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New Perspectives in Learning Center Management: Planning, Structuring and Integrating Your Center on Campus

Registration Fee: $345.00

Description

New Perspectives in Learning Center Management: Planning, Structuring and Integrating Your Center on Campus
Available On-Demand

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“I look forward to sharing my expertise, best practices and research in the field of college learning assistance to help you manage your learning centers more effectively.”

~ Johanna Dvorak, PhD
Presenter - New Perspectives in Learning Center Management

Overview

This webinar is designed to assist post-secondary learning center managers and aspiring learning center managers with the strategic planning, organization and integration of their learning centers on campus. Participants will learn how to assess their centers and compare their centers to centers at other institutions. Also, specific information on how to plan services, train staff and promote services will be provided. Finally, participants will be guided through the process of evaluating their own skills and their center to determine the next steps that they need to take in order to improve both.

Objectives

Strategic Planning Framework: Where does your center stand?
- Assessing your center within the framework of your institution
- Comparing your center to centers at other institutions

Structuring your Center: How do you organize your center?
- Planning your services
- Staffing and Training
- Promoting Services
- Evaluating your program

Integrating your center on campus: How can you make your center more viable?
- Looking at your managements skills
- Making campus connections
- Visioning and next steps

Who should attend?

Post-secondary Learning Center Managers: Colleges and Universities, Community Colleges, and Technical Colleges

Post-secondary Learning Center Professionals with an interest in management

New professionals in the field of college learning assistance who aspire to become program managers

Who is the speaker?

Johanna Dvorak, PhD

Johanna Dvorak directs the academic support services program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). She has devoted her professional career to college learning assistance. She directs a comprehensive educational support program which includes peer tutoring, Supplemental Instruction, online academic support services and academic resources.

Dr. Dvorak has served as the President of the National College Learning Center Association (NCLCA) in 2004 and was a mentor and presenter at NCLCA’s Institute for Learning Center Professionals in July 2009. A frequent presenter at conferences in the field, she is also active in the Association for the Tutoring Profession (ATP) and the National Association for Developmental Education (NADE).

A qualitative researcher, she authored, “The College Tutoring Experience” in The Learning Assistance Review (Fall 2001) and “Managing Tutoring Aspects of the Learning Assistance Center” in Research for Educational Reform (December 2004). Her research interests include learning assistance management, tutoring programs and services, and online academic support services.

Dr. Dvorak earned her PhD in Educational Leadership and Information Studies from UWM, her M.Ed. at University of Texas at Austin in Curriculum & Instruction and Library Science, and her B.A. in English at Drake University.

Registration Information

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If you are interested in ordering multiple presentations that involve our products priced at $200 or $545, please contact Val at val@ieinfo.org or call 303-775-6004 for the multiple discount. Please note: a presentation costing $545 counts as two presentations, as these trainings consist of two sessions.

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How does it work?

1. We email you a link and password that will give you access to the On-Demand Training presentations
2. You distribute the link and password to your entire faculty and staff via email
3. You will have access to these links for one full year

What are the benefits of On-Demand Trainings?

Accessible: Email the trainings to your entire faculty and staff, so they can take advantage of training opportunities anytime, anywhere. They can watch in the comfort of their office, their home or while traveling.
Cost-Effective: No travel required. An innovative way to provide your entire faculty and staff with a variety of professional development opportunities for one low price! The more you train, the more you save. The registration fee is per institution, not per person.
Easy: It's as easy as point, click, participate. If you run into any problems, we're always here to help.
Practical: Our training sessions focus on the most critical and relevant issues facing educators today. Our primary goal is to provide participants with the information, training and skills necessary to immediately implement positive change at their institutions.
Top-Notch Speakers: Our speakers are subject matter experts and recognized in their field.
Flexible: When you purchase an On-Demand Training, it is yours for one full year. You can use it whenever and as often as you want during the year, offering consistent training to all of your hires.
Satisfaction Guaranteed: Our On-Demand Trainings are 100% guaranteed. Thus, there is no risk. If you are not completely satisfied, we will refund your money in full.

How will we use these trainings?

Hybrid Professional Development: Distribute an On-Demand Training to faculty and staff at the beginning of each month and plan a discussion session at the end of the month to determine how you will implement the strategies presented.
Online Faculty and Staff Learning Communities: Distribute On-Demand Trainings to faculty and staff so they can watch anytime, anywhere. Contact Innovative Educators at val@ieinfo.org and we will create an online discussion group specifically for your institution at no extra charge.
In-Service Training: Plan a day and time to show an On-Demand Training in a lecture hall or large conference room and invite faculty and staff to attend a debrief immediately following the presentation.
Staff Recognition: Develop a program around the On-Demand Trainings with monthly themes and recognize the staff members that implement the best idea related to the theme.
Team-Building: Utilize these On-Demand Trainings to develop cross-functional and cross-discipline teams to foster collegiality.
New Employee Training: Include these trainings as part of your new employee training program to ensure consistency.
Implementation and Follow-Up: Use the guide and evaluation materials provided by Innovative Educators to plan, implement and track your progress.

If you have any questions, please contact Val at val@ieinfo.org or call 303-775-6004 for more information.