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Center for Learning and Teaching Holds Teaching Assistant Summer Development Camp – Value for Every Member

Date 2013-09-04 4490 Clicks

In concert with the Bureau of Education’s Teaching Excellence Awards Program, TKU’s Center for Learning and Teaching held the “Teaching Assistant Summer Development Camp – Value for Every Member” event at the China Youth Corps Chientan Youth Activity Center on September 5th and 6th to foster quality and excellence in the university’s teaching assistants. The hope is that via a two-day, one-night activity of this sort, remedial teaching assistants can upgrade their teaching skills, learn educational and experiential study methods, and use these skills flexibly in the teaching field.

There are nine basic categories of teaching assistants at TKU: the Internship/Laboratory TA; the General Education and Core Curriculum TA; the Distance Learning TA; the Academic Counseling TA; the International Student TA; the English Teaching Program TA; the Specialized Knowledge Services Learning Program TA; the Community Learning and Implementation Program TA; and the Culture and Creativity Teaching Materials TA. Graduate students participating in this event who intend to apply for one of the 160 available TA positions are a priority.

The two-day camp method used to carry out the training for teaching assistants during the “Teaching Assistant Summer Development Camp – Value for Every Member” event included special lectures and small group coursework. The lectures were conducted in the fashion of thematic lectures and subgroup drills; the small groups used experiential learning activities. The theme for the first day’s activity was “team dynamics and guiding force,” equipping students with classroom management and strong guidance skills. Trainers use discussion guidance techniques to encourage students to participate in discussions, guiding students toward self-awareness and reflection while at the same time helping students understand how teaching behavior influences classroom learning. Moreover, a zeal for learning is initiated in students through the small group coursework method where team ideas are shared and empathy is practiced, thereby establishing effective communication skills and achieving multiple results from benefits of the course.

In the evening a film appreciation event was arranged about women scientists that investigated gender diversity and the implementation of gender equality in teaching assistance teaching in order to promote gender consciousness among TKU graduate students. A course on problem solving comprised the theme for the second day, counseling students on the differences between teaching and learning roles, and training them to organize lesson planning skills and strengthen the execution of such coursework. This showed the students how to teach in line with an individual’s needs and to understand and employ emergency measures for teaching. Moreover, the cultivation of teaching techniques and attitudes was emphasized. The students learned problem-solving skills while organizing activities and how to eliminate communication blind spots. Arrangements were made to share group results at the end of the camp to review the two days of exceptional courses and the film. Each group presented the innovative ideas and leadership skills they have accumulated as well as the problem-solving exercises they have learned during the two days of the camp. President Flora Chia-I Chang was invited to say a few words during the closing ceremony and issue the certificates of training.

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Center for Learning and Teaching Holds Teaching Assistant Summer Development Camp – Value for Every Member
CHANG CHIA-LUN
Center for Learning and Teaching Holds Teaching Assistant Summer Development Camp – Value for Every Member
CHANG CHIA-LUN
Center for Learning and Teaching Holds Teaching Assistant Summer Development Camp – Value for Every Member
CHANG CHIA-LUN
Center for Learning and Teaching Holds Teaching Assistant Summer Development Camp – Value for Every Member
CHANG CHIA-LUN
Center for Learning and Teaching Holds Teaching Assistant Summer Development Camp – Value for Every Member
CHANG CHIA-LUN
Center for Learning and Teaching Holds Teaching Assistant Summer Development Camp – Value for Every Member
CHANG CHIA-LUN
Center for Learning and Teaching Holds Teaching Assistant Summer Development Camp – Value for Every Member
CHANG CHIA-LUN
Center for Learning and Teaching Holds Teaching Assistant Summer Development Camp – Value for Every Member
CHANG CHIA-LUN
Center for Learning and Teaching Holds Teaching Assistant Summer Development Camp – Value for Every Member
CHANG CHIA-LUN