Campus-Wide TA Awards Nominations Open through Nov. 18 
Nominations for the Campus-Wide TA Awards are open now! Any graduate student who has worked as a TA may be nominated, including LSAs. Check with your teaching department to learn their nominating procedure or seek nomination.

These awards celebrate outstanding graduate student teachers across the University. Graduate students with more than 3 semesters of teaching are eligible for the Advanced Achievement Award. The Capstone Teaching Award celebrates PhD candidates in their final year.
Nomination Information
 

  Mid-Semester Feedback  

How is your teaching going? Gathering feedback from your students can help you:
  • learn about student experiences in your classroom
  • get feedback on a new approach
  • help students reflect on their learning
One simple way to ask for feedback is to use a survey. Read this article from the L&S Instructional Design Collaborative for sample survey instruments, question guidance, and tips on responding to feedback.

Resources to learn more:
  • the Student Instructional Feedback Technique (SIFT) from the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Mentoring
  • "Interpreting Student Feedback" from the L&S Instructional Design Collaborative

  Grading Well on a Deadline  

Simple steps can help you assess student work fairly while using your time efficiently. Some tips to try:
  • Grade all responses to the same question together.
  • Skim a sample of the assignment submissions before grading.
  • Create a bank of comments.
Read 10 tips from the L&S TA Training & Support Team.

  Inclusive Teaching Strategies  


As an instructor of record, you may have more flexibility than TAs to implement a range of inclusive teaching strategies that help students learn. Four key approaches are to:
  1. make personal connections with students
  2. Structure your course
  3. diversify your course materials
  4. incorporate bounded flexibility
Find supportive research, more details, and examples from L&S instructors in this new article from the Instructional Design Collaborative.
 

Customized Teaching Support from the L&S Instructional Design Collaborative

Need help designing a future course? Have a class activity, assignment, or technology that is not working as well as you’d like?
Meet with a consultant from the IDC. They will partner with you to help you set and reach your teaching goals.
Request a Meeting

Religious Observances Policy

State law mandates that any student with a conflict between an academic requirement and any religious observance must be given an alternative for meeting the academic requirement.
Religious Observances Calendar

Political Activity Guidelines

"As a university employee, are there restrictions on my political campaign activities?" "May I encourage my students to vote?" This list of frequently asked questions advises how to follow state law and Regent policy.
 
Winners of the 2023-2024 Campus-Wide TA Awards.
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