TA Orientation

A full-day workshop that presents everything you need to become a great TA.

Location: Hugh Dempster Pavillion.

This is a mandatory and paid event for all first-time TAs. Details will be announced by the department via email. The schedule below is tentative and may change before the event.

Saturday, September 7

9:00 - 9:30    DMP 301

Sign in and breakfast.

9:30 – 10:15    DMP 310

Welcome and Overview of TA role, labs, tutorials, office hours, awards.

10:15 – 10:45    DMP 310

Intro to TA Union and Collective Agreement.

10:45 – 11:45    DMP 310

Strategies for Effective Marking and Assessment.

11:45 – 12:30    DMP 201

Lunch break.

12:30 – 13:30    DMP 301/310

Cultivating Respect and Challenging Discrimination.

13:30 – 14:30    DMP 310

How to be a Non-Scary and Useful TA

14:30    DMP 310

Sign out and closing.