BIOL 152 & BIOL 110 (Zehnder) Undergraduate Teaching Assistants for Spring 2027
Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (UTAs) for BIOL 152 & BIOL 110 develop their teaching and leadership skills and deepen their understanding of biology by attending lectures, facilitating review sessions, tutoring students during office hours, providing feedback on student work, and meeting regularly with me and other TAs. UTAs will earn course credit (2 credits of BIO 398A, graded P/F). I will be selecting UTAs based on previous experience as a UTA with me, availability during lecture, and previous experience in my BIOL 152 course (for BIOL 152 UTAs).
The purpose of being an undergraduate teaching assistant (UTA) is twofold. On one hand, your work supports student learning in BIOL 152 & BIOL 110. Additionally, you are developing skills and gaining transferable experiences that will help you when you are applying for fellowships, jobs, and professional/graduate school in the future. Even if you do not pursue a career that involves teaching college-level courses, you will likely be leading, facilitating, and even supervising others. Your experiences as a TA can provide you with the chance to develop your teaching and facilitation skills. Additionally, working as a UTA can help you deepen your understanding of the material taught in these courses.