#49 Harry Day, Sarah Plumb, Matteo De Benedetti, Lucy Farquhar from Sheffield on The Graduate Teaching Assistant Experience
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The episode discusses the experiences and challenges faced by Graduate Teaching Assistants in engineering education and how to better support them.
Graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) are an essential part of engineering education, particularly as student numbers continue to grow. However, it’s not often that we stop to consider what teaching is like from their perspective and think about how we can support them as developing educators whose contributions matter. In this episode, we speak with Harry Day, Sarah Plumb, Matteo Di Benedetti and Lucy Farquhar from the University of Sheffield about their work to transform the GTA experience. Drawing on research and practical experience, they explore how a more supportive, structured approach can benefit GTAs, academic staff and students alike. Join Dr. Natalie Wint (University College London) and Prof. Neil Cooke (University of Birmingham) to learn more about the how we can support GTAs in engineering education. Timestamps 0.00 Welcome and introduction to episode 0.30 Podcast Intro 0.55 Experiences with GTAs from Natalie and Neil 3.24 Introduction to Harry, Sarah, Matteo and Lucy 4.58 University of Sheffield, UK 6.29 What is a TA or GTA? Why are they used? 8.10 What are the challeneges involved in working with GTAs? 12.50 Lucy's exprience as a GTA 16.35 The importance of…
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