Hi,
How did you get around the minimum quals? Or, did you take attendance, but
not ŗcount˛ it toward class attendance? Wešve had some discussion about
this on our campus, but the minimum quals for the instructor who is absent
always comes up
Tabitha Villalba
Writing and Reading Center Coordinator
ACTLA Past President
Fresno City College
1101 E. University Ave.
Fresno, CA 93741
(559) 442-4600 ext. 8089
On 5/13/16, 9:25 AM, "Open Forum for Learning Assistance Professionals on
behalf of Julie Luekenga" <[log in to unmask] on behalf of
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>At one college I worked at they had a "Don't Cancel That Class" program.
>If
>instructors were going to be out for a day, they could call on our
>department and we would bring a career or study skill workshop to the
>class. The nice benefit of this was, of course, a given audience, but also
>the faculty could request a topic that might be especially relevant to the
>class's needs. We took attendance which limited students just walking out
>(although had that happen a few times, too). If they won't come to you, go
>to them!
>
>Best,
>
>Julie
>
>Julie Luekenga
>*Assistant Director, Academic Resource Center*
>
>
>Aims Community College
>Learning Commons
>CCTR 281
>
>970-339-6328
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>*Summer 2016 Hours: **From May 16 through August 5, Aims will observe a
>4-day work week. The college will be open for business from 7:30 a.m. to
>5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday - closed on Fridays. On Monday, August
>8, Aims will resume its regular hours of operation (8 a.m. to 5
>p.m., Monday through Friday.)*
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>
>On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 10:01 AM, MaryBeth Kallen
><[log in to unmask]>
>wrote:
>
>> We offer a series of twice-weekly Transition Workshops for first-year
>> students throughout the fall semester: Surviving 1st Semester, Time
>> Management/Organization, Textbook Reading & Note-taking, Memory & Test
>> Prep, Midterms--What Happened?, and Final Exam Prep. The workshops are
>>run
>> by tutors who have been trained by a Learning Specialist in the Academic
>> Resource Center. These workshops are well-advertised, but attendance
>>has
>> never been robust, and tends to dwindle as the semester progresses,
>>despite
>> very positive evaluations. Some FYS instructors incentivize attendance,
>> and attendance at separate sessions for particular 1st-year athletes is
>> mandatory. If there's a secret to increasing or maintaining attendance
>> throughout the semester, I haven't discovered it yet--but we keep
>>trying.
>>
>> Mary Beth Kallen, M.Ed.
>> Learning Specialist
>> Associate Director, Academic Resource Center
>> [log in to unmask]
>> 484-664-3433
>>
>> Muhlenberg College
>> 2400 Chew Street
>> Allentown, PA 18104
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >>> "Campa, Samantha" <[log in to unmask]> 5/13/2016 11:24 AM >>>
>> Hi all, I work at a mid-sized community college, with about 1300
>>students
>> in on-campus housing. We have attempted workshops (on various topics
>> including time management, learning strategies, etc.) during our
>>"welcome
>> week" when the freshmen move to campus in the fall. There is never a
>>good
>> turnout for these, but we continue to feel that the information is
>> important to provide. Those of you with successful workshop programming:
>> how do you get students to attend? How do you structure workshops within
>> the broader welcome programming? Those of you in similar situations:
>>what
>> do you do instead of workshops to communicate with a broader audience
>>about
>> academic success skills? I apologize for already bringing up fall, but
>>any
>> thoughts are much appreciated! Thank you. Samantha Campa Academic
>>Support
>> Advisor Iowa Western Community College [log in to unmask] 712-388-6841
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