Information and Schedule of Events
The New Teaching Assistant Orientation will be completed online and will be accessed via Zoom and Canvas. If you are interested in attending, please register below and we will send you additional login information closer to the event.
The 2024 new TA orientation is comprised of two components. A day of live interactive events and an asynchronous training session you take at your own pace.
The first portion of the 2024 virtual TA orientation will kick off at 9:00am on August 27th and continue (with breaks) through 4:40pm. This packed day will consist of a series of synchronous and interactive presentations, workshops, and trainings; and will provide you with the information you need to teach this semester and beyond!
Provisional Schedule of Events
- 8:30 – 9:00am – Chat support begins and Zoom session opens
- 9:00 – 10:30am – Morning Orientation Session
- Welcome and Introductions
- Role of the Teaching Assistant at UW-Milwaukee
- Q&A Town Hall
- Introduction to the Online Asynchronous Orientation
- 10:30 – 10:40am – Transition Break
- 10:40 – 11:55am – Concurrent Sessions: Block 1
- Canvas 1
- Teaching with Zoom
- Pedagogy 1
- Pedagogy 2
- 11:55 – 12:25pm – Lunch Break
- 12:25 – 1:40pm – Concurrent Sessions: Block 2
- Canvas 2
- Teaching with Zoom
- Pedagogy 3
- Pedagogy 4
- 1:40 – 1:50pm – Transition Break
- 1:50 – 2:50pm – Concurrent Sessions: Block 3
- Canvas 3
- Pedagogy 5
- Pedagogy 6
- Teaching Fellow Q&A
- 2:50 – 3:00pm – Transition Break
- 3:00 – 4:00pm -Concurrent Sessions: Block 4
- Canvas 4
- Pedagogy 6
- Teaching Fellow Q&A
- 4:00 – 4:10pm – Transition Break
- 4:10 – 4:40pm – Closing and Q&A
- 4:40pm – Opening of Canvas asynchronous training content
- 5:00pm – End of chat support
All sessions will be recorded
Asynchronous TA Orientation
The synchronous live orientation will be supplemented by an online Canvas course that offers asynchronous access to additional content. This portion of training will be available following the live content of August 27. More information, including access links, will be made available shortly.
Additional Travel Accommodations
Given potential disruption to travel, we realize you may not be able to attend the synchronous portions of the training. Therefore, all synchronous components of the New TA Orientation will be recorded, and special accommodations will be made if you are unable to attend the live/synchronous components.
If you have questions, please feel free to reach out to Lane Sunwall at sunwall@uwm.edu.