Presented at the Second Annual NCAT Redesign Alliance Conference by Dr. Megan E. Bradley Effective Use of Undergraduate Learning Assistants Redesign Alliance 3 rd Annual Conference; March, 2009 Dr. Megan E. Bradley, Associate Professor of Frostburg State University

Presented at the Third Annual NCAT Redesign Alliance Conference by Dr. Megan E. Bradley Psyc150: General Psychology Frostburg State University in Frostburg, Maryland Annual enrollment: About 900 Mostly traditional students and 1 st year students

Presented at the Third Annual NCAT Redesign Alliance Conference by Dr. Megan E. Bradley ULA Recruitment Obtain list of Psychology majors with top GPAs Submission of names to Department for feedback and approval Contact students via for initial interest Individual or small group meetings Done before registration

Presented at the Third Annual NCAT Redesign Alliance Conference by Dr. Megan E. Bradley ULA Responsibilities Assigned 2 small groups (N = 12) of Psyc150 students for all online work Grade Psyc150 student assignments based on rubrics Online discussions: Moderate & grade using rubric Answer student s

Presented at the Third Annual NCAT Redesign Alliance Conference by Dr. Megan E. Bradley ULA Course Psyc394: Learning Mentor in Psychology Purpose Field experience - Training Review current research on peer learning & leadership/mentorship Experience as peer mentor Taught by Psyc150 instructor (adjunct)

Presented at the Third Annual NCAT Redesign Alliance Conference by Dr. Megan E. Bradley ULA Certificate Program 1.6 crs: Pre-requisites 2.3 cr: Psychology “Leadership” Courses 3.3 cr: Psyc394 – Must earn a C 4.6 cr: Electives: Step 2 or 3

Presented at the Third Annual NCAT Redesign Alliance Conference by Dr. Megan E. Bradley ULA internship & paid positions Can work as intern for our department ULA + research assistant Become Supplemental Instructor Trained by another office Run 1-3 study sessions/week Become Tutor Trained by tutoring office