{"665990":{"#nid":"665990","#data":{"type":"news","title":"International TAs Forge Connections","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is pleased to recognize this year\u0026rsquo;s cohort of \u003Cstrong\u003EInternational TA Liaisons for CTL.\u003C\/strong\u003E This CTL initiative offers experienced international graduate teaching assistants (ITAs) a significant leadership role in their colleges and the opportunity to create a support network among their peers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECreating this partnership with international TAs is an extension of the hub-and-spoke model that CTL created with the Provost Teaching \u0026amp; Learning Fellows (PTLFs) and the Graduate Teaching Fellows (GTFs). \u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;\u003Cem\u003EThe program is strengthening the voices of ITAs on campus and giving visibility to the diversity and contributions they bring. We\u0026rsquo;ve made some valuable connections between CTL and the Colleges through the ITA Liaisons,\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;says Sarah Kegley, ITA program manager for CTL.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 2022-2023 cohort represents four colleges--Design, Computing, Engineering, Ivan Allen, and Sciences-- eight schools, and various national backgrounds. In addition, eight of the \u003Cstrong\u003EITA liaisons \u003C\/strong\u003Ehave completed \u003Cem\u003ECETL 8802, Special Topics in ITA Development\u003C\/em\u003E, and all have already successfully served as teaching assistants. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;\u003Cem\u003EITAs can support each other and incoming ITAs in distinctive ways that may not occur to others\u003C\/em\u003E,\u0026rdquo; says Ximena Pizarro, a Ph.D. student in Public Policy.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlong with their collaboration within the cohort, \u003Cstrong\u003EITA Liaisons\u003C\/strong\u003E are engaging as leaders in their own schools. Each member of the cohort is working on something that addresses a specific need that they have chosen to highlight. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETinomutenda Chikate, a graduate student in Cybersecurity, adds that \u0026ldquo;\u003Cem\u003EBy contributing our diverse experiences\u0026hellip;, we have an opportunity to lay a conducive foundation with relevant tools for prospective ITAs.\u0026rdquo; \u003C\/em\u003EShe reminds us of an African proverb\u003Cem\u003E:\u003C\/em\u003E \u0026ldquo;\u003Cem\u003EIf you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together\u003C\/em\u003E.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECongratulations to the following \u003Cstrong\u003EITA Liaisons for CTL\u003C\/strong\u003E!\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;For more information, please see \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ita.ctl.gatech.edu\/your-liaisons-2022-23\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/ita.ctl.gatech.edu\/your-liaisons-2022-23\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ETinomutenda Chikate, Cybersecurity\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EZhaoxin Li, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAbdulaziz (Aziz) Qwbaiaban, Electrical \u0026amp; Computer Engineering\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EXimena Pizarro Bore, Joint PhD Public Policy\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ENadya Pramaputri, School of City \u0026amp; Regional Planning\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESijian Tan, Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EChang Ding, Earth \u0026amp; Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESelim Tekin, Computer Science (SCS)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EGenaro Soto Valle Angulo, Electrical \u0026amp; Computer Engineering\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESourabh Kumar Choudhary, Industrial Systems \u0026amp; Engineering\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) recognizes the 2022-2023 cohort of International TA Liaisons."}],"uid":"36363","created_gmt":"2023-02-20 20:10:50","changed_gmt":"2023-03-07 20:48:07","author":"Brittani Hill","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-02-20T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-02-20T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"665991":{"id":"665991","type":"image","title":"2022-2023 CTL International TAs at welcome event ","body":null,"created":"1676924176","gmt_created":"2023-02-20 20:16:16","changed":"1676924176","gmt_changed":"2023-02-20 20:16:16","alt":"","file":{"fid":"251848","name":"ITA 2022 2023.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ITA%202022%202023.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ITA%202022%202023.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":821268,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ITA%202022%202023.jpeg?itok=3ZV8J3EQ"}}},"media_ids":["665991"],"groups":[{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"192193","name":"international graduate teaching assistants"},{"id":"1808","name":"graduate students"},{"id":"4374","name":"international students"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESara Kegley\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EITA Program Manager\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECenter for\u0026nbsp;Teaching and Learning\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["skegley3@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}