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The Teaching Assistant Consultant (TAC) Fellows Program promotes and facilitates professional development programming for graduate student instructors and postdoctoral scholars.
Goals of the TAC Program include:
- Improving undergraduate education at UC Davis by working closely with graduate student instructors to strengthen teaching practices and enhance learning for all students.
- Supporting the professional growth of UC Davis Teaching Assistants (TAs), Associate Instructors (AIs) and postdoctoral scholars.
- Engaging TAC Fellows in a community of practice that provides meaningful growth experiences that, in turn, increase capacity and support for the broader campus teaching and learning community at UC Davis.
- Encouraging dialogue and collaboration among the TAC Fellows to broaden perspectives about the purposes and practices of higher education beyond individual disciplines and approaches.
- Promoting the development of TAC Fellows as instructors, consultants, and leaders in their teaching and learning communities.
TAC Fellows provide the following services to graduate student instructors and postdoctoral scholars:
- Workshops to enhance teaching effectiveness and improve student learning;
- One-on-one consultations, ranging from general consultations to discuss teaching and learning to Mid-Quarter Inquiries (MQIs). Regardless of the consultation type, one-on-one consultations provide a space for discussing teaching and learning with an experienced peer instructor in a confidential setting.
What are the benefits of the fellowship?
- Ongoing learning and professional development
- A quarterly fellowship of $1,500.
- Valuable experiences for a career in college teaching, educational development, and other career paths focused on teaching and learning.
Who can apply?
Applicants must be enrolled as a graduate student (master’s or doctoral level) all three quarters of the fellowship (Fall 2021, Winter 2022, and Spring 2022) and should also be available during September 2021 for professional development and facilitation of the campus-wide TA orientation (September 20 & 21). Applicants should have at least three quarters of TA experience at any institution and be able to invest approximately seven hours per week in the program throughout the fellowship period.
Learn more by attending an information session via Zoom on the following dates: