Subject: Re: name of your center? organization? funding? From: Frank Christ <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: Open Forum for Learning Assistance Professionals <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 18:33:02 -0700 Content-Type: text/plain Parts/Attachments: text/plain (251 lines) For anyone looking for information on learning support centers in higher education, please go to LSCHE (see URL in my signature). For links to over 325 learning center web sites and for names of centers, go to About Learning Support Centers. You also will find Definitions of Key Academic Support Terms, Names of Learning Support Centers arranged alphabetically, Center Mission Statements, Floor Plans, and some surveys of centers. LSCHE is your database. There is nothing like it on the web. Collegially......... [log in to unmask] For all of us to win in the knowledge economy, Frank L Christ we need to unleash the knowledge in our Emeritus, CSULB document databases, use and reuse our past Visiting Scholar, U of AZ knowledge, find ways to create new knowledge              and then share it across our enterprise........              ...Rick Thoman, Former Xerox Corp President & CEO LSCHE Web Portal: http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/~lsche/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Henderson" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 3:01 PM Subject: name of your center? organization? funding? > As my department undergoes reorganization, it would be helpful if you > could share with me: > 1) The name of your center. (Learning center? Academic support center? > Etc.) > 2) Where you housed organizationally. (Student affairs, academic > department? Etc.) > 3) If you have identified any external funding sources to finance > tutoring services. > > THANK YOU!!!! > > Sue Henderson > > Assistant Director, University College at the Polytechnic Campus > 7001 East Williams Field Road > Academic Center Building room 80, Mail Code 0180 > Mesa, AZ 85212 > (480)727-1457 * fax (480)727-1714 > http://uc.asu.edu * http://east.asu.edu/learningcenter > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Open Forum for Learning Assistance Professionals > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Wickham, Susan M. > Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 10:00 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: College Reading Course Syllabi > > Hello, Lois-- > > The Study Mate software was just purchased by our college. It allows us > to input information in three formats: one-part (simple concept cards), > two-part (suitable for flash cards), and multiple choice. We need to > enter the information only once. It is then automatically transformed > into as many of the review formats as we choose. Pretty nifty! > > A similar online service is available through Quia, costing about $45 > per year for an individual subscription. See http://www.quia.com/ for > information on that program. > > Sue > > -----Original Message----- > From: Open Forum for Learning Assistance Professionals > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lois Martin > Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 9:45 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: College Reading Course Syllabi > > Thank you, Sue!!! > You have some excellent resources associated with this and with your > study > skills course. I am very interested in the Study Mate software. > > > Lois Martin, M.S. > Director, Academic Support Center > Goshen College > 1700 South Main Street > Goshen, IN 46526 > 574-535-7576 > [log in to unmask] > > > At 04:19 PM 3/2/2006 -0600, you wrote: >>The syllabus from my Speed Reading course can be accessed at >>http://www.dmacc.edu/instructors/smwickham/spdrding.htm >> >>This course focuses on vocabulary, comprehension, and flexibility in >>rate. >> >>Sue Wickham >>Academic Achievement Center >>Des Moines Area Community College >>2006 S. Ankeny Blvd. >>Ankeny, IA 50021 >>Office: 515-965-7000 >>FAX: 515-965-7080 >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Open Forum for Learning Assistance Professionals >>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ramage, Travis >>Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 3:32 PM >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: College Reading Course Syllabi >> >>Dear all, >> >> >> >>I forwarded the article, "What the ACT Reveals About College Readiness >>in Reading/blurb/pdf link to 63 page report", that was posted to the >>LISTSERV yesterday, to our faculty and staff with the following >>comments: >> >> >> >>"I thought this data was interesting and worth sharing. The article >>provides strategies for what high schools can do to improve readiness >>for reading. Unfortunately, I didn't see any suggestions in the > article >>on what we can do for students who are not ready to read college > texts." >> >> >> >>My e-mail resulted in a meeting today with our Campus Dean, Associate >>Campus Dean, Assistant Dean for Student Services, Developmental >>Writing/Reading Instructor and myself to offer a course from our > catalog >>called LEA 101: Speed Reading and Efficiency in Reading. The course >>description reads, "The aim of this course is to help the student >>develop the vocabulary and comprehension skills needed for studying >>college material. The student learns to analyze challenging materials >>for immediate understanding and interpret it for long-term memory." >> >> >> >>Since we have never offered the course before on our campus (we are one >>of 13 UW Colleges Freshman/Sophomore campuses in Wisconsin), I am >>soliciting your help to provide examples for textbooks and syllabi that >>you have used on your respective campuses for courses that match our >>course description. I posed a similar question back in May asking in >>general about reading courses you offer and found that several campuses >>teach a similar course. However, now that we are going to teach a >>course, I am look for specifics rather than having to start from ground >>zero in the course development process. >> >> >> >>Our plan is to offer two sections of LEA 101 as a one-credit, > non-degree >>course this fall. The course will be offered the first five weeks of >>the semester, twice a week for 75 min (i.e., T Th from 2:00 pm - 3:15 >>pm). The target population will be our conditional admit students who >>scored less than a 17 on their ACT and/or students who place into our >>ENG 098: Basic Composition course based on the University of WI English >>Placement Test scores. >> >> >> >>I would appreciate any guidance you could provide. >> >> >> >>Thanks in advance for your help! >> >> >> >>Travis Ramage >> >>Coordinator of Adult Student Services/ >> >>Academic Assistance Advisor >> >>UW-Barron County >> >>1800 College Drive >> >>Rice Lake, WI 54868 >> >>Phone: (715) 234-8176 #5438 >> >>Fax: (715) 234-8024 >> >>E-mail: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> >> >>Website: www.barron.uwc.edu <http://www.barron.uwc.edu> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your >>subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web >>browser to >>http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html >> >>To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask] >> >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your >>subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web >>browser to >>http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html >> >>To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask] > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your > subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web > browser to > http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html > > To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask] > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your > subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web > browser to > http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html > > To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask] > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your > subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web > browser to > http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html > > To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask] > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web browser to http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask]

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