TAs and TFs help create richer online courses for peers

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 14:17:43 -0500

As UMBC faculty prepare for spring, they are reflecting on lessons learned from a primarily online fall 2020 semester. In UMBC’s College of Engineering and Information Technology (COEIT), this means honoring teaching fellows and teaching assistants for their role in making sure courses met student needs.

“I think anybody’s goal, in any sort of class, is to provide the highest quality, most optimal experience to our students,” said Dr. Jamie Gurganus, instructor in the mechanical engineering department and COEIT’s associate director of engineering education initiatives. Along with colleagues across the university, she worked through the summer and fall to help faculty provide students with “safe, thriving online environments” to learn.

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