Available Mentors
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In this space, you will find the names and contact information of people in the field of learning assistance, college reading and learning, and developmental edcuation who are willing to help others in their specific areas of expertise. Please add your name and information to this list if you are willing to help others in the profession...It doesn't matter if you have 1 or 30 years in the field, each of us has expertise and insights that can be useful to others.
Group members
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Lisa D'Adamo-Weinstein, Ph.D.
Director of Academic Support
SUNY Empire State College - Northeast Center
21 British American Boulevard
Latham, NY 12110
tel. (518) 783-6203 Ext. 5939
fax. (518) 783-6443
http://www.esc.edu/northeast
http://empire2.esc.edu/staffweb/lisadadamo.nsf/web
http://www.docdw.com
E-mail: Lisa.D'Adamo-Weinstein@esc.edu
lisa@docdw.com
I am currently the Director of Academic Support at SUNY Empire State College's Northeast Center. I have over 18 years of experience in the field of learning assistance and developmental education. I am very interested in curriculum design for writing, reading and critical thinking courses as well as study skills courses and first-year transition programs. I also have extensive experience in marketing learning assistance programming and strategic planning for learning center growth and staff professional development. I am also becoming quite passionate about providing online academic support services in a variety of multi-media formats for students to access according to their interests and learning preferences.
Aztec Academics
Pima Community College
2202 W. Anklam Road, A-211a
Tucson, AZ 85709-0001
tel. (520) 272-8273
fax. (520) 206-3119
Email: pturrentine@pima.edu
penny.turrentine@comcast.net
I have been in the learning assistance field for over 30 years. After retiring from leadership of the West Campus Learning Center, I moved into my work with the athletic program at Pima Community College. There are several area in which I am very interested some of which are learning center design, online tutoring, academic support for student-athletes, and program development. I am an evaluator for ITPC and very knowledgeable about tutor training program certification. As a four-time winner in the NCLCA and LSCHE-sponsored web site excellence competition, I have written two books, Champions in the Classroom and Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Learning Centers (...and then some).
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Lucy MacDonald, M.A.,M.A.
Faculty Emerita
Chemeketa Community College
Faculty Trainer - TIDE (Technology Institute for Developmental Ed)
4977 Brookmeade Dr
Sarasota, FL 34232
tel. 941-870-4957
Email: lucy@lucyonline.com
lucyonline@comcast.net
I am the egroup publisher for CRLA's Technology and Distance Learning SIG. At TIDE I do a training on tutoring online, where tutors come online to tutor us, using several different platforms, from NetTutor, Blackboard, and Breeze (Adobe Connect Pro). Penny and I collaborated on an article in the NADE Digest, called Tutoring Online: Increasing Effectiveness with Best Practices. Fall 2006. Available at http://www.nade.net I love the technology but only when it supports student learning. I'd be happy to share what works in tutoring online and discuss possibilities, hopes and new directions.
Email: bedmands@une.edu
Program Manager, Tutoring Services
Clark College
1933 Fort Vancouver Way
Vancouver, WA 98663
tel. (360) 992-2773
Email: jltaylor@clark.edu
I am the Program Manager of Tutoring Services at Clark College in Vancouver, Washington. I have been working in Tutoring Services for over almost 15 years and am responsible for complete hiring, training, and oversight of four separate Tutoring Centers (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math Center, Language & Writing Center, Accounting & Business Center, and Transitional Studies Center) and maintaining our online presence through eTutoringOnline.org. I have seen our services through massive growth, budget cuts, and trepid times. We have had years of over 45,000 student visits and are now experiencing the current remote operation declines. I understand the challenges of gaining campus buy-in and support and was charged with closing the tutoring "pop-ups" across our campus to create consolidated tutoring services across our college under one single (my) umbrella. I am responsible for bringing CRLA Certification to our Institution and provide the training and certification to our program on a quarterly basis. I have as many as 60 to 120 employees any given quarter and only one full-time employee to assist me in keeping everything on track! I am the queen of policies and procedures and have many forms and checklists to keep everything on track.
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Erica Ellard (She/Her/Hers)
Director, Academic Resource Center
Adjunct Associate Professor
Webster University
470 E. Lockwood Ave.
Loretto Hall, Room 40
314-246-7702
Email: ericaellard90@webster.edu
I have run learning assistance centers for more than 15 years. These centers have focused on providing academic coaching/counseling, academic integrity education and resources, disability accommodations and support, programming for students on Academic Probation and/or conditionally admitted, library services, technology support and resources, testing functionality, and tutoring and writing support. I have also developed and managed early alert systems for two institutions and supported students at institutions with multiple sites, including fully online programming.
Director of the Learning Commons, BearCLAW
Certified Learning Center Professional – Level 3
Professional Development Officer, NCLCA
113 Meyer Library
Phone: 417-836-4229
Email me - DianaGarland@missouristate.edu | www.missouristate.edu
I’ve worked in Higher Ed for over 30 years and helped start our Learning Commons 12 years ago. Experience at the University includes: academic advisor, outreach and distance learning, dual credit, international student services and currently in the Bear CLAW (Center for Learning and Writing). I am a co-author of Strategic Development of a Learning Center, a chapter in Learning Centers for the 21st Century and have served as an external program reviewer. I am interested in all academic aspects of the Higher Ed experience and providing life changing opportunities for students.
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