Prepare and Empower your Graduate Teaching Assistants to Support Undergraduates
Jennifer Mullin
Friday, September 9th, 2022
11-11:45 am
Description
This discussion will focus on actions that instructors can take to prepare and empower their Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) to provide undergraduates with a positive educational experience. Topics will include how to establish a collaborative and inclusive culture among the GTA team, the importance of regularly scheduled communication from the instructor, a format for weekly meetings and how constructive feedback from the instructor can help GTAs improve their teaching. Tips with examples from the speaker’s lived experience leading a large enrollment lower-division communication and design course will be provided.
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About the Presenter
Jennifer S. Mullin is an Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering. She has a doctorate in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech where she was the first to graduate from the program. Her creative passion for teaching introductory engineering and design coursework through a “learn-by-doing,” hands-on approach is focused on inspiring student success and innovation. From her many varied instructional and professional development experiences, Prof. Mullin believes in the power of communication, collaboration and community for a brighter healthier future.
