Assistance In Class
I think that my TA was extremely helpful. She does a lot for this class and I think that she was a vital part of this course. Without her I don’t think the class would have been nearly as effective. Very approachable and knowledgeable.
My UTA’s passion for helping with the class made me that more excited to go to class and complete assignments.
[He] acted as a secondary teacher and made students feel comfortable.
My UTA was AMAZING at contributing and participating in discussions. He always had feedback that matched the instructor’s or clarified [w]hat the instructor said.
Assistance Outside of Class
My UTA set up times before big assignments were due where we could go and she would help, which I found very helpful.
Our UTA was definitely a major help this semester. She knew all her stuff, and when ever I needed help she explained the subject very well. I also felt comfortable approaching her because she is around our age. Overall our UTA did a great job this semester at keeping us engaged and in the material.
Having a TA granted me access to another mentor that I was more comfortable approaching with academic concerns before having to ask my professor about it.
He answered questions and requests within the day. He was kind and tolerant of everyone. Writing is an extremely vulnerable outlet and he exerted his authority with extreme care, caution, and joy.
I found using a TA to be very helpful for the blended class. I was able to email him whenever I had a question for an online assignment and he was quick to respond. … He was respectful and non judgmental of the students and our writing and was not too critical. He was a very important part of my good grade in the class.
[My TA] is amazing! He helped us in any way that he could. He was understanding and truly wanted us to succeed. He took the time to review papers and he always gave great feedback. He is probably the first TA I felt comfortable with and felt I could ask for help.
[My TA] was great! It was good to have someone to go to who was specific to our class (the professor teaches three sections of this course) and who could answer questions quickly over email/ELMS/face-to-face. Having a TA was extremely helpful.
UTA Program
Having a TA made the class so much easier because I know the professor can be busy. Also since [he] had taken the class a year ago he was especially helpful and very fair.
I really think a TA in this class is more necessary than even having a TA in my econ class where there are 500 people per class.
[My TA] was so helpful, and was always there when i need help. I worked with him outside of class. i felt as though he was very knowledgeable considering he had previously taken the class and was so easy to talk to because he was so nice. The TAs were extremely helpful. I did work with them outside class multiple times, and they were very knowledgeable. YOU NEED TAs…IT IS EASIER TO TALK TO ANOTHER STUDENT THEN TO A TEACHER