Would anyone like to comment on the relative strenghts/weaknesses of
these tests?
Martha Moore, Ed.D.
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2. Learning centers and libraries sharing space & resources
3. [Fwd: Re: using clips from videos]
4. Academic Disciplines for Those Advising and Teaching
5. Smarthinking article
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Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 09:13:15 -0500
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Subject: Re: using clips from videos
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Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 11:28:02 -0400
From: "Kathryn W. Sack, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Academic Resources"
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Subject: Re: Learning centers and libraries sharing space & resources
Hi Tim and all,
We are in the beginning stages of trying to merge OIT, the Library, and
ARC at our small liberal arts college. We are doing a mini-renovation
with a much larger one to follow in 5 years. ARC centers (Writing,
Math, Study Skills, Disability Services) have not been housed in the
same building before and neither have OIT and Library. The latter have
vastly different cultures and the ARC areas are newly added into the
fray. My directors and service areas for ARC will be spread throughout
the building. OIT will have a help desk on the main floor and a
Multi-Media lab and large general lab on the ground level.
I am the mediator between OIT and the Library (good thing for my
training as a counselor :-\ ) who are trying to work together but things
have been strained. We have so many silos here that I am unsure that we
will be able to fracture them in a productive way with this project.
OIT and the library have been working on this since last fall but I was
only involved when the math center was moved there for temp. quarters in
Jan. Since I am minus a director there (but searching--great job by the
way!), I have gladly pushed to become fully involved in this process.
Your pictures certainly help--can you share more about the cultural
shift and how management occurs, ie who is REALLY in charge of
everything? Is all ARC on one floor--what do you think of being on
separate floors and how did it make such a difference in your traffic if
you didn't move from the ground level? Is the infusion of OIT the key?
We have heard about several of these merges that have failed due to
management issues? Any suggestions? We have 1400 students.
Thank you.
Kathy Sack,Ph.D.
Assistant Dean, Academic Resources
Washington College,
Chestertown, MD 21620.
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Vick, Tim (Macon State College) wrote:
> Beth,
>
> Our institution (public four-year - approx. 6,200 students) recently
> completed just such a project. Previously, our Library and Academic
> Resource Center (ARC) were located in the same building on separate
> floors and without shared space. Students could not freely utilize
> resources between entities. Without changing our organizational
> structure (as you say is one of your goals), we completed a $5M minors
> construction project to renovate our Library building and combine our
> Library and Academic Resource Center (which includes learning/tutoring
> services and the campus' open-use computer lab) and include a
Technology
> Assistance Center for students to receive assistance with passwords,
> laptop configurations, etc.
>
> Our renovation has been an unqualified success! Since opening the new
> facility for fall semester 2005, every number we track (# of visits, #
> of tutoring sessions, # of students tutored, Library circulation,
etc.)
> has shown at least a 100% increase. Students are flocking to our
> facility like never before.
>
> To answer your specific questions:
>
> 1. Do you have any experience with combining a learning center and
> library?
> Yes
>
> 2. If so, how did it work out?
> See above. A tremendous success!
>
> 3. What were the challenges and rewards?
> The main challenge was making sure we had adequate space allocated for
> everything we wanted to include. We were very fortunate in that our
> President allowed the Library Director and me to be in on the planning
> and design from the very beginning. We were given a lot of flexibility
> in the design process and were allowed input on all aspects of the
> project (as long as we stayed within budget!).
>
> The rewards have been beyond all expectations. Faculty and students
are
> using our facility as never before. Our usage numbers continue to
rise.
> It's like the new facility added more "legitimacy" to both
departments.
> The Library Director and I have worked hard to make the collaborative
> effort seamless to our users even though, organizationally, we work
for
> different supervisors.
>
> 4. Was an architect involved in design and planning?
> Yes. He did a wonderful job of merging the traditional look and feel
of
> a Library with our high-tech computer and learning entities.
>
> 5. How much student involvement was there in planning?
> Student involvement in the planning process was minimal. The
> overwhelming student input we received was to include a coffee shop in
> the design. We included a "We Proudly Serve Starbuck Coffee" coffee
shop
> and it is a hit with our users.
>
> 6. How much faculty (instructional) involvement?
> A committee consisting of faculty and staff was formed long ago to
> explore the validity of renovating our Library building. At that time,
> the Academic Resource Center was not included in the plan but, by the
> time we received the funds for the project (approx. five years later),
> it seemed like a natural blending of services. Faculty have been very
> supportive of our efforts and constantly refer students to us.
>
> 7. Is the space integrated with classroom instruction in any way?
> In addition to our 82-computer open-use computer lab, we have a
60-seat
> computer lab with a collapsible wall that can divide the room into two
> 30-seat labs. These labs are set up in traditional classroom style and
> are used by the Library for instruction sessions; by the ARC for
> Academic Success Skills workshops, some COMPASS testing, and ARC
> orientation sessions; and we schedule the labs for faculty to use when
> they have a need for periodic computer instruction or online testing.
We
> do not have regularly scheduled classes in the labs as they are
> primarily for ARC and Library use.
>
> 8. Can you recommend any colleges that have exemplary spaces that we
> could go to look at -- preferably on or near the west coast?
> Macon State College is far from the west coast but you are welcome to
> come look. Since word of our new facility has spread, we have had many
> tours by institutions wanting to do the same thing you're considering.
> We think our facility is an excellent model of the new blended
> "Information Commons" approach (even though we rejected that name and
> kept the names the same as they've always been).
>
> To get a look at some pictures of our new facility, go to my website
at:
>
> http://www.maconstate.edu/arc/
>
> and click on the "Photo Gallery" link. The pictures there will give
you
> a good idea of our facility.
>
> Since budgets are tight here at the end of the year and it may be
> cost-prohibitive for you to come to Georgia, I would be willing to do
> the following: I could do a quick and dirty "video tour" of our
facility
> and post it on the Internet as a streaming video. It would not, by any
> means, be a professional quality video (more like a vacation-type
video
> with commentary) but I think it would give you a broader look at each
> aspect of our facility. If you'd be interested in this, please contact
> me directly.
>
> In short, the merging of traditional Library and learning center
> services, to include computer use and assistance, has been a wonderful
> move for our institution. Feedback from all members of our campus
> community continues to be positive.
>
> Tim
> *****************************************
> Tim Vick
> Director, Academic Resource Centers
> Macon State College
> 100 College Station Drive, L-136
> Macon, GA 31206
> Phone: 478.471.2057
> *****************************************
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Open Forum for Learning Assistance Professionals
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of beth kupper-herr
> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 8:13 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Learning centers and libraries sharing space & resources
>
> Aloha from Hawaii,
> My community college is starting to look at the possibility of
> reconfiguring
> space to create a new type of learning environment that would include
> the
> LRC, Library, and some IT services. The LRC and Library are currently
> on
> different floors of the library building (we take up part of the
ground
> level, the Library is on the next two floors) and operate quite
> separately.
> The idea seems to be to combine and renovate our facilities in some
way
> to
> enable us to share some costly resources (i.e. technology) and make it
> easier for students to use all the services, without changing our
> organizational structure. Terms I've been given that are supposed to
be
> relevant to this concept are learning commons, learning spaces,
learning
> environment, etc. I've read some information (including perusing the
> Dartmouth collaborative facilities site
> < http://www.dartmouth.edu/~collab/>), but find that the majority of
> these
> spaces seem to be focused on combining libraries with IT, with much
less
> involvement of learning/tutoring centers.
>
> It looks like this change would probably involve moving the LRC
> upstairs,
> something which I'm not sure would be in our best interests unless it
> gave
> us more space (perhaps our scarcest resource). While I feel
uncertain,
> I
> feel I need to learn more, since if funds are available for this
> project, it
> would be a unique opportunity to upgrade our ageing facilities (our
> buildings are 38 years old). After this lengthy preface, here are my
> questions:
>
> - Do you have any experience with combining a learning center and
> library?
> If so, how did it work out? What were the challenges and rewards?
Was
> an
> architect involved in design and planning? How much student
involvement
> was
> there in planning? How much faculty (instructional) involvement? Is
the
> space integrated with classroom instruction in any way? (From my
> limited
> reading, one of the goals seems to be to have a more seamless
connection
> between in-class and out-of-class learning.)
>
> - Can you recommend any colleges that have exemplary spaces that we
> could go
> to look at -- preferably on or near the west coast? (Suggestions for
> relevant websites and publications would be great, too.)
>
> BTW, our campus does not yet have wireless access. We all know it's
> needed,
> but so far the funds are not available.
>
> Thanks in advance for any information you can share with me!
