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Thank you Snizhana Jane Bowers, I'm going to look into that book Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 15, 2015, at 4:45 PM, Snizhana Jane Bowers <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > I recently came across the book called "Effective Instruction for STEM > Discipline. From Learning Theory to College Teaching" by e. Mastascusa, W. > Snyder, B. Hoyt and Maryellen Weimer as a consulting Editor. There are a > lot of practical suggestions for college instructor that can also be used > in learning assistance. > > > *Snizhana Jane Bowers* > AVC college > , Math > >> On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 12:54 PM, Saundra Y McGuire <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> The University of Michigan and the University of Texas both have >> outstanding STEM learning centers. You can check out their websites to see >> what they offer. A large number of students we served as LSU were STEM >> students. Great resources for helping students in STEM courses (and >> others) are at www.howtostudy.org, Lucy MacDonald's great website. The >> section on How to Write and How to Study -- by Subject is fantastic. >> >> I have found that the learning strategies that we teach all students are >> useful for STEM students. The major difference I've observed with STEM >> students is that they are shocked when they have difficulty, because >> they've always done well, and may be more resistant to implementing >> strategies. But we've had great success with them. I'm attaching a PP >> I've done for faculty on helping STEM students. When we teach them about >> metacognitive learning strategies, Bloom's Taxonomy, a specific study >> technique like the Study Cycle, and get them to understand that their >> success is not dependent upon how smart they are, but upon the attitudes >> and behaviors, their performance often immediately and dramatically >> improves. >> >> Hoping this is useful, >> Saundra >> >> >> Saundra McGuire, Ph.D. >> (Ret) Assistant Vice Chancellor & Professor of Chemistry >> Director Emerita, Center for Academic Success >> Louisiana State University >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Open Forum for Learning Assistance Professionals [mailto: >> [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Snyder, Diane (Dee Dee) >> Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 1:26 PM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: STEM Resources >> >> Hello Listers, >> >> Can anyone point me to some good resources or best practices for >> developing learning assistance focused specifically on STEM? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Dee Dee >> >> [The Ohio State University] >> Dee Dee Snyder >> Program Excel Project Manager >> Ohio State ATI Student Success Services >> 128 Skou Hall, 1328 Dover Road, Wooster, OH 44691 >> 330-287-1223 Office / 330-287-1333 Fax >> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> >> http://ati.osu.edu/currentstudents/studentservices/program-excel >> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> 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]