Getting started

Congratulations on your appointment as a Teaching Assistant (TA) at Concordia University!

My experience in teaching and learning dates back to my first appointment as a TA, while completing my Master’s degree. I will never forget how nervous I was ahead of the first lab that I was leading. All these years later, I look back and realize now, that it was this experience that first inspired my love of teaching.

Your role as a TA is crucial to the success of our students. Your success is their success. In this section we will outline the rights & responsibilities of your role and basics to prepare for the upcoming term so that you are well equipped for your teaching journey. Our inclusion and accessibility chapter outlines the lens that we aim to apply to all of our teaching and learning work to welcome our diverse student body at Concordia.

Finally, I encourage you to work with the various supports and contacts available to you at the CTL, GradProSkills, your home department, and across the University. We are keen to help you to grow as a professional, so that you can give your students the best possible experience.

I wish you every success in this role and hope that this experience inspires you as much as it did me.

John Paul Foxe
Senior Director, Centre for Teaching and Learning.