Quick Tip: Working with Teaching Assistants

Dr. Angela Jenks and Katie Cox , in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Irvine developed a checklist for faculty that work with teaching assistants. The checklist contains categorized questions that faculty should answer for the teaching assistants they supervise in order to help the course run smoothly and minimize misunderstandings over faculty expectations.

Topics include but are not limited to:

  • What to discuss during your initial introduction

  • AI Roles and Responsibilities

  • Communications Protocol

  • Course Objectives and Topics

  • Course Management Protocols

  • AI Professional Development Opportunities

  • Teaching Reflections

  • How to Manage Student Observations and Feedback

  • Midterm and Final Exam Grading/Protocols

If you would like to brainstorm ways to customize this list to your course. let’s meet!