Saturday, October 13, 2007

Academic Coaching/Tutoring & Free TeleConferencing

From Wikipedia "Academic Coaching is an evolution of Mentoring applied to academics. Mentoring implies the student is an empty vessel into which knowledge is poured. Coaching involves a more collaborative approach, assuming the student is already in the "game" of learning. Coaches help students learn how they best learn and how to operate in an academic environment. Tutors help students learn the material in individual courses while coaches help students learn how to be successful in school. In college, that includes such topics as: study skills, time management, stress management, effective reading, note-taking, test-taking, and understanding how to use a syllabus. Academic Coaches meet with the student regularly throughout the semester, usually once a week. Coaches work with students in all kinds of situations, not just those who are struggling academically. Some highly motivated, high-achieving students will have a coach to improve their learning efficiency."

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

We are using FreeTeleCon.com with many of our online classes at Santa Monica College. While the College doesn't specifically endorse using the service the students exchange numbers and codes in Freedom Hall, our Freedom of Speech area, so everyone uses it.