Presentation given to all new Northeast Center students at orientation in Latham, but also all services are available to all NEC students in Plattsburgh, Saratoga, Queensbury, Johnstown, and Schenectady..

1. Maximizing Your Success Understanding How Academics “Works” at the Northeast Center of Empire State College Presented by Dr. Lisa D’Adamo-Weinstein, Director of Academic Support

3. Mission

4. Pieces of Academic Success

5. Outcomes

6. Services & Resources

7. Questions?(Stop me and ask throughout)

8. Northeast Center Office of Academic Support Mission The staff of the Northeast Center Office of Academic Support operate as a collaborative team, striving to establish a friendly welcoming learning environment for all students. We support students in becoming successful independent learners through a comprehensive array of services and resources tailored to students’ individual academic needs and goals. We deliver these services and resources via individualized and group programming in face-to-face, telephonic and virtual formats. Wework with students, staff and faculty with the expectation that willing students can reach and exceed their academic potential with appropriate assistance.

9. The Academic Support Team Mary Sanders Shartle Kate Stockton Sarah Spence-Stalters Lisa D’Adamo-Weinstein Darlene Gaudio

10. Writing Critical Thinking Academic Research Stress Management Time Management Reading Efficiency Navigating ESC Resources Developing a Study Plan Learning Styles Goal Setting Rationale Essay The Pieces of Academic Success

12. Incorporate traditional and technology-based resources in their learning,

13. Use effective strategies in different learning engagements,

14. Create positive learning environments for themselves,

15. Increase their self-confidence while decreasing stress, and

18. Peer Coaches work with students one-to-one (online & onsite)

20. YouTube – www.youtube.com/NECAcademicSupport

21. SlideShare - http://www.slideshare.net/NECAcademicSupport

22. Enhancing the Academic Eye a self-paced or credit-bearing study - AcademicEye.pbworks.com

23. Phasing out Dec 2010-- ANGEL Community Group - NEC Academic Support http://www.esc.edu/ole

24. Log in with your MyESC Username & Password NEC Academic Support Website www.necacademicsupport.pbworks.com

25. digitalagecourse.pbworks.com

26. Meet the Learning Coaches What is a learning coach? A learning coach is someone who provides academic support to students in one-on-one or small group settings in all areas of the writing process and related study skills strategies including time management, organization, reading efficiency, developing a study plan, goal setting, critical thinking, library research skills, note-taking, and learning styles. Sarah Spence-Staultersis located in Latham working with Schenectady & Latham/Albany students Her hours are: Mondays 3pm- 7:30pm Wednesdays 3pm-7:30pm Fridays 9am- 4pm Contact Sarah to make an appointment: (518) 783-6203 ext 5992 or Sarah.Spence-Staulters@esc.edu ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Kate Stockton is located in Latham working with Johnstown & Latham/Albany students Her hours are: Mondays 4pm-7:30pm Wednesday 4pm-7:30pm Thursdays 4pm-8:00pm Contact Kate to make an appointment: (518) 783-6203 ext 5992 or Kate.Stockton@esc.edu ____________________________________________________________________ Mary Sanders-Shartleis located in Saratoga working with Saratoga & Queensbury students Her hours are: Mondays 12pm-2pm Wednesdays 3pm-6pm Thursdays 4pm-6pm Contact Mary to make an appointment: (518) 587-2100 ext 2827 or Mary.Sanders-Shartle@esc.edu

28. Academic Support @ NEC Peers Engagingas Energizing Resources Helping You Connect the Pieces for Academic Success Apeer coach is a current undergraduate or graduate student trained to guide and encourage other students in improving their academic performance and development as a life-long learner, focusing on general study skills, specific content-areas, navigating college resources, and developing within their Areas of Study. They work in both face-to-face and virtual environments. Peer coaches are trained under College Reading & Learning Association (CRLA) international standards for peer tutors and are either volunteers, work-study, or practicum students. Center-based & 0nline Academic Collaborative Helpers Enhancing Success

29. Starting in the November 2010 Term… peercoaches.pbworks.com

30. AcademicEye.pbworks.com

31. What is Smarthinking? Smarthinking is an online tutorial service that is available to students 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. www.esc.edu/smarthinking www.smarthinking.com Some tutors/estructors are available for live tutorials 24 hours a day and others have set hours.

