Learning+Support+Centers



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 * ==**Discussion**== || //**What is an Online Learning Center?**//

//**Online Writing Center + Tutoring**// //**Place for Resources - OWL**// //**Asynchronous tutoring**// //**Self service resources that would encourage students to be independent learners - []**// || Add Podcasts. [|Grammar Girl] Add Video tutorials. [|Math example], in Adobe Connect, [] ||
 * Learning Center Tech || [] ||
 * ==Extend Your Resources== || Add Portals for [|study skills], [|grammar], [|writing].- a task oriented view
 * || Connect the Learning Center with Online Classes by embedding a link to your center from inside the online class. ||
 * || Provide links to textbook web sites, [|Biology example] ||
 * //**Academic Skills Videos**// || [|http://csd.mcmaster.ca/centre-for-student-development/academic-skills-esl-support/online-resources] ||
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 * ==What does your Center's Web Site look like?==
 * ==What does your Center's Web Site look like?==
 * ==What does your Center's Web Site look like?==

|| Some questions to consider:
 * Who was the website designed for?
 * Is it intuitive?
 * What information do they need?
 * Does it give them the information they need?

Check out the [|rubric for Learning Center web sites] [|.]

What do other other centers' websites look like? In **LSCHE** (//Learning Support Centers in Higher Education//) there are now [|more than 1000 centers] that you can look at from around the world (mostly US). If your website is not listed, please email to have it included.

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[|http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/~lsc] || [|Angelo College] - successfully piloted online sessions (08-09) [|Clemson University] - large successful program || To join go to http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html Click on join the list. Caution: This is an active listserv. Don't add it to your school email. Instead set up a separate account at yahoo or gmail, for example. Then you can read your professional mail weekly. You can also subscribe to the digest. || [|Accutrack] [] ||
 * [[image:Instantmessage.jpg width="97" height="75" caption="Distance Learning"]] || Is the Learning Center supporting Online Classes? Does it have a presence **inside** Online Classes? ||
 * ==Tutoring Online== || Turrentine, P and MacDonald,L. [|Tutoring Online: Increasing Effectiveness with Best Practices] ||  ||   ||
 * [|Supplemental Instruction] || [|University of Kansas, Missouri]
 * ==Tutoring Online== || Turrentine, P and MacDonald,L. [|Tutoring Online: Increasing Effectiveness with Best Practices] ||  ||   ||
 * [|Supplemental Instruction] || [|University of Kansas, Missouri]
 * [|Supplemental Instruction] || [|University of Kansas, Missouri]
 * ==Tutor Training== || Provide back up for tutor training.
 * [|Three roles for the online tutor]
 * [|Online Tutor Training Project]
 * [|TutorTutor] - training for all tutors, includes the tutors code of conduct.
 * Peer Tutoring - [|Effective Math Tutoring Tips]
 * [|Online Tutor Training]
 * Dartmouth's [|Tutor Training Videos]
 * NC State's [|Productive Tutoring Technique Videos]
 * Tutors write reviews for their discipline areas at [|howtostudy.org] ||
 * ==Tutor Certification== || * CRLA's [|Updated Requirements for Certification]
 * NADE's [|Certification Requirements] ||
 * ==Learning Support Centers in Higher Ed -[| LSCHE]== || Your resources for all information related to Learning Support Centers.
 * Want to look at floor plans? See several here.
 * What to call your center? See the extensive list of names.
 * Want a list of learning centers nationwide? See if you are on the list.
 * What about organizations or conferences? Calendar & Associations
 * Is there a ListServ where I can ask questions and share my ideas? LRNASST
 * Take a look and let us know what you found that you did not expect to see here. ||
 * ==LRNASST-L== || The Listserve for Learning Assistance Professionals - over 1800 participants
 * Take a look and let us know what you found that you did not expect to see here. ||
 * ==LRNASST-L== || The Listserve for Learning Assistance Professionals - over 1800 participants
 * ==LRNASST-L== || The Listserve for Learning Assistance Professionals - over 1800 participants
 * ===Software for Managing the Learning Centers=== || [|TutorTrac] - sign up for a one hour free demo.
 * ===Software for Managing the Learning Centers=== || [|TutorTrac] - sign up for a one hour free demo.