The semester is winding down. Encourage students to get a head start on preparing for finals. The Center for Academic Success and Writing Center are ready to assist. Students can call or email to make an appointment.
Category Archives: Center for Academic Success
“You Know?” Student Message for the week of Sept. 9
LLCC is here to support students with outstanding resources from the Center for Academic Success and the Writing Center. Please encourage students to seek help from the Math Center, Writing Center and peer tutors and use the CAS online resources on study habits, time management, note taking and more.
Tiffany Elliott publishes article
Tiffany Elliott, academic support programs coordinator for the LLCC Center for Academic Success, published an article about writing center labor. Her narrative, “Disruptive Labor: The Transformative Work of Pushing Boundaries” was featured as a chapter in the edited collection Storying Writing Center Labor for Anti-Capitalist Futures. The book was published through the University Press of Colorado and is available from WAC Clearinghouse.
Fall 2024 Math Center & Peer Tutor Hours
The Dennis P. Beveridge Math Center is open the following hours to assist students in their LLCC math or math-intensive courses:
- Mondays 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Tuesdays 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Wednesdays 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- Thursdays 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- Fridays 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Faculty, staff, and students can also access the Math Center schedule online.
Peer Tutoring
Peer tutors are a valuable resource in student success. Our peer tutors work with students who want extra support for a wide variety of LLCC courses. Students work with peer tutors to review course content, get help with homework, prepare for quizzes and tests or just to have an accountability partner. Whatever a student’s goals, working with a peer tutor is a great way to practice academic habits that lead to success.
Faculty, staff and students can access peer tutor availability via the Student Guide to Peer Tutors.
Faculty can share this information with students through their Canvas course shells with the link above or these embed codes:
Peer tutoring: https://sway.cloud.microsoft/XYJFYsXwBNne6llW?ref=Link
- <iframe width=”760px” height=”500px” src=”https://sway.cloud.microsoft/s/XYJFYsXwBNne6llW/embed” frameborder=”0″ marginheight=”0″ marginwidth=”0″ max-width=”100%” sandbox=”allow-forms allow-modals allow-orientation-lock allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts” scrolling=”no” style=”border: none; max-width: 100%; max-height: 100vh” allowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen></iframe>
Math Center: https://sway.cloud.microsoft/no48ajLYjvDsCyic?ref=Link
- <iframe width=”760px” height=”500px” src=”https://sway.cloud.microsoft/s/no48ajLYjvDsCyic/embed” frameborder=”0″ marginheight=”0″ marginwidth=”0″ max-width=”100%” sandbox=”allow-forms allow-modals allow-orientation-lock allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts” scrolling=”no” style=”border: none; max-width: 100%; max-height: 100vh” allowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen></iframe>
Tiffany Elliott, guest presenter for ICLCA
Tiffany Elliott, academic support programs coordinator, center for academic success, will be presenting a “Best Practices for Embedded Tutoring” webinar for the International College Learning Centers Associations (ICLCA) on Tuesday, July 9, 11 a.m. Participants will learn about best practices for intentional embedded tutoring program design and implementation. Topics covered will include a brief history of embedded tutoring; best practices for program design, implementation, assessment and faculty and tutor training; and tips for serving courses in a variety of modalities. Individuals interested in attending the webinar can find more information via the ICLCA website.
Math Center & Peer Tutoring: Summer 2024
Encourage students to level up their learning with free academic support services!
Academic support is available for all LLCC students. To find out more information about available services, students can email LLCC Center for Academic Success or call 217-786-2396.
Math Center
The Dennis P. Beveridge Math Center is open to serve students this summer Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Access more information about LLCC Math Center services, including the full schedule. Faculty can include information about Math Center hours and services in their Canvas course shells using the link or embed code.
- Link: https://sway.cloud.microsoft/s/no48ajLYjvDsCyic/embed
- Embed code: <iframe width=”760px” height=”500px” src=”https://sway.cloud.microsoft/s/no48ajLYjvDsCyic/embed” frameborder=”0″ marginheight=”0″ marginwidth=”0″ max-width=”100%” sandbox=”allow-forms allow-modals allow-orientation-lock allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts” scrolling=”no” style=”border: none; max-width: 100%; max-height: 100vh” allowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen></iframe>
Peer Tutoring
Limited peer tutoring is available for summer courses. Peer tutors work with students who want extra support for a wide variety of LLCC courses. Students work with peer tutors to review course content, get help with homework, prepare for quizzes and tests or just to have an accountability partner. Whatever a student’s goals, working with a peer tutor is a great way to practice academic habits that lead to success. Faculty can include information about peer tutor availability in their Canvas course shells using the link or embed code.
- Link: https://sway.cloud.microsoft/XYJFYsXwBNne6llW?ref=Link
- Embed code:<iframe width=”760px” height=”500px” src=”https://sway.cloud.microsoft/s/XYJFYsXwBNne6llW/embed” frameborder=”0″ marginheight=”0″ marginwidth=”0″ max-width=”100%” sandbox=”allow-forms allow-modals allow-orientation-lock allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts” scrolling=”no” style=”border: none; max-width: 100%; max-height: 100vh” allowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen></iframe>
Finals Fair happens today and Wednesday
LLCC Student Life and the Center for Academic Success are once again co-hosting a Finals Fair on Tuesday, April 30, and Wednesday, May 1, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4:30-6 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons.
Students will receive a passport to visit tables filled with resources for final exam preparation. Tables to visit include: writing center, peer tutoring, academic success professionals, student success coaches, mental wellness and LLCC Student Life. After visiting the tables, students will turn in their stamped passport for a chance to win prizes!
All students participating in the Finals Fair will receive a Final Exam Survival Kit from Student Life. Snacks will be provided by the Student Government Association.
Come one, come all, to the Finals Fair!
LLCC Student Life and the Center for Academic Success are once again co-hosting a Finals Fair on Tuesday, April 30, and Wednesday, May 1, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4:30-6 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons.
Students will receive a passport to visit tables filled with resources for final exam preparation. Tables to visit include: writing center, peer tutoring, academic success professionals, student success coaches, mental wellness and LLCC Student Life. After visiting the tables, students will turn in their stamped passport for a chance to win prizes!
All students participating in the Finals Fair will receive a Final Exam Survival Kit from Student Life. Snacks will be provided by the Student Government Association.
Kat Winchester named Student Worker of the Month for February
Congratulations to Kat Winchester, the LLCC Center for Academic Success’ February student worker of the month. Kat has worked as a peer tutor and information desk student worker since June 2023. She provides essential tutoring to LLCC students in a variety of courses, including computer science, philosophy and English. She has also served the intro to logic course as an embedded tutor for three semesters and is currently working on a research and writing project related to that experience with her supervisor, Tiffany Elliott, and the course professor, Tim McKenzie. Kat’s enthusiasm for and dedication to helping fellow students is evident in her willingness to go above and beyond expectations to ensure LLCC students get the support they need to reach their goals.
“You Know?” student communication: Week of Feb. 12
Please join us in letting students know the LLCC Center for Academic Success offers tools to help them succeed in the classroom and to keep an eye out for “You Know” messages, which will help keep them in the loop on important dates, events and services available to them as LLCC students.
The Center for Academic Success offers help both virtually and in-person, to meet a student’s needs. Students can receive help with math, writing, note taking, time management and more. Peer tutoring and supplemental instruction offer additional study opportunities.