32. PAPER TIME MANAGEMENT TOOLS

33. ELECTRONIC TIME MANAGEMENT TOOLS www.empirestatecollege.thezonelive.com

34. Academic Success Tips

36. Apply your learning to your own experiences. Make connections between what you are learning and what you already know.

37. Ask questions when needed and do not let problems go unresolved! Be a self-directed and self-motivated learner.

38. Maximize your learning. Understand requirements, assignments, and methods of evaluation by reviewing your learning contract(s).

40. Several strategies can assist you in being more efficient and effective with your reading, writing, and critical thinking.

41. Understand the purpose of your studies/courses will also help you better complete your reading & writing assignments.

42. What are you supposed to learn about and what outcome is expected?

43. Activate your schema.

46. 60 minutes in an hour,

47. 24 hours in a day,

48. 168 hours in a week,

49. 720 hours in a month,

50. And 8,760 in a year. Time cannot be saved and it does not gain interest. There are no rollover minutes! How are you spending your time???

51. REALITY CHECK Approximately 10-16 hours per week is the optimum time for successful completion of a 4-credit study. In addition, it is important for you to have as regular a schedule as you can manage to meet the deadlines for assignments.

53. Pick the appropriate strategies and tool(s) to help you best organize your time.

55. Review Learning Contract = Key Concepts = Critical Thinking Skills = Benefit to You

56. Review Learning Contract = Key Concepts = Critical Thinking Skills = Expectations & Requirements

57. Review Learning Contract = Due Date = Key Materials = Requirements

58. Planning for Your 1st Set of Assignments ECONOMICS ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

59. Learning Styles

60. Identifying Your Learning Style

62. Have strong visualization skills. They can look up and “see” the information invisibly written or drawn.

63. Make “movies in their minds” of information they are reading. Their movies are often vivid and detailed.

64. Have very strong visual-spatial understanding of things such as sizes, textures, angles and three-dimensional depths.

65. Pay close attention to the body language of others (facial expressions, eyes, stance, etc.).

67. Visualize & make movies as you read and study.

68. Add pictures to as many study tools as possible.

69. Use "color coding" of new information in your textbook or notes. Using highlighter pens, highlight different kinds of information in contrasting colors.

70. Copy & write new info - see it in your own writing.

71. Use nonverbal clue’s by instructors to provide you with important information.

73. Have strong language skills, which include a well-developed vocabulary and an appreciation for words.

74. Have strong oral communication skills. They can carry or interesting conversations and can articulate their ideas clearly.

75. Have a “fine tuned ear” auditory may lead to learning a foreign language more easily.

77. Discuss/study with friends.

78. Record information and listen to it.

79. Add rhythms or tunes to your learning.

81. Often have well coordinated and have a strong sense of timing and body movement.

82. Learn with movement = often do well as performers: athletes, actors, or dancers.

83. Often wiggle, tap feet or move their legs when seated.

84. Have been often labeled “hyperactive” as children.KINESTHETIC

86. Pace as you study.

87. Make larger-sized study tools – flipcharts, chalk/white boards.

88. Learn by doing.

89. Use case studies, examples and applications.

90. Use your hands and your fine motor skills. Study with pen/pencil in hand.

92. Remember information displayed as words.

93. Emphasize text-based input and output - reading and writing in all its forms.

94. Prefer PowerPoint, the Internet, lists, filofaxes, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations and words, words, words... READ/ WRITE

96. Use dictionaries and/or make flashcards to remember key vocabulary.

97. Write out the words again and again.

98. Read your notes (silently) again and again.

99. Rewrite the ideas and principles into other words.

100. Organize any diagrams, graphs ... into statements, e.g. "The trend is..."