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Smallwood, Zoe M., Spencer-Briggs, Jenna L., Xia Sean, Xiaoye, Ward, Michael D. and Hyde, Julie (2022) Design and delivery of a graduate teaching assistant (GTA) program in a UK university : experiences and perspectives. Journal of Chemical Education, 99 (2). pp. 592-602. doi:10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c00453 ISSN 0021-9584.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c00453
Abstract
The value of postgraduates teaching in undergraduate chemistry laboratories has been a subject of interest at universities in the UK, Europe, USA, Australia, and New Zealand. The role of the teaching assistant (TA) is already well-established in many laboratories in the USA, and such roles have been increasing in popularity in the UK. Postgraduate (PG) demonstrators are however commonplace in UK higher education institutions (HEIs). Despite this, reports of formalized postgraduate programs involving a significant teaching component in the UK are rare. Here, we report on the first example of a Chemistry UK Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) program that started at The University of Sheffield in 2010. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first program reported of its type in the UK. For over 10 years, this program has resulted in a cohort of 24 GTAs who work alongside PG demonstrators in the laboratory and graduate with not only a chemistry Ph.D. but also enhanced teaching experience and professional development. Students in the GTA program have taken on a number of valuable roles, which are described herein. Positive outcomes include development of employability skills, contribution to the consistency of teaching, and knowledge transfer through involvement in training other PG demonstrators. The standard and consistency of the efforts of the GTA cohort have been demonstrated by a significant number receiving recognition for their teaching by gaining Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) accreditation, which is often associated with academic staff who are involved in teaching.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Chemistry | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Chemical Education | ||||||||
Publisher: | American Chemical Society | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0021-9584 | ||||||||
Official Date: | 8 February 2022 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 99 | ||||||||
Number: | 2 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 592-602 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c00453 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
Copyright Holders: | American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc. |
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