Laboratory teaching assistant vs laboratory instructor

Differences between laboratory teaching assistant and laboratory instructor duties and responsibilities

Laboratory teaching assistant example responsibilities.

• Lead and instruct college level students in the fundamentals of astronomy through experiments design to teach basics to non-engineering majors.
• Manage and develop the instruction of anatomy and physiology labs.
• Lead discussion sections for students to understand concepts including introductory quantum theory and statistical thermodynamics as well as their applications.
• Operate laboratory equipment including IR spectrometers, NMR spectrometers and mass spectrometers.
• Plan lessons for laboratory, split grading responsibilities with other TA, assist students with weekly laboratory experiments.
• Head laboratory instructor for general physiology, comparative physiology, comparative morphology, anatomy and physiology, and herpetology.
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Laboratory instructor example responsibilities.

• Assist classmates with developing positive study habits and strategies for managing classroom material.
• Lecture on physiology via computer simulations which include group student discussion.
• Prepare physiology equipment and dissection demonstration cats for other teaching assistants to follow.
• Upgrade PowerPoint presentations with audio/visual animations and computer graphics, which appeal to the students thus increasing their attentiveness.
• Demonstrate unit components utilizing hands-on instruction and PowerPoint presentations; describe experimentation process, and guide students through executing experiments.
• Identify appropriate techniques for teaching and responding to literature, and ways to effectively use literacy to positively impact diversity education.
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