Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Teaching Assistant for ART161: History of World Architecture

Classification: Student Employee (non-exempt)

Department Name: Art and Art History Department

Length of Position: Semester

Contact Person/Supervisor: Christina Spiker

Pay Rate (Check One) Standard Hourly Rate X Supervisory/Special Skills Hourly Rate

Description of the Position: (Purpose of the Position): Teaching Assistant for the ART161: History of World Architecture course. The Teaching Assistant will assist the course instructor by helping take attendance, assisting students during the class with questions they have. They may run a class session or two. They will also assist with the assessment of low-stakes assignments and provide encouraging feedback on those assignments. During the phase of our building proposal assignment, Teaching Assistant will also work with student groups to provide in-progress feedback and assistance.

Transferable Skills: Transferable skills provided by this position include: communication, collaboration, listening, leadership, problem-solving, adaptability, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently.

Duties and Responsibilities:

-Assist students during the class period with questions they may have

-Assist and be available to help student groups with their building proposal assignment

-Help track course attendance

-Help with classroom technology

-May run a class session or two if the instructor is away at a conference

-Help the professor with the assessment of low-stakes assignments (such as the roof identification exercise; building tour).

-Provide encouraging feedback on the above low-stakes assignments.

Qualifications: (Education/Experience/Skills)

-Must have taken ART161: History of World Architecture class before

-Must have an interest in art history and global cultures

-The ability to help students learn material during class

-Organizational skills for tracking student attendance

-Leadership and pedagogy skills to run class sessions

-Interpersonal skills

-The ability to work independently with integrity

-The ability to respect the privacy of all students

-The ability to learn how to assess a portion of low-stakes assignments with impartiality according to the "on-time, late, missed, or ignored" grading framework of the course.

-Must have the class periods free and attend all class meetings

-Must be dependable, responsible, and punctual St Olaf College

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