/post grades (Assessment – Online Gradebook)

  9. Other Duties • Attendance • Reading • Review Sessions

  10. Additional Advice http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/sjs/ - Academic Integrity - Sexual Harassment http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/ssd/ - Students with Disabilities http://www.utexas.edu/academic/cte/ - Center for Teaching Effectiveness - Seminar for New TAs http://www.utexas.edu/student/utlc/tc.html - Drop-in tutorial service for students Evaluations

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