FACULTY HANDBOOK

TITLE: TEACHING ASSISTANTS

DEPARTMENT: ACADEMICS                                                JOB STATUS: FULL-TIME/PART-TIME

FSLA STATUS: EXEMPT                                                         REPORTS TO: PROGRAM DEAN

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:
A teaching assistant assists the assigned faculty member to ensuring the fulfillment of the nursing, pharmacy or GE assigned program course(s) and its educational goals and objectives. The teaching assistant is also expected to support the University’s mission which includes a strong belief in God and Christian values. The teaching assistant may work as full-time or part-time in a didactic, clinical-experiential areas or a combination of both areas. Teaching assistants are expected to act responsible and be role-models for students and provide excellence in the work they are assigned to do.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
In alignment with the AUHS mission, vision and pillars, the Teaching Assistant accomplishes the following essential duties:

  • Assists faculty member to teaches assigned courses; maintain class documents
  • Assists with the preparation of course packets as appropriate
  • Assist with grading papers and examinations under the direction of the faculty member
  • Provides mentoring and remediation (tutoring) to students as assigned
  • May make recommendations to the faculty member for course improvements as appropriate
  • May lead discussion groups
  • May monitor testing
  • Communicates appropriately within the department and within the University
  • Participate in assessment activities and engaging in departmental activities associated with the analysis and application of those data for continuous improvement of the program (in particular course assessment activities) as appropriate
  • Assists the faculty member to evaluates the educational class using data results and makes recommendations for positive change
  • Continuously foster student development and promote student learning
  • Other duties as assigned

RESEARCH/SCHOLARSHIP:
Teaching assistant is expected to pursue scholarly growth on an ongoing basis. Teaching assistants are not required to engage in research/scholarship activities related to the quadripartite mission however may be expected to participate in selected faculty development activities.

SERVICE:
Part-time teaching assistants are not expected to contribute to AUHS service however are welcomed at all AUHS sponsored events. Full-time teaching assistants may be expected to participate in some selected AUHS sponsored events as a condition of employment.

PRACTICE:
Currency in Professional Practice Expertise and as required by your certifying and licensing agencies.

ADDITIONAL EXPECTATIONS:

  • The teaching assistant is expected to work assigned hours each quarter
  • Maintains agreed upon workload

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in an area of expertise
  • Hold/maintain a current license in good standing to practice in one’s specialty area (if required)
  • Ability to be approved by the regulatory bodies and/or meet minimum qualifications per accreditation and other selected standards (if applicable)
  • Strong interpersonal skills and positive energy regarding professional education.
  • Established ability to work effectively as a team member.
  • Demonstrate excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and electronic communication skills.
  • Innovative problem-solving critical thinker
  • Ability to lead and motivate students
  • Ability to perform above job description.

 

Attachment II:
Remote Proctorio Testing Policy: Proctorio System Integration in Canvas

 

 

 

 

 

Attachment III: Canvas Course Readiness Verification (CCRV)

CANVAS COURSE READINESS VERIFICATION (CCRV)

 

Before each new quarter start, all teaching faculty must complete Canvas Course Readiness Verification (CCRV) to help ensure a successful quarter. Canvas course must be built THREE WEEKS prior to the start of the next quarter and published TWO WEEKS prior to quarter start date.

NOTE: If faculty wish to copy a previous Canvas course into a new quarter, faculty must inform the Dean THREE WEEKS prior to the start of the new quarter. The Dean will request IT Department to blueprint Canvas course into the new course. Once transferred, faculty need to review and make necessary updates.

Faculty Name:                       Department:                      Quarter Start:                   Year:                Course
No.:                Course Name:                           Copy from previous CANVAS Course:    Y        N

I have verified, updated, and published my Canvas course ONE WEEK prior to the start of the quarter.

Faculty Signature

                                                                            

        Date

Additional Information:
CANVAS is a web-based Learning Management System (LMS). It is used by learning institutions, educators, and students to access and manage online course learning materials and communicate about skill development and learning achievement. Please visit our IT department to receive assistance and training on learning how to utilize Canvas.

Faculty members are expected to utilize the standardized University Syllabus Model provided to them by their dean or director. Certain designated areas of the Syllabus are not to be changed (university grading scale, etc.), therefore please check with your supervisor regarding what you can/should change and what you should not change. Any changes done to Syllabus must be submitted to the Dean prior to implementation for approval. Major changes will require submission to and approval from the program curriculum committee and the Campus Curriculum Council. Each faculty is responsible for keeping a “Course Portfolio” for each course that they teach. AUHS is launching the Syllabi Management via Concourse in Spring quarter 2021. In the meantime, faculty will use the CANVAS for posting syllabus(i) or the course(s) assigned. All course syllabi must be
submitted to school dean and provost for their review and approval

The expectation of the University is that all courses are WEB-Enhanced. A web-enhanced course is a traditional face-to-face course that utilizes the LMS for posting announcements, the syllabus and course calendar, rubrics, and other student resources. It is the Faculty’s responsibility to prepare and post syllabi, lesson plans, discussions, handouts, lecture materials, Zoom link, assignments, and student grades on Canvas THREE WEEKS prior to the start of the next quarter. Faculty should publish the Canvas course shell TWO WEEKS prior to the start of the next quarter. Should there be on the Winter break, Canvas classes must be posted during the end of quarter. This is a mandatory requirement for both part-time and full-time faculty.