The document provides an overview of the academic support services available to students, staff, and faculty at Northeast Center. It summarizes the various programs offered including peer coaching, learning coaching, workshops, and courses like Academic Eye. It describes the roles of peer coaches and learning coaches in assisting students and highlights some of the online resources and tutorials available on the academic support website. The document seeks input on workshop scheduling and the potential of assigning peer coaches to study groups.

1. What Does
Academic Support
Do for Students,
Staff & Faculty?
Lisa D’Adamo-Weinstein
Sarah Spence-Staulters
Kate Stockton

2. AGENDA
Quick Overview
Who We Are & What We Do
Wiki website
Workshops
Learning Coaches vs. Peer Coaches
Peer Coaches
Learning Coaches
Individual Appointments
Courses – Academic Eye & Preparing
for College Writing (formerly Bridge)
Your Thoughts/Input
Workshops

3. The Academic Support Team

6. You can use
the site
without
having to
join.
Join only if
you want to
add
comments to
the site.
NECACademicSupport.pbworks.com

10. necacademicsupport.pbworks.com/Content from Academic Support Workshops

11. Visit us on SlideShare
http://www.slideshare.net/NECAcademicSupport

12. A peer coach is an alumna/us or a current
student (undergraduate or graduate) trained to guide and
encourage other students in improving their academic
performance and developing as life-long learners.
What do Peer Coaches Do?: Peer coaches assist students
by focusing on enhancing general study skills, tutoring in
specific content areas, navigating through college
resources, and developing study strategies within their
Areas of Study.
Peer coaches work in both face-to-face and virtual
environments. They are trained by the staff of the NEC
Office of Academic Support following internationally
recognized certification standards set forth by the College
Reading & Learning Association (CRLA) for peer tutors.
Peer Coaches work as volunteers, work-study, or
practicum students.

13. Peer Coaching Song
Sung to the tune of “Oh Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel”

14. Visit us on the WWW @ http://peercoaches.pbworks.com/

16. A learning coach at the Northeast Center is a college graduate
who:
•Provides direct academic support to students in one-on-one or small group settings
•Works with students in both face-to-face and virtual environments
•Conducts workshops,
•Present at orientation,
•Develops academic support materials for both online and print mediums,
•Performs secondary assessment
•Either
Teach credit bearing studies – Enhancing the Academic Eye (an advanced level
version of ESC101 that includes academic research skills instruction)
( http://academiceye.pbworks.com)
OR
Coordinates all aspects of the Peer Coaching Program including the daily
operations as well as the training and supervision of students who are peer
coaches. (http://peercoaches.pbworks.com)

17. O Learning Coach, O Learning Coach
Sung to the tune of “O Christmas Tree!”

18. Individual Appointments
&
Academic Eye Course

19. Individual Appointments

20. AcademicEye.pbworks.com
Helping You Connect the Pieces for
Academic Success

21. Academic Eye
• Awareness of Resources
• Utilizing Peer Coaches
• Public Speaking & Presentation Skills
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
• Assignment Strategies
• Academic Research Skills

22. Other Programs & Services
Smarthinking
YouTube
Talk-One-to-One
Pieces of Success
Secondary Assessment

23. What is Smarthinking?
Smarthinking is an online tutorial service that is available to ESC
students free of charge 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

24. 4 ways to connect with a tutor…
Drop-in, Scheduled, Drop-off, or Ask a Question
http://necacademicsupport.pbworks.com/Content-Area-Tutoring

25. www.youtube.com/necacademicsupport
Web Videos and Student Learning

26. Access
Specially Created Videos for Northeast Center Students’
Academic Success & Academic Support Resources

27. Access
Playlists of Videos on
Academic Success
Related Topics

29. Seeking Your Input
Workshop Schedule
for Winter/Spring 2012
Future???
Assigning peer coaches to a study???

30. The 12 Days of Academic Support
Sung to the tune of “The 12 Days of Christmas”