Potential Benefits of being a TA
- Gain teaching experience, develop your teaching skills, and find out how well you like this role.
- Establish a record of teaching which might enhance one’s resume and help in applying for teaching positions.
- Obtain feedback on teaching from students, supervisors, and even visitors to revise your approach.
- Collect examples, exercises, Powerpoint lectures, etc. to create a portfolio.
- Deepen one’s knowledge of an area. There is no better way of thoroughly mastering an area than by teaching it.