Teaching Assistant

Summary

Join our team as a Teaching Assistant (TA) and play a crucial role in ensuring the successful delivery of blended synchronous courses. As a TA, you will provide technological and instructional support to courses with both in-person and online learners, including technology support for faculty members, peer mentoring of students, and tech-related communications.

Requirements

• Familiarity with technology; willingness to quickly learn Poly Studio, Cisco videoconferencing, Zoom, and other classroom technologies
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Attention to detail and ability to work independently
• Must be in good academic standing and maintain satisfactory academic progress toward degree completion throughout the duration of the teaching assistantship

Responsibilities

• Attend all synchronous/live class meetings on the Institute campus
• Provide technological and instructional support to courses in which there are both in-person and online learners
• Support instructor and online learners in troubleshooting issues with academic technology
• Troubleshoot equipment and systems when problems occur
• Collaborate on course planning with the course instructor
• Support online learners before, during, and after class meetings

Benefits

$16.00 per hour