Peer Learning Assistant

Undergraduate courses, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2015

Peer learning assistant for several courses at WPI. The position is equivalent to that of undergraduate TA.

Lead Instructors

Prof. Mike Buckholt, Prof. Scarlet Shell

Position

Peer Learning Assistant

Courses and Responsibilities

PLA for Prof. Mike Buckholt’s Microbes to Molecules lab course, duties included grading, supervising lab time, and teaching basic laboratory techniques. PLA for Prof. Scarlet Shell’s Microbiology course, duties included grading. In 2016 I was named PLA of the year, an institution-wide award.