Colorado PhysTEC project leader Valerie Otero helps a Learning Assistant with an experiment during the PTEC Learning Assistant Workshop on October 24-25, 2007.
PhysTEC Project Contact
University of Colorado at Boulder
Noah Finkelstein
University of Colorado
Department of Physics
UCB-390
Boulder, CO 80309-0390
Tel: 303-735-6082
University of Colorado's PhysTEC Website
The hallmark of the Colorado PhysTEC project is the undergraduate Learning Assistant (LA) program. Learning assistants assist with in-class Tutorials (developed by the Washington PER group) and with help-sessions for many courses in the department. This program allows students to experience the positive aspects of teaching and also serves as a recruitment tool into teacher certification. It is very popular, with over 50 students applying for approximately 18 spots each semester. In the Fall of 2006, PhysTEC faculty from Seattle Pacific and Arkansas visited Colorado to gain first-hand exposure to the Learning Assistant program, and to observe how Colorado manages its NSF Noyce fellowship program (both SPU and Arkansas have been awarded Noyce fellowships as well).
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| Noah Finkelstein | Valerie Otero | Steve Pollock |
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| Steve Iona 2004-2005 |
Michael Fuchs 2005-2006 |
Roberta Tanner 2006-2007 |
