Simon Fraser University

Resources for Teaching Assistantss

 

 

 

Table of Contents

TA Essentials Series

TAing: Where to begin?

Managing your time

Email and maillists

Tutorials: the basics

Your first tutorial

Creating effective tutorials

 

Writing-Intensive Learning (W) Courses

What is a W course?

Low-stakes writing

Responding to writing: feedback

Responding to writing: grading

Rubrics: use and design

 

Canvas

There are often different ways to accomplish the same thing in Canvas. The following videos are designed to get you up and running quickly with Canvas, as opposed to providing a comprehensive view of each topic.

 

Emailing tutorials in Canvas (flash video 1:03)
Acessing Speedgrader (flash video 1:04)
Grading in Speedgrader (flash video 1:33)

WebCT

Using WebCT - Quickstart guide (pdf download)

Electronic Assignments and Grading (pdf download)