CS TA Orientation
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CS TA Orientation
Fall 2009
Welcome to another year!
Introductions
• Faculty
– Dr. Ken Calvert, Chair
– Dr. Raphael Finkel, DGS
– Dr. Jurek Jaromczyk, DUS
• Staff
– Martha Wells, graduate records
– Dee Fuhs, payroll / finances
– Paul Linton, systems manager
• [email protected]
TA Supervisors
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Dr. Debby Keen, CS 101, CS 115
Dr. Brent Seales, CS 215
Mr. Paul Piwowarski, CS 221
Dr. Ken Calvert, CS 100
Dr. Greg Wasilkowski, CS 275
Others for graders as determined by need
Try to keep your balance!
• You have a teaching job, classes,
research and a LIFE!
• How do you balance it?
• TALK to your supervisor AND your
advisor if you are getting overloaded
• Schedules can be adjusted with some
notice!
Class / Section assignments
• Rules for changing assignments are
online
• Tell Dr. Keen what you want to change
TO, not just what you want to change
FROM
• Write down what sections are changing
and who else is involved
• Both people sign the request
Observations / Evaluations
• Every TA is observed by a faculty member
every semester (usually their supervisor)
• Every TA is evaluated by their supervisor
at the end of every semester
• The TA gets a copy of each form and a
chance to respond to it
• Copies are kept by TA, Dr. Keen and
Graduate School, and DGS
• PLEASE help us by making sure your
form is filled out and signed by the end of
the semester!
Peer Observations
• Experienced TA paired with new TA
• New TA observes experienced TA
before their first class/lab
• Later in the semester experienced TA
observes new TA
• After each observation, TAs meet to
give feedback
• Final report to Dr. Keen
Useful Information
• Code for Xerox machine – 08980 – ABET
copies
• Take care of payroll (I-9 and direct deposit)
with Dee
• TA page www.cs.uky.edu/~keen/tas/tas.html
• PLEASE do not give this URL to
anyone!!
• Start of Semester reminders on page
More Useful Information
• TA mailboxes are in 762 Anderson Hall
• Dr. Keen’s cell phone number is 576
5949
• All TAs should KEEP ALL emails sent to
them by students and all emails sent to
students, at least until final grades are
done
• Make sure your University account is
set up and that your supervisor has an
email address for you
I-9 forms
• If you are a new TA or
• if you have been off the payroll for a
while
• See Dee Fuhs as soon as possible to
get back on payroll!! They need a new
I-9 form
Addition to informer
• Create a file called “index.html” in the
directory where you put the grade web
pages
• <html>
<body>
Don’t be nosy!
</body>
</html>
Your class schedule
• If you are a returning student, you should
have already registered for classes – if not,
then do it NOW!
• If you are registered, please do not make
changes unless absolutely necessary
• If you make a change or have made one in
the last few days, TELL Dr. Keen NOW!
Last Day of the Semester
• Last day of the semester – Monday
December 21 – AFTER finals week!
If you have to miss…
• If you know that you are going to miss a
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TA meeting
Class meeting
Exam proctoring
Exam grading
• Let your supervisor KNOW about it!
Even if you have it covered, they need
to know! In advance if possible but even
Busy this semester!
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Enrollments are up in several classes
New languages being taught (Python)
New lab being prepared in FPAT
New building getting ready for ground
breaking
Duties of a TA
• New link on TA web page
• Please check it out and tell me what to
add to it
Pay attention to the poor
performer!
• Case at end of last semester
– Short-term lesson
• Accuracy is important
• Using the forms is important
– Long-term lesson
• Caring about the students and
• SHOWING them that you care!
• Documenting how you are communicating with
them
Academic Alert!!
• Program to alert students and advisors
to 'risky' behavior of students
– Missed Classes (at least 2-3 in the first weeks)
– Habitually Late (more than 10 minutes on a regular
basis)
– Homework assignments not completed or of
inconsistent quality
– Poor performance on tests or quizzes
– Disruptive Behavior in class
– Other
Academic Alerts
• We will try this again this semester
• With some additions
– When I send an academic alert, I will also
mail the affected TA AND the affected
student
– Ask the student to see their TA and to see
me
– Give them your personal attention!
YOUR OFFICE HOURS
• YOUR Office Hours - BE there!
• They will be in the Multilab or in the RGAN
lab, scheduled in the next week or two
• Students can show up at any time! Not just
the start of the hour
• Try to help every student who asks, even if
they are not in your section
• Even if more than one TA is scheduled for a
time, it is your job to be there
Office hours
• We will try to give students reasons to
come to office hours
• Keep records of who does come, how
often
"Seven things you must know
about public speaking"
• Richard Zeoli, speaking coach
• www.forbes.com
• link on the TA web site
Zoeli's tips
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Stop trying to be a great speaker
Stop trying to be perfect
Visualize
Be disciplined
Describe
Inspire
Build anticipation
• Stop trying to be great
– RELAX! be yourself and talk directly to the
audience
• Stop trying to be perfect
– most people won't notice small mistakes
– only correct the major ones
• Visualize
– if you can see it you can speak it
– visualize yourself giving a good talk over
and over - athletes do it all the time
• Be disciplined
– Practice in private
– preparation = confidence
• Describe
– Make it personal
– Tell stories, about yourself or specific other
people
• Inspire
– Speak to serve your audience
– Try to give them what they need from you
• Build anticipation
– leave them wanting more
What next?
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101 TA meeting Friday 2pm - CE 113
115 TA meeting Friday 1pm - CE 113
221 TA meeting - see Mr. Piwowarski now
TAs assigned to other classes – contact your
supervisors for instructions
• Graders – wait a few days for decisions of
assignments
Something Fun!
• The Kentucky State Fair opens today!
through August 30
• Lots of food, rides, exhibits
• Inexpensive - $6 per adult (not including
rides)
• See a lot of Kentucky in one place
• Louisville State Fair Grounds