Mentoring and Teaching

“Taemin was a great TA! He was prepared for each and every lab activity, and his efforts to make the labs interactive and apply to real life scenarios via a digital format was much appreciated. His community quiz hints and his assistance during lab made everything straightforward. The only negative experience I had with lab was that when being put into breakout rooms, my group members rarely talked and no one showed their videos. This wasn't necessarily Taemin's fault as Zoom + the students aren't directly in his control. It was nice to switch up the groups every once in a while for this reason. The simulations were an amazing way to learn digitally this semester. One of the most effective virtual labs I've taken.”

“Did a really great job with labs and the website simulations”

“Taemin is a truly great person and a great TA. Any student would be lucky to have him. He was always prepared for class and was very understanding, due to the circumstances of this semester.”

“Taemin was great! I'm sure he had alot on his plate being the only TA for a course so big but he managed to ALWAYS answer any questions I had and walk me through assignments when I still couldn't get on track by myself. I never had to wait an extremely long time for any grades so 10/10!”

“Taimen was very prepared and clearly took a great deal of time in making the labs we used every week that helped me understand the material better.”

“Taemin was a great TA! He helped me with all of my questions and made me think. His labs were very interesting and I thought that he really put a lot of time into the labs in order to give us real world examples of what we were learning. Taemin was one of the best TA's that I have encountered as a senior in college. Thank you for a great semester, Taemin!”

“Taemin was a little quiet, but overall really helpful in answering my questions and clarifying the class material.”

“Taemin was the most diligent and helpful TA I have ever had.”

“He was always very prepared for lab sections and willing to help. I really thought his lab portion of the class was helpful in understanding the course content.”

“You had a great grasp on the class material and the labs were very relevant and helpful to supplementing lecture.”

“Great TA!”

“I thought he did a great job building labs for us and made them clear enough so we could actually learn from them. Very high quality worker.”

“Taemin wasn't enough of a vocal character to make a huge difference in the class. I felt as if he was another student that just so happen to host zoom meetings for the lab. Didn't really do anything in lectures, I don't even think the professor even knew what he looked like until the last day of class.”

“You can really tell that Taemin puts work into his TA-ing. His labs are well-constructed, and he takes the time during office hours to ensure that you know exactly what you are doing and why. A little bit quiet, but maybe that's just because of his mic.”

“Taemin was one of the best TA's that I have had at UT. One can tell that he works very hard at creating the labs for the class and is extremely patient and approachable. He was a great asset to the class and helped make the class's topics concise and clear.”

“Taemin was very helpful in this course. In all the assignments he gave very clear and thorough directions and also was able help on all of the course material.”

“Taemin was very helpful during labs.”

“Taemin was very helpful especially when I needed help with my lab group.”

“He would sometimes confuse material up, but it's okay because people make mistakes! He's a good and kind teaching assistant, though”

“He was very helpful to my questions pertaining to homework!” 

“Taemin was very helpful when I had questions!” 

“Taemin was a very helpful TA!”

“He was very kind.”

“Taemin was so kind and was always ready to help! He was one of the only TA's that understood what was being taught, and he was able to provide students with accurate information regarding assignments and lectures.”

“Taemin was always kind, knowledgeable, clear, concise, and responsive. He gave thorough lab instructions that were in the same format every time so it was easy to follow along. Then while working within the group for a lab exercise, Taemin would timely pop up every now and then (or when we put our hand up on zoom) to answer questions (or supply a few) and put us on the right path. In lecture I found that he is the same way: polite and knowledgeable.”

“I really enjoyed having Taemin as a TA for this course. HE is what made the course doable to me through the office hours, email responses, and constant willingness to help and be understanding!”

“Very easy to understand”

“He provided useful information with lecture, lab questions.” 

“Thanks, Taemin. I appreciate everything!” 

“Thank you for answering my emails so quickly. You were a great TA and answered questions thoroughly. Have a great summer :)”

“Our TA was very helpful and was always available when needed.”

“Taemin was amazing! He is the best TA I've had at UT this far! I wish him the best!!”

"He checked my work and told me how to solve a problem and went through the question explaining every aspect."

"He was very approachable and he was also very understanding to the mistakes that students made. He was very deatailed when explaining a topic, allowing him to explain to the student efficiently and clearly."

"He wouldn't just tell me I did something wrong he would help me understand how to fix it"

"He was helpful and to the point."

"Was understanding with deadlines and difficulties with assignments."

"They responded to every email quick and gave me the information I needed."

"He helped answer my questions during class when I didn't want to ask in front of everyone."

"He would not only answer my specific questions, but would go back and relate them to the general concepts to make sure I understood the whole idea and not just a specific answer which I think was great."

"The reasoning for why I missed homework problems was clear and to the point."

"when I was struggling on my final project during class he was able to explain my idea and project better"

"The TA was available during lecture and via email. Also, the TA explained concepts thoroughly."

"The TA always answered my doubts pertaining to the homework and explained the things I did wrong and how I could improve on the same."

"Taemin was a great help any time I had any questions about the grading of my assignments."

"I attended almost all of his office hours and he was able to answer any questions that I had."

"I had only interacted with him once this semester and he was able to clear up the confusion of what was expected for a homework problem."

"The hours of their TA's were beneficial, and I wasn't afraid to ask them questions."

"He allowed me to gain a deeper understanding when he pulls outside examples."

"During lectures he always sat close by for questions and walked around during group projects for questions"

"I really liked that he explained how we could improve our work, like giving us better scenarios or explaining why something might work better than something else."

"He was not judgmental and did not think any questions were "stupid"."

"The TA seemed very nice and approachable. When I had questions he was adequate in his responses."