1. The Evolution of Academic Assistance Programs Kent Lollis Rod Fong Sue Lunbeck

2. The Early Years Back in the early1990’s AAP were optional Worked alone, sometimes with TA’s Harmless titles Office located in out of the way space Worked exclusively with students Performed our “magic” in secrecy

3. Pioneers

4. Which role did we play?

5. Big Brains from another world? How did we work with them? Pioneers Who did we interact with?

6. Experts in learning theory Learning styles Teaching methods Using various methods Even in casebook classrooms Teach by modeling teaching methods Interactive sessions (AALS) Creating inclusive classrooms Innovators

7. 1997 AALS Annual Meeting – “Inclusive Teaching Methods Across the Curriculum” Note sent by an audience member to the AALS Deputy Director I wanted to tell you what an excellent program was presented by the Academic Support section at the Annual Meeting. I have never seen a better-organized presentation, with the speakers engaging in a “tag- team” pattern that was a masterpiece of choreography. Furthermore, the program had goals and objectives which were shared with the audience. Most importantly, in discussing inclusive teaching methods, the presenters modeled their subject in their presentation. In helping all of us substantive teachers to be more sensitive to the different learning styles of our audience, and by exposing us to some of those learning styles, this program served an important need. Innovators

8. Experts in outcomes & assessment Establishing learning outcomes Providing lots of feedback Formative assessment methods Testing & test validity essays & multiple choice exams Use of personal inventories VARK, Myers-Briggs Deconstructing professor’s exams Deconstructing the bar exam Innovators

9. Experts with “at risk” students Refined the art and science of diagnosis Teaching IRAC skills Organization Analytical & critical thinking Expert reading Study strategies & techniques Test taking techniques Counseling students Innovators

10. Experts in “non-academic” factors Stress management Students with disabilities Learning Disabilities & ADHD Test anxieties Instilling & maintaining confidence Stigma & backlash Stereotype Threat & Implicit Bias Student isolation (thanks Amy) Innovators

11. Experts in related areas Technology Supervising student teaching assistants Student diversity Generational diversity Self-regulated learning Humanizing legal education Innovators

12. So which character are we?

13. We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein Innovators