{"652174":{"#nid":"652174","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech Introduces New Classroom Support Program ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis fall Georgia Tech rolled out a new Learning Assistant Program within Tutoring and Academic Support, a division of the Office of Undergraduate Education. Learning Assistants (LAs) are students who can help facilitate small group collaboration inside the classroom by working alongside faculty during breakout activities. They promote one-on-one and small group discussions to boost comprehension and problem-solving skills during class.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThey meet weekly with course instructor to discuss upcoming assignments, activities, labs, and common student difficulties. They also take a 1-credit pedagogy course on interactive educational techniques (CETL 2001) during their first semester as an LA.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELearning Assistants are a hybrid of a PLUS Leader and a Teaching Assistant (TA). They are used more flexibly and may facilitate small group interaction\u0026nbsp;inside\u0026nbsp;the classroom,\u0026nbsp;hold\u0026nbsp;weekly office hours,\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;assist with grading. LAs\u0026nbsp;also help\u0026nbsp;lower\u0026nbsp;the teacher to student ratio. LAs are not to replace TA duties.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis fall, the LA Program is supporting 10 faculty members in nine courses, with plans to expand in Spring 2022.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFaculty interested in requesting LA Program support for spring semester may \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/forms.office.com\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=u5ghSHuuJUuLem1_Mvqgg_1L9V9nCWJMjCzyIf_EKodUQVBPRUVKQ0ZWSklIMUZVME1WUEdRNEo2TiQlQCN0PWcu\u0022\u003Eapply here\u003C\/a\u003E. A faculty information session \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/5617140704\/\u0022\u003Ewill be held virtually\u003C\/a\u003E on BlueJeans, Friday, Oct. 29, from 10 to 11 a.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents interested in becoming a Learning Assistant may \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/tutoring.gatech.edu\/learning-assistant-program-courses-supported\/\u0022\u003Eapply here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, visit the Learning Assistant Program \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/tutoring.gatech.edu\/la-program\/\u0022\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E. If you have questions contact Stephanie Reikes at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:sreikes7@gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Esreikes7@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPlans to Expand Spring Semester\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Plans to Expand Spring Semester"}],"uid":"27713","created_gmt":"2021-10-27 22:53:06","changed_gmt":"2021-10-28 14:26:50","author":"Victor Rogers","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-10-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-10-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"652175":{"id":"652175","type":"image","title":"Class in Harrison Square","body":null,"created":"1635418382","gmt_created":"2021-10-28 10:53:02","changed":"1635431252","gmt_changed":"2021-10-28 14:27:32","alt":"Class in Harrison Square","file":{"fid":"247439","name":"outdoorclass.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/outdoorclass.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/outdoorclass.png","mime":"image\/png","size":1645735,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/outdoorclass.png?itok=L8ueVCs8"}}},"media_ids":["652175"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/math-lab-solves-tutoring-support-equation","title":"Math Lab "}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"},{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"189201","name":"Learning Assistant Program"},{"id":"188870","name":"Stephanie Reikes"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:victor.rogers@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EVictor Rogers\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["victor.rogers@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}