Materials in sessions that are listed as asynchronous will be available to view three days before the start of the conference. You can engage with these materials in advance or in the time provided in the symposium schedule. Synchronous sessions are offered in the time provided in the schedule.
Getting started!
Democracy, agency and the inclusive college classroom (Abstract)
Dr. Bryan Dewsbury, Associate Professor of Biology, Florida International University
Connect to the LA Research Community, introduce yourself and your research interest and explore opportunities for collaboration (live on zoom).
Opportunity to watch short talks and posters on your own time and pace, and post thoughts about abstracts on Canvas discussion boards to get the conversation going.
We will have also an open zoom room for a 'watch party' for thoughts exchange or zoom chat conversations.
Dr. Anthony Barrasso, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Bridgewater State University
Dr. Kathryn Spilios, Master Lecturer, Director of Instructional Labs, and Director of the LA Program at Boston University.
11 - 11:40 AM: Session 1, Talks RS04, RS07, RS12, RS08
11:40 - 12:10 PM Session 2, Talks RS18, RS06, RS22
Preparing undergraduate Learning Assistants to elicit and build on students’ fruitful ideas about physics (RS04)
Lisa M. Goodhew, Rachel E. Scherr
The Authoritative-to-Dialogic Spectrum of Learning Assistant Formative Assessment Practices (RS07)
Carina Carlos, Vesal Dini, Ira Caspari
Mentoring Perspectives of Learning Assistants (RS12)
Angela Bielefeldt, Sabina Schill, Haley Passov
Perceptions of the Role and Value of Learning Assistants in Precalculus Instruction (RS18)
Rachel Ann Funk
A look at Equity and Inclusion in a Physics LA program (RS06)
Sujata Krishna
Influence of social supports from learning assistants and faculty on student engagement in active learning in-person and remote STEM classes (RS22)
Krista Donis, Uma Swamy, Sarah Eddy
Best practices for expanding an undergraduate learning assistant program: observations from a learning community of instructors and creating an inclusive online learning environment (RS08)
Thomas P. Clements, Katherine Friedman, Jessica Watkins, Heather Johnson, and Cynthia Brame
Presentations
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Development of a written instrument to assess LA's PCK-Q (RS01)
Beth Thacker, Stephanie Hart, Jianlan Wang, Kyle Wiplfli
1:40 PM - 2:10 PM
Does my course repay or add to society’s educational debts? (RS02)
Jayson Nissen, Ben Van Dusen, Ian Her Many Horses, and Manher Jariwala
2:20 PM-2:50 PM
How Knowledge Becomes Related in LA-Facilitated Interactions (RS10)
Jessica M. Karch, Destiny Strange, Ira Caspari
Presenters' panel and live Q&A.
Three poster set discussions offered in parallel, led by discussants (see also day 1 Block D)
Poster Set 1
A Framework of Inclusive and Equitable Classroom Practices in STEM from the Learning Assistant Perspective (RS03)
Mark Jareczek, Josh Edwards, Regina Frey
Learning Assistants as a Community of Practice (RS05)
Isabella Stuopis, Kristen Wendell
Pedagogy in Practice: Exploring the Use of Pedagogy Course Knowledge by Learning Assistants (RS15)
Vera Degtiareva, Emily Allen, Andrew Duffy, Manher Jariwala
Male vs. Female Learning Assistants: Differences in Dealing with Accountability (RS11)
David Caldwell, Robert Talbot, Allie Purtell, Michael Moore
Poster Set 2
Undergraduate Learning Assistants Foster Student Resilience to Emergency Online Learning in a Large Microbiology Classroom (RS17)
Kathleen Hefferon
Assessment at the Intersection of Academic Efficacy and Self-Efficacy (RS23)
Ebony Williams
Conceptualizing LA practice of building on student thinking in mathematics for inclusion (RS09)
Nursen Konuk
An investigation of how instructors choose to implement the Learning Assistant (LA) pedagogy course and their motivations (RS14)
Lizette Anai Ortega, Manher Jariwala
Poster Set 3
The Development of a STEM Learning Assistant Program: A Case Study through the Lens of Diffusion of Innovations (RS19)
Karen Myhr
Effectiveness of LAs in a Psychology Statistics Class (RS25)
Jubilee Dickson
Interviews as the CURE: Students Characterize Learning Assistant Programs through Faculty Interviews (RS16)
Miriam Martin
Student, Learning Assistant, and Faculty Perspectives on Learning Assistants’ Roles in a Chemistry Lab Course (RS26)
Rachel Barnard
Panel with three poster session discussants: discussion of connections across presentations and live Q&A.
Ira Caspari, Tufts University
Hagit Kornreich-Leshem, Florida International University
Laurel Hartley, University of Colorado Denver