The article, "Curricular peer mentoring in first-semester German: Novice learners' perceptions of a 'Language Learning Assistant' program," appeared in the August 2021 issue of Foreign Language Annals. Congratulations to Drs. Gonglewski and Baker!
Category: Research
Prof. McClary introduces LAs to Chem Ed Research
Prof. McClary visited CPED6100W this week to discuss her experiences in Chemistry Education Research. She shared her research on students' mental models of acid and acid strength and use of heuristics in General Chemistry and Chemistry. She also led the LAs in a discussion about creative exercises and other techniques to encourage students to really make sense of chemistry.
LA Sarah Schrup presents at CPED6100W
Next week, LA Sarah Schrup will present her poster, High-throughput Optoepigenetics with Photoswitchable Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors in Murine Breast Cancer and Melanoma Models, co-authored with Christina M. Ambrosi, Melissa Hadley, Andrew I. Efimov, Stephen J. Haggarty, Ralph Mazitschek, Alejandro Villagra, and Emilia Entcheva, at the 2017 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting (BMES) in Pheonix, AZ. Sarah did a test run of her talk in CPED6100W. That sparked a discussion about the benefits and limitations of learning science by participating in undergraduate research.
LA Maddi Long presents on learning in biology labs
Madison "Maddi" Long, Biology LA, presented her research "Student Acquisition of Science Skills and Learning Objectives in an Introductory Biology Laboratory Course" at CPED6100W. Maddi is one of a handful of LAs who've gone on to STEM Education Research after completing LA training.
LAs present @ NARST 2017
LAs Alaina Pak, Marissa Mangini, and Clare Green presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), San Antonio, TX. Their research examined LAs' use of Talk Moves and Questioning Patterns in undergraduate physics courses. Congratulations team!