Jeffrey Hunt, M.A., MBA presenting the University of New Haven’s Learning Assistant mentor program. In the Fall of 2022, I posed a question to hundreds of attendees at the International Learning ...

After launching a learning assistant program last year to help professors teach online during the pandemic, the Baldwin Center for Learning and Teaching (BCLT) has expanded the program this year.

Learning Assistants lead a molecular biology group study session. Jenn Tucci ’23 has always been passionate about helping others. She’s given back by volunteering at community cleanup events, ...

When the first participation question popped up on the first day of a higher-level University of Iowa STEM class, I raised my hand, looked around, and waited for an undergraduate learning assistant so ...

Imagine you’re an incoming college freshman. You walk into your introductory chemistry class and there are 200 other students in the room. You see the instructor, but they’re way down at the front of ...

Dr. Otero was elected as a 2021 APS Fellow for the creation and broad dissemination of innovative physics curricular materials, pioneering contributions to physics teacher education and professional ...

The LA program focuses on providing professional growth to Learning Assistants through a mentor-mentee model, where faculty mentors guide LAs in developing their teaching skills, engaging students, ...

There are, indeed, a number of ways that large classes can be engaging (“Teaching a Sea of Students,” The Chronicle, February 24). Learning is an active process, not passive. It takes place in the ...