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Training for Teaching Assistants

 

The Teaching and Learning Support Service (TLSS) offers training for TAs at the beginning of the fall and winter terms. The proposed workshops will be offered online (webinars) through the Zoom platform or on the main campus in a classroom reserved for the session.

Programming will begin in August and run until the end of September. If you are a teaching assistant for the upcoming term, the proposed training will help you carry out your tasks effectively. 

You can also visit the other categories for other activities: Faculty members - Keynote lectures - Special events - All activities.

All times listed are in the following time zone: (UTC-04:00) Eastern Daylight Time (US & Canada).

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Professor and Teaching Assistant – Creating a Partnership

26-08-2026 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Online via Zoom (a link will be sent the day before the event)

Being a Teaching Assistant (TA) requires personal skills, attributes and training to contribute to an effective partnership with professors and better understand their role when interacting with students...

Communication Tips for TAs

18-09-2026 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Online via Zoom (a link will be sent the day before the event)

Facilitating Engaging, Positive & Successful Sessions
Presenting to students can be one of your roles as a teaching assistant.  How to make it an engaging, positive and successful one? In this workshop, you will first reflect on your comfort level in the classroom...