Open AccessThe Systematic Design and Implementation of a Training Program for Teaching Assistants
Author(s) -
Alenoush Saroyan,
Cheryl Amundsen
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
canadian journal of higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2293-6602
pISSN - 0316-1218
DOI - 10.47678/cjhe.v25i1.183202
Subject(s) - program design language , medical education , training (meteorology) , program evaluation , computer science , psychology , engineering management , mathematics education , pedagogy , engineering , medicine , political science , software engineering , physics , public administration , meteorology
An increase has recently occurred in the number of programs which formally prepare teaching assistants (TAs) for their designated teaching responsibilities. These programs may also be seen as an investment in preparing the future professorate for their teaching roles. This paper describes how a program for the training of teaching assistants was conceptualized and implemented at McGill, a large research-oriented Canadian university. A review of the relevant literature is followed by a detailed description of the systematic approach to program development involving needs assessment, planning and implementation, and evaluation. The relationship between various levels of the University and the way in which these relationships have strengthened the TA training program are highlighted.