Waterloo Engineering - TA training for graduate students in the Faculty of Engineering

Monday, May 26, 2025 - Friday, June 6, 2025 (all day)
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ExpecTAtions Spring 2025: May 26th 9.00am to June 6th, 11.59pm

Dates for self-registration for ExpecTAtions_FOE via LEARN: Monday, May 12th from 8pm EST to Sunday, May 25th at 8pm EST

Recovery workshop: June 12, 2025 (tentative)
Expected certificate release date: 1st week of July

ExpecTAtions_FOE is a Teaching Assistant (TA) training that prepares graduate students in the Faculty of Engineering to undertake a teaching assistantship. The training is designed with an intention to help students better understand their roles and responsibilities as a TA in the Faculty of Engineering.

To serve as a TA in the Faculty of Engineering, you are required to self-enrol into and complete ExpecTAtions_FOE before you apply for TAship.

ExpecTAtions_FOE will run as a combination of live sessions and asynchronous modules with quizzes, activities, discussions, and assignments and will require 8-10 hours of student time spread over two weeks.

Students are required to register into ExpecTAtions_FOE via self-registration on LEARN which will generally be open 10 days or so before the start of ExpecTAtions_FOE. More details on self-registration dates, links, and process will be emailed to the students by their departments.

Components of ExpecTAtions_FOE:

  • Orientation session- One-hour synchronous session at 11.00am the first day of start of the training (required).
  • Pre-training quiz will be available at 12.00pm on LEARN at the end of the Orientation session. The pre-training quiz can be attempted within the first two days and must be completed to see the training content. All the content will be visible after the quiz is completed and submitted.
  • The TA training includes four modules with content and activities, which will be available on LEARN. Modules and deliverables must be completed by 11:59 pm on the last day of training.
  • Check-in session- One-hour synchronous session at 11.00am in week 2 of the training (optional).
  • Post-training quiz will be available on LEARN near the end of the training. It must be completed before 11:59 pm on the last day of training.

After attending synchronous sessions and completing all submissions, you will receive a certificate of completion noting your achievement.