Career Development

The TA Development Program is ​now accepting applications for their 2016-17 TA Video Consultant positions. TA Video Consultants serve as peer consultants to Teaching Assistants (TAs) in a spectrum of UCSB departments.

By Kyle Crocco, Writing Peer
Tuesday, September 20th, 2016 - 10:34am


The UCSB TA Development Program is ​now accepting applications for their 2016-17 TA Video Consultant positions.

TA Video Consultants serve as peer consultants to Teaching Assistants (TAs) in a spectrum of UCSB departments including Engineering, Music, Film & Media, English, Psychology, and more. The consultant watches segments of the classroom videotaping with the TA for the purposes of:

• reflecting on the teaching methods the TA is already using effectively;
• discussing aspects of their teaching that they would like to improve or modify;
• exploring new strategies they might experiment with in their teaching.

In addition, video consultants provide each TA with a written summary of the videotape discussion, conduct at least one teaching skills workshop in Winter or Spring quarter, and attend weekly training sessions in Fall and Winter quarters to increase their skills and expertise.

For more information on the position and to apply, read the TAVC Call for Applications 16-17.