This page provides information about the course-specific follow-up in LAOS for departments and course instructors. For general information about LAOS, see LAOS – Training for Learning Assistants.

Course-Specific Follow-Up

The course-specific modules are a part of LAOS and consists of a total of 6 hours. It is organised by the departments and is related to the learning assistants’ course and tasks. The purpose is to provide learning assistants with regular follow-up, opportunities for professional discussion and reflection, and a sense of belonging to the academic community.

The follow-up should include:

• At the beginning of the semester: An introductory meeting to clarify tasks, roles and expectations.
• During the semester: Follow-up on questions and challenges that arise in the learning assistants’ work.
• At the end of the semester: A final evaluation, including feedback on the learning assistant’s contribution and development.

Organisation

Departments are free to organise the follow-up in the way that best suits their context. It may, for example, be organised as joint sessions or as follow-up related to individual courses.

Uniped suggests the following distribution:

• Initial meeting – approximately 1 hour
• Follow-up during the semester – approximately 4 hours, distributed throughout the semester
• Final evaluation – approximately 1 hour

This is only a suggestion, and the follow-up can be organised in other ways. The meetings do not need to be structured as teaching sessions or courses, but can instead provide opportunities for dialogue, discussion, sharing experiences and collaboration.

[[[https://i.ntnu.no/documents/portlet_file_entry/1305837853/Course-specific+modules-+suggestions.pdf/cdf01ea1-ef7e-d3d7-5230-83fa8e837ef1?status=0&download=true|Suggested structure and content (PDF)]]]

The document contains suggestions for topics and activities that can be adapted to the course and the tasks of the learning assistants.

When can the follow-up take place?

The course-specific follow-up can start before the regular LAOS training begins. For example, it may be useful to hold the initial meeting before the learning assistants meet the students they will be working with, so that tasks and expectations are clarified from the outset.

Confirmation of completed follow-up

For Uniped to issue LAOS certificates of completion, the course-specific follow-up must be confirmed.

This can be done in one of two ways:

1. The learning assistant submits a signed attendance confirmation in Canvas [[[https://i.ntnu.no/documents/portlet_file_entry/1305837853/Confirmation+of+attendance+-+Course-specific.pdf/e4dfaa29-dcd3-330e-f912-91cfa9f5a62f?status=0&download=true|Attendance confirmation form (PDF)]]].
2. The course instructor/department sends an email to laos@ipl.ntnu.no with a list of the learning assistants who have completed the follow-up.

Deadlines – Autumn 2026

• 13 November: Deadline for confirming completion of the course-specific follow-up.
• 20 November: LAOS certificates of completion are issued.

We recommend completing the follow-up by the deadline so that learning assistants can receive their certificates as soon as possible.