>
> beth
>
>
>
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> Beth Kupper-Herr
> Professor
> Coordinator, Learning Resource Center
> Leeward Community College
> 96-045 Ala Ike
> Pearl City, HI 96782
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Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 13:08:21 -0400
From: Winnie Cooke <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [Fwd: Re: using clips from videos]
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Subject: Re: using clips from videos
Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 11:15:26 -0500
From: Patricia R Eney <[log in to unmask]>
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I have had great success using video clips to begin my unit on
mentoring. I
show the students clips from such films as "Mr. Holland's Opus," Dead
Poets'
Society," "Remember the Titans," and "Pay It Forward." Then, we discuss
what
it takes to be a good mentor, and the students write about either being
a
mentor themselves or benefiting from a mentor. I've found that the
students
have to really think about this paper, so the results are usually very
good.
Patti
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Learning Assistance Lecturer
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
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Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 16:16:41 -0500
From: Jenae Burkart <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Academic Disciplines for Those Advising and Teaching
I just started my dissertation as a doctoral student in Education and
Curriculum, Instruction Technology. I started advising with a master's
degree in Psychology and Counseling. To advise and teach at UWF you must
have at least master's. I advise and teach Freshmen Year Experience but
neither is in my job description. At UWF most FYE instructors are
advisors. In fact the course is run by the Advising Center. Our Vice
President, Deans, and Assistant Deans teach the course also.
Jenae Burkart
Learning Center Coordinator Student Success Programs
University of West Florida
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL 32514
Phone: (850) 474-3488 Fax: (850) 473-7335
I hope my achievements in life shall be these... that i will have fought
for what was right and fair, that i will have risked for that which
mattered, that i will have given help to those in need...that i will
have left the earth a better place for what i have done and who i have
been. ~C. HOFFE
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Subject: Re: Academic Disclipines for Those Advising and Teaching
Master's in Adult Education
Jennifer Lindquist
Thomas University
________________________________
From: Open Forum for Learning Assistance Professionals on behalf of
Laurie Hazard
Sent: Tue 5/23/2006 4:11 PM
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Subject: Re: Academic Disclipines for Those Advising and Teaching
Master's in Counseling
McConnell, Antoinette wrote:
>Hello:
>
>
>
>I am conducting research on the following. Please share with me your
>academic discipline or master's degree discipline if
>
>you both advise and teach freshmen seminar within a college
>developmental learning and support program.
>
>I appreciate your input. Thank you in advance.
>
>
>
>Sincerely,
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>Antoinette McConnell
>
>Coordinator, Project Success
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Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 21:24:06 -0400
From: "Wade, William L (West Kentucky)" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Smarthinking article
Thanks for your question Mr. Lerner. Our intent was not to see if we =
could teach fewer students but to see if we could work with more. Of the
=
several things we would not give up, contact with students was one of =
the important ones. In an online class, keeping in touch with students =
is essential and without that one factor, it would be a correspondence =
course of the type common in the 60's. Contact with each other and =
contact with their instructor is what makes them feel a part of a class.
=
The only outsourcing that we did was tutoring students with individual =
needs and that worked very well. As we continue to develop the course, =
our success rate continues to increase--not just in this pilot but in =
all of our online learning as well.
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=20
William Wade
=20
Director of Distance Learning
West Kentucky Community and Technical College
4810 Alben Barkley Dr
Paducah KY 42001
Phone: 270-534-3126
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From: Open Forum for Learning Assistance Professionals on behalf of Neal
=
Lerner
Sent: Tue 5/23/2006 5:53 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Smarthinking article
Thanks for sending the writeup of that study, Prof. Wade. I'm=20
curious: given the high attrition that you experienced and the=20
relative lack of a "value added" component with Smarthinking, what=20
would the comparative costs have been to pilot a class of 12 students=20
(as opposed to your usual 24) with a writing fellow attached to=20
supply feedback to students' writing in progress? In other words, it=20
doesn't strike me as particularly surprising to see the level of=20
attrition given what we know about the factors that lead to students=20
persisting in higher ed. One of those is the need to make a=20
connection with someone at the college itself. I'm sure the=20
Smarthinking tutors supply ample and helpful feedback, but=20
outsourcing that sort of contact precludes the possibilities for=20
students to make meaningful connections.
Neal Lerner
On May 19, 2006, at 1:29 PM, Wade, William L (West Kentucky) wrote:
> As promised six months ago, here is an article on a pilot we did with
> Smarthinking in a composition class.
>
>
>
> A Pilot Project with KCTCS, WKCTC, and Smarthinking
>
>
>
>
>
> =
http://www.kctcs.edu/newspublications/exchange/index.cfm?eei_id=3D11#77
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> William Wade
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> William Wade
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> Director of Distance Learning
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> West Kentucky Community and Technical College
>
> 4810 Alben Barkley Dr
>
> Paducah Ky 42002-7380
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