2017 Conference Sessions
Session 1 | 9:30a - 10:20a
Academic Detectives: Investigating the Possibilities of
Course-Embedded Support
Adopting the role of consulting detective, learning center professionals will become the "stars" of this academic mystery. By dissecting a course into critical path assignments, analyzing student performance trends, and creating opportunities for embedding intervention strategies, we will unblock the pathway for students to discover their dreams of academic success
Seminole State College
Joe Huston, Director, Academic Success Center
Self-Regulation, Motivation, & The Onset of Bipolar Disorder
A heuristic inquiry approach to understanding the experiences of college students with the onset of bipolar disorder and how the onset impacted their abilities to be motivated and self-regulate in college. Also included are the recommendations for further research and support for these students.
Florida State University
Andrew Dentzau, Program Coordinator, Academic Center of Excellence
Peer-to-peer Study Skills Tutoring: Redefining Academic Coaching
The University of South Florida’s Academic Success Center developed a peer to peer study skills tutoring program to improve student access to academic coaching and play a more active role in providing learning support to students. This program redefines academic coaching by putting the peer tutor in the driver’s seat.
University of South Florida
Zoraya Betancourt, Assistant Director, Academic Success Center
Stephanie Sanchez, Graduate Assistant, Academic Success Center
Using Predictive Data to Develop Student Success Outreach as we Help Students Design a Plan for Success
In response to performance metrics, FAU developed several innovative approaches to targeting particular students and courses in our success initiatives. Partnering with faculty and advisors, our academic support team uses predictive data to target at-risk students to get them to turn those academic dreams into deliverables. These partnerships focus on both first-time in college students and students nearing graduation.
Florida Atlantic University
Jennifer Bebergal, Assistant Dean for Retention & Academic Support
Teaching Students How To Pursue Their Own Destiny
Once students engage in a task, they must monitor their behavior, determine its outcomes, and react to those outcomes to regulate what action they determine is best (Eccles & Wigfield, 2002). This presentation will discuss how faculty can help students learn how to use self-monitoring procedures.
Florida State University
Courtney Barry, Director, Academic Center for Excellence
Todd Rakes, Teaching Faculty I, Academic Center for Excellence
2017 Conference Sessions
Session 1 | 9:30a - 10:20a
Academic Detectives: Investigating the Possibilities of
Course-Embedded Support
Location: T-112
Adopting the role of consulting detective, learning center professionals will become the "stars" of this academic mystery. By dissecting a course into critical path assignments, analyzing student performance trends, and creating opportunities for embedding intervention strategies, we will unblock the pathway for students to discover their dreams of academic success
Seminole State College
Joe Huston, Director, Academic Success Center
Self-Regulation, Motivation, & The Onset of Bipolar Disorder
Location: T-241
A heuristic inquiry approach to understanding the experiences of college students with the onset of bipolar disorder and how the onset impacted their abilities to be motivated and self-regulate in college. Also included are the recommendations for further research and support for these students.
Florida State University
Andrew Dentzau, Program Coordinator, Academic Center of Excellence
Peer-to-peer Study Skills Tutoring: Redefining Academic Coaching
Location: T-103
The University of South Florida’s Academic Success Center developed a peer to peer study skills tutoring program to improve student access to academic coaching and play a more active role in providing learning support to students. This program redefines academic coaching by putting the peer tutor in the driver’s seat.
University of South Florida
Zoraya Betancourt, Assistant Director, Academic Success Center
Stephanie Sanchez, Graduate Assistant, Academic Success Center
Using Predictive Data to Develop Student Success Outreach as we Help Students Design a Plan for Success
Location: T-111
In response to performance metrics, FAU developed several innovative approaches to targeting particular students and courses in our success initiatives. Partnering with faculty and advisors, our academic support team uses predictive data to target at-risk students to get them to turn those academic dreams into deliverables. These partnerships focus on both first-time in college students and students nearing graduation.
Florida Atlantic University
Jennifer Bebergal, Assistant Dean for Retention & Academic Support
Teaching Students How To Pursue Their Own Destiny
Location: T-241A
Once students engage in a task, they must monitor their behavior, determine its outcomes, and react to those outcomes to regulate what action they determine is best (Eccles & Wigfield, 2002). This presentation will discuss how faculty can help students learn how to use self-monitoring procedures.
Florida State University
Courtney Barry, Director, Academic Center for Excellence
Todd Rakes, Teaching Faculty I, Academic Center for Excellence
Effective Communication: Tutoring not Teaching
Location: T-111
How do you show the importance of communication to your tutors? Let us show you how we manage to get across the significance communication has in the tutoring process through activities and discussion.
Florida Gulf Coast University
Tom Hamrick, Instructional Support Coordinator, Center for Academic Achievement
Collaboration is the Key to Mandating a Probation Recovery Course
Location: T-241A
Creating a mandated academic success course for freshmen on probation is not an easy undertaking. However, at Florida State University it has made a tremendous difference in retention for a population in need of aggressive advising and mentoring. This presentation covers key elements of program design, course content, campus collaboration, and outcomes data.
