Are there distance grad assistantships?

[Ideas]

I wouldn't expect there to be fully online ones, but I thought maybe they could mail paperwork to be done, have me create and mail in some thing for the class, do some phone/videoconferencing with students, maybe travel once per semester or year? I don't know much about assistantships in general, so I may be off base here. I guess you usually have to teach B&M classes, or be present during/after them, but I'm curious if anything like this exists.

[davewill]

In GT's OMSCS, many of the TAs are fellow distance learners.

[eriehiker]

https://blog.edx.org/supporting-communities-teaching

This is not quite what you were asking for, but I am taking the MITx Micromasters program in data/econ/development. There are community TA's in that program and, apparently, in other edx programs. These are, of course, unpaid. However, this might be a good way to network and establish a history as an online instructor. Of course, you are also working for free, but...

[miah]

Just curious if anyone knows if there any programs that allow you to volunteer for NFP's and work off any portion of student debt that you have accumulated?