Career & Tools
If you need some tips and ideas for TA'ing online, here is your answer! The Religious Studies Department Lead TA Daigengna Duoer put together an excellent video workshop during Spring Quarter with other TA's in the department. Access any time, according to your schedule!
Daigengna Duoer, the Religious Studies Department's Lead TA, and several other TAs in the Religious Studies Department put together a helpful series of videos on how to TA online.
The series is very thorough and covers a huge range of topics, listed below.
The video can be accessed here and includes helpful slides.
Topics that are covered include:
1. Holding sections online: what technology to use and how to use them
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Maharshi [Panopto vs GauchoCast vs Zoom]
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Peter [Asynchronous, low-bandwidth: GauchoSpace forums (if necessary); Panopto/Screencast-o-matic]
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William [Streamlabs OBS and Twitch]
2. Designing online section assignments
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Maharshi: [Using Meta-Courses, and in section Quizzes]
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Peter: [Muddiest point → clarification/exemplification; multiple choice questions; Center for Experimental Humanities site]
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William: Flipgrid Video Assignments
3. Grading online sections
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Maharshi: [Quizzes, Activities, Attendance]
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Peter: [2-level grading scale: pass/no-pass OR mastery/redo; audio commentary]
4. Holding online office hours
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Maharshi: [multiple sessions set according to region or time zone]
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William: Office Hours through Nectar
5. Useful online resources for teaching religion