{"id":1051,"date":"2024-01-09T12:31:19","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T12:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepixelcurve.com\/edubin\/lp\/?p=1051"},"modified":"2026-10-22T21:46:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T19:46:30","slug":"a-guide-for-new-tutors-and-teaching-assistants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/a-guide-for-new-tutors-and-teaching-assistants\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guide for New Tutors and Teaching Assistants"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1051\" class=\"elementor elementor-1051\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc562f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfc562f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5e29d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed5e29d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60171d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60171d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGood teaching starts with knowing your students. At Tafelberg University, our lecturers and tutors meet each new group in the first week and ask what they already know.\n\nSmall steps help. Share the plan for each lecture, keep slides simple and leave time for questions at the end.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.\n\n<cite>Nelson Mandela<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nStaff at our Rondebosch campus can book a short planning session with Sipho Ndlovu. Bring your course outline and one problem you want to solve.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89124e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89124e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f9db8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f9db8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fdfe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1fdfe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-a-south-african-university-tutor-standing-beside-a-214ef-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"A South African university tutor standing beside a lecture-hall whiteboard, holding an open notebook and a pen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-a-south-african-university-tutor-standing-beside-a-214ef-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-a-south-african-university-tutor-standing-beside-a-214ef-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-a-south-african-university-tutor-standing-beside-a-214ef-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-a-south-african-university-tutor-standing-beside-a-214ef-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-a-south-african-university-tutor-standing-beside-a-214ef.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a5365 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94a5365\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5143ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5143ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-close-up-of-a-university-study-desk-with-printed-c-2166f-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"Close-up of a university study desk with printed course handouts, highlighters, a laptop edge and a coffee cup\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-close-up-of-a-university-study-desk-with-printed-c-2166f-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-close-up-of-a-university-study-desk-with-printed-c-2166f-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-close-up-of-a-university-study-desk-with-printed-c-2166f-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-close-up-of-a-university-study-desk-with-printed-c-2166f-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-close-up-of-a-university-study-desk-with-printed-c-2166f.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550d9f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"550d9f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e21e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e21e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to build subject knowledge<\/h4>\n\n<p>Read one source beyond the textbook each week and share it with your class. Students learn more when they see their lecturer still reading and asking questions.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why steady support matters<\/h4>\n\n<p>A kind word and a clear deadline go a long way. Tell students where to find help early, and follow up with anyone who goes quiet.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good teaching starts with knowing your students. At Tafelberg University, our lecturers and tutors meet each new group in the first week and ask what they already know. Small steps help. Share the plan for each lecture, keep slides simple and leave time for questions at the end. 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