A view from the back of Carlton Auditorium during the orientation for UF’s new teaching assistants.
by Julie Dodd
In small classrooms or large auditoriums, I like to include ways for students to be active participants in class. Photo by Ashleigh Kathryn
“A Positive Start to Your Teaching: Your Syllabus and the First Week of Classes.”
That was my topic for the the Orientation for Graduate Teaching Assistants at the University of Florida.
More than 400 new TAs spent the day at the orientation that was designed to help them be better prepared to take on their new teaching duties when classes start next week.
Strategies for Successful Teaching 