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Helping you communicate effectively.be.mit.edu/communicationlab
TA TRAINING: FALL 2015Diana Chien, BE Communication Lab Coordinator/Instructor
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The BE Communication Lab is a team of 12 peer coaches: 11 PhD students and 1 postdoc.
Our lab is for scientists, by scientists.
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We can support the students in your class,
or support your communication & pedagogy skills as a TA.
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The BE Communication Lab can help you as a TA:
• Recitation support & group facilitation• Structural support for syllabus design• Rubric design• Oral presentation skills
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Example rubric created for 20.111
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The BE Communication Lab can help your students:
• Individual & group coaching• Figure, slide, & poster design• Oral presentation skills• Papers, abstracts, proposals…
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What we do...
Meet each client where they’re at: from brainstorming to final edits
Analyze content, message, and organization
Model field-specific best practices
Proofread, grammar police, work on ESL
Provide answers
...and don’t
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Courses that already partner with the Communication Lab:
FALL
• 20.S900• 20.109• 20.201• 20.309• 20.416
SPRING
• 20.109• 20.111• 20.309• 20.310
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How to get help
• Make an appointment with Diana: [email protected]
• Talk to your faculty about connecting with us.
• Visit the Communication Lab website: http://be.mit.edu/communicationlab