ITAIS Newsletter - December 2018 (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
LEADERSHIP UPDATES
•  LETTER FROM THE CHAIR
•  LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY-ELECT
•  LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
ARTICLES
•  WHEN UNDERGRADUATES REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT ITAS ARE
•  THE INTERNATIONAL TA PROBLEM
•  A FLEXIBLE ALTERNATIVE TO COURSE-BASED ITA TRAINING
•  ALTERING THE NATURE OF REALITY IN ITA COURSES
ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY
•  WHAT IS THE ITA INTEREST SECTION?

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Laura Murphy, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA

Hello everyone!

I hope you enjoy our latest ITA Newsletter. It contains four enlightening and entertaining articles as well updates from the chair and secretary elect.

One article offers an observation from undergraduate students showing appreciation for ITAs, another article discusses program redesign while the other two authors describe their experiences and realities of teaching an ITA training course. I am sure you will enjoy and benefit from reading all of them.

I would also like to take this opportunity to say that it has been a pleasure serving as the newsletter editor for the last two years, but it is my last time as the editor as I pursue something different. I truly appreciate how you have all been very open and welcoming as a community of ITA professionals.

I am also pleased to announce that Elise Geither from the University of Ohio has offered to take on this editorial role for future editions.

Thank you,

Laura MurphY