Supporting Students and Faculty in Introductory Gateway Courses with Undergraduate Learning Assistants

Created By:
Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) in partnership with Every Learner Everywhere March 2020

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Topic: Effective Teaching Practices Evidence-based Teaching Practices

Role: Administrator Faculty

At Colorado State University, they found a great support for student success through a learning assistants program. In this webinar, key players share the model they based their program on as well as supporting students and faculty after implementation.

Speakers: Tanya Buchan, Senior Faculty Developer and Teaching Effectiveness Initiative Program Manager; Stacey Clark, Associate Director at Learning Programs, The Institute for Learning and Teaching; and Deborah Garrity, Professor and Chair, Department of Biology at Colorado State University

Recommended citation:

O’Sullivan, P., Buchan, T., Clarke, S. and Garrity, D. (2020, March 25) Supporting Students and Faculty in Introductory Gateway Courses with Undergraduate Learning Assistants [Video]

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