Question 1

Key Resources & Best Practices

Accepted Answer

Key Resources for Learning Assistants to Support Group Work
Learning Assistant Alliance:(https://www.learningassistantalliance.org/) Info on setting up an LA program and how to use LAs to support active learning.  They offer workshops and have an annual conference

Quick Reference Guide on the Learning Assistants Model (LAA) (https://www.learningassistantalliance.org/doc/site/The%20Learning%20Assistant%20Model.pdf)

University of Cincinnati Learning Commons, Learning Assistants (https://www.uc.edu/campus-life/learning-commons/programs/learning-assistants.html)

University of Colorado Boulder Learning Assistant Program (https://www.colorado.edu/program/learningassistant/)

Association of Colleges for Tutoring & Learning Assistance (ACTLA) (http://actla.info/)

The International Center for Supplemental Instruction (https://info.umkc.edu/si/)

Association for the Coaching & Tutoring Profession (https://www.myactp.com/)

Training LAs (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-yucC2Xf5lDrP8FrQcEwg5bHJNKJ4rQK?usp=drive_link)

College Math Videos - College Math Instructor Training  (http://www.collegemathvideocases.org/)

CoMINDS - College Math Instructor Training   (https://www.comindshub.org/)

Question 2

Research On

Accepted Answer

The Impact of using Embedded learning assistants in mathematics courses (2024) (https://firescholars.seu.edu/coe/163/)

Establishing a new standard of care for calculus using trials with randomized student allocation (2023) (https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ade9803)

Research-Informed practice to improve inquiry-based calculus with learning assistants (2023) (http://sigmaa.maa.org/rume/RUME25_Proceedings.pdf)