The Campus TA Trainers Community is a group of staff members who design and lead training programs for teaching assistants at all levels—from individual courses to campus-wide initiatives. We meet monthly to exchange ideas, share resources, and discuss challenges and strategies related to TA development. At some meetings, a member volunteers to share a resource or training activity for feedback, and other times we focus on group conversation around a special topic or theme.
The community is highly interdisciplinary, and anyone from across campus is welcome to join. Whether you’re coordinating a department-level orientation or running a university-wide program, you’ll find valuable insights and connections among peers who are passionate about supporting TAs.
Join the Community
To receive community information, meeting invitations, and resources, email Haley Briel or Lynne Prost.
Upcoming Meetings & Topics Archive
Spring 2026 Meetings
May 14, 2026
Join us for lunch at the Teaching & Learning Symposium! Look for our sign on one of the tables.
March 25, 2026
1:00-2:00
Topic: Supporting TAs: A conversation with Elaine Goetz
February 23, 2026
2:00-3:00
Topic: Navigating AI in the classroom and how we instruct TAs to approach it
Fall 2025 Meetings
December 10, 2025
12:15-1:15
Topics: TA wellbeing & performance; and celebrating TA success.
November 3, 2025
10:30-11:30
Topic: “What’s on your mind?”
We discussed TA budgets, grad student stress, international TA concerns, and TA Award nominations.
September 29, 2025
2:15-3:15
Topic: Review TA Guide website and “What I tried for August TA Training” share out
Summer 2025 Meetings
July 25, 2025
10:00-11:00
Topic: What are you working on for August TA training?
June 16, 2025
9:00-10:00
Topic: Feedback on a Resource for Instructors Working with TAs
Group Facilitators
Haley Briel
hbriel@wisc.edu
Instructional Design Consultant
The Collaboratory for Engineering Education and Teaching Excellence (CEETE)
The Center for Innovation in Engineering Education (CIEE)
College of Engineering
Lynne Prost
lprost@wisc.edu
Teaching, Learning, and Academic Planning
College of Letters & Science
Lynne directs the L&S TA Training and Support Team