Teaching assistants (TAs) play a vital role in shaping the educational experiences of students. Ed Himelblau, a professor of biological sciences at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, describes many of the challenges TAs face in their line of work, and how to overcome them, in his forthcoming book The Teaching Assistant鈥檚 Guide: Essential Skills for College Lectures and Labs.
This week in Inside Higher Ed, Himelblau writes about the tension that many TAs experience between the demands of teaching and honoring their personal and professional needs. The article explores how TAs can set firm boundaries while still being a resource for students, and how TAs can respond in an appropriate and measured manner when boundaries are being crossed. .
The Teaching Assistant鈥檚 Guide: Essential Skills for College Lectures and Labs is a 黑料吃瓜资源 Press publication and will be available for purchase on July 30. To learn more visit , which includes additional resources like templates and worksheets that can be used in the classroom. The Teaching Assistant鈥檚 Guide is available for .