Florida State University
Sara Hamon, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Academic Center for Excellence
Creating the Director's Dream Team: Hiring Attitudes, Training Tutors, and Evaluating Professionals
Location: T-103
When hiring tutors, how does a director hire the right candidate? In building our team of tutors – both peer and professional – we start our cycle by hiring for the ability to establish rapport, not on academic achievement. In addition to providing training, our Writing Center employs a supportive evaluation process that transforms untested rookies into skilled, self-reliant professionals.
Hillsborough Community College
Nadia Kotula, Manager, Academic Support Services
Jessica Holley, Supervisor, Writing Center
Pop-up Advising: Catching the Problems Before They Happen
Location: T-241
Pop-Up Advising is an engaging initiative created to reach out to students in their own learning environment.
Academic Advisors are integrated into popular areas such as the Academic Success Center where students feel more comfortable and engaged. Learn about this innovative collaboration between Student Affairs and The Academic Support Services.
Broward College
Zureya Serrano, Academic Advisor, Student Success
Mirlyne Jean Charles, Tutoring Coordinator, Learning Lab
Farah Pierre, Executive Assistant, Library
Reaching for the Stars: Connecting College Students to Academic Support Services through Social Media
Location: T-112
This session will provide a detailed overview of effective marketing and social media campaign strategies for promoting academic support services to college students. FAU’s Center for Learning And Student Success will demonstrate techniques we have found successful in engaging students through creative marketing practices.
Florida Atlantic University
Victor Capellan, Supplemental Instruction Graduate Assistant
Kenneth Stephens, eLearning Success Graduate Assistant
Alexander Adams, Tutoring Graduate Assistant
Session 2 | 10:30a - 11:20a
Technology to Tutoring: How the Library Supports Undergraduate Success
Location: T-241
Libraries are active partners in the university-wide mission for student success. Attend this presentation to learn how to partner with your library to create and maintain academic and technological services, events, and programs that can positively impact student engagement and success, and contribute to your university’s retention efforts.
Florida State University Libraries
Michelle Demeter, Student Engagement & Distance Services Coordinator
Bridgett Birmingham, Director of Undergraduate Research & Learning Services
Blast Beyond the Stars with Online Learning
Location: T-112
Looking to reach beyond the stars to support students through academic support? Then join FAU & UCF as we discuss how our institutions have embraced online resources to serve our student populations whilst becoming more accessible. The presenters will give program overviews and discuss best practices and implications for future growth and improvement.
Florida Atlantic University
Patrick Dempsey, Coordinator, eLearning Success
Ronald Johnson, Director, Academic Support Services
University of Central Florida
Patricia Hartley, Coordinator-Tutorial Services & Outreach, Student Academic Resource Center
Ana Mack, Assistant Director, Student Academic Resource Center
Shining Star:The Road to NCLCA's Learning Center Leadership Certification
Location: T-241A
As the sole provider of certification in learning center leadership, NCLCA’s LCLC certification offers a nationally recognized
set of standards, fostering future growth and development for learning center professionals by focusing on evolving levels
of practice, training, self-reflection, service, and evaluation. (Taken from the NCLCA Website).
Florida A&M University
Stephanie Kimbrough, Tutorial Services Coordinator, Undergraduate Student Success Center
Appreciative Mentoring: Motivating Students Through A Trusting Relationship
Location: T-103
The interaction of tutor and student can be compared to that of a mentoring relationship as it pertains to motivation, support, and the transfer of knowledge. Appreciative mentoring is a connection developed between two individuals, focused on the motivational aspect of the mentoring relationship, in order to impact student success.
Florida Atlantic University
Debbie Johnson-Rais, Director of Student Mentoring
Patrick Riley, Graduate Assistant
Session 3 | 1:10p - 2p
Roundtable Sessions | ?:??p - ?:??p
Preparing a Learning Center of Excellence Application
Looking for a way to spotlight the value of your services to your institutional decision-makers? Consider applying for the NCLCE Learning Center of Excellence certification. In this discussion session you will have the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues who are at various stages of this process.
College/University
Presenter, Title, Department
Refreshing Science and Mathematics Tutor Content Knowledge
In this roundtable, we will explore these questions: What concerns do learning center administrators have about science and mathematics tutor content knowledge? Which strategies could help tutors refresh content knowledge? As part of the discussion, participants will briefly share experiences in tutor preparation and seek to understand each other's practices.
College/University
Presenter, Title, Department
Problematic Points Identified When Assisting Statistics Students At The Learning Center
This paper identifies relevant concepts pertaining to Introduction to Statistics that are particularly hard to be understood by the students.
They are depending of mathematical notions especially related to the structure of the number. They are also related to the lack of familiarity with the analytical and graphic understanding of the real line. They affect the comprehension of fundamental notions in the first course of Statistics and prevent the student from advancing toward higher level of concepts, application and other chapters in quantitative analysis.
This paper is based on the author experience as a Statistics Instructor and Math/Stat Academic Coordinator of a Learning Center.
College/University
Presenter, Title, Department
EAB Campus Users
This round table discussion will focus on advice, questions, and challenges for those who are using or in the process of implementing EAB Campus for tutoring and learning support services.