{"id":3094,"date":"2010-08-05T11:02:52","date_gmt":"2010-08-05T16:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/edc\/?p=3094"},"modified":"2021-08-13T10:21:59","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T14:21:59","slug":"dialogue-in-the-margins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tls\/2010\/dialogue-in-the-margins\/","title":{"rendered":"Dialogue in the margins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By: Laura Weir, MA Public History <\/em><\/p>\n<p>A large number of teaching assistant-ships on campus are based almost entirely on marking.\u00a0 While it may seem that you\u2019ve lucked out on a lighter workload, you in fact face a more challenging form of teaching. Relying on assumptions that students will take interest in every grammatical correction or footnote restructuring that you take the time to correct is misguided. However, when TAs take the time to write questions and broader suggestions in the margins of their student\u2019s assignments they may begin to see dialogue develop.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting in the margin, writing out paragraphs of comments, as well as inviting students to discuss their work with you are all small ways in which markers are able to foster dialogue with their students.\u00a0 Each assignment has the potential to become another conversation between the marker and the student on how to develop the necessary skills to communicate clearly and effectively, analyze information and develop personal interest in a particular subject.<\/p>\n<p>Students initiate this \u201cconversation\u201d by supplying TAs with assignments, it is then the responsibility for the TA to give constructive criticisms to their students through commentary, or a \u201cconversation.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cThis is a really interesting point! Perhaps you should focus on this for your next paper.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDo you really think that this was the original intent of the author?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHow would you interpret this event?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCan you offer a new perspective on the debate?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Questions not only encourage students to think deeper within their research, but it also invokes the instinct to respond and consider how they could have done better. Students may wish to continue the conversation further by making a one-on-one appointment, or you may find that they carry your suggestion on to the next project.\u00a0 Markers must look closer when looking for the response to the conversation they are developing.\u00a0 While the content of the second assignment may not be the same, students will often show a reply to the questions posed to them by showing deeper engagement with their subject, a more thorough understanding of the assignment given, or developing a more advanced analysis of their sources.<\/p>\n<p>These improvements are subtle yet distinctive signs that a conversation has occurred between TA and student. Marking therefore is not a chore of how many papers you can finish in an hour, but rather an opportunity to make an impact on students\u2019 thinking and watch their academic growth.\u00a0 So the next time you sit down to mark another paper, think of the various ways you could engage your students to converse with you.\u00a0 You may be surprised by the responses you hear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Laura Weir, MA Public History A large number of teaching assistant-ships on campus are based almost entirely on marking.\u00a0 While it may seem that you\u2019ve lucked out on a lighter workload, you in fact face a more challenging form of teaching. 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