Sarah Wise, Ph.D., has worked in biology and education for over 25 years, in K-12 schools and with CU Boulder's Science Education Initiative. She currently works at the intersection of institutional change, equity, and higher education. With the Departmental Action Team (DAT) Project, she facilitated DATs with faculty, staff and students at the University of Colorado Boulder and helped write the book Facilitating Change in Higher Education: The Departmental Action Team Model (2020). With E&ER she has studied course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) and instructor professional development in biology and mathematics.
EDUC 4610 - Becoming a Learning Assistant
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Fall 2025 / Spring 2026
Introduces undergraduate Learning Assistants (LAs) to education research, active learning, and strategies that support: (1) eliciting student ideas and helping all group members become active and engaged in the class; (2) listening and questioning; (3) building relationships; and (4) integrating learning theories with effective practices. Also "LA Pedagogy Course." Department enforced prequisite: Learning Assistant Program admission. First-semester LAs requirement.
EDUC 4621 - Learning Assistant Mentoring in Practice: Building Inclusive Learning Communities
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Fall 2025 / Spring 2026
Builds on education research and inclusive mentoring and pedagogical principles and practices discussed in EDUC 4610 and EDUC 4620, and creates opportunities for LA Mentors to plan for, receive feedback about, and reflect upon, their individual and group mentoring experiences.
