Learning Assistants Supporting Science Instruction (LASSI)
LASSI partners talented undergraduates (LAs) with faculty teaching large-enrollment science and math courses to create learner-centered classrooms that are conceptually driven, cognitively challenging, and authentic to the discipline. LAs primary responsibilities include working with small teams of students, either within a large-lecture class meeting, in recitation, or in office hours.
LA Experience
- Content. LAs will meet regularly with their faculty instructors to plan instruction, reflect on previous weeks, and analyze student assessment data.
- Practice. LAs will facilitate collaborative learning by providing multiple opportunities for formative assessment to both the students and instructor.
- Pedagogy. LAs from all departments will participate in a weekly, 1-credit seminar that explores evidenced-based instructional practices in science and math.
LAs work approximately 10 hours per week during an academic semester and receive a stipend of $1000.
Application now open!
Interested in joining the LASSI program to improve science instruction at NDSU? Complete the on-line application. If you have questions, please contact Dr. Jennifer Momsen, jennifer.momsen@ndsu.edu.
LA Supported Courses
Biological Sciences
Biol 150 and 151: General Biology I and II
Biol 459: Evolution
Zoo 370: Cell Biology
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Bioc 460: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I
Physics
Phys 251, 252: University Physics I and II
