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Total Credits: 0.1 CEUs
Embedded tutoring is a rapidly growing academic support program most often implemented in face-to-face courses with an active learning classroom environment. Some institutions are experimenting with ways to incorporate this type of support in asynchronous online courses. Learn from a team of embedded tutors and faculty as they share the criteria they developed for selecting asynchronous courses for embedding tutors as well as some implementation strategies.
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Note: Webinars are free for individuals at NISOD member colleges.
Certificate and CEUs for WebinarsLearners will have the option to earn a certificate of attendance or a certificate with Continuing Education Units (CEU) upon completion of the webinar. To earn a certificate with CEUs, the learner must successfully pass the learning assessment with a score of 80% or higher. All learners must complete the post-event evaluation to earn credentials.
The duration of this webinar is one hour, which is equal to 0.1 Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
Tiffany-Anne M. Elliott earned her M.A. in English at the University of Illinois at Springfield and is currently working on an Ed.D in Leadership and Innovation through Arizona State University where her research focuses on embedded tutoring in her local context. She has 16 years experience teaching and working in academic support services. She has been involved with embedded tutoring models of academic support since 2008 as an instructor, as an embedded tutor, and as a program coordinator. As a first-generation college student and a community college alumna, she is passionate about providing students with services and resources that promote increased student confidence and success.
Lisa Avendano is a Writing Center Specialist at LLCC. She has worked as a specialist and an adjunct instructor for 22 years. She has a Bachelor of English degree with Teacher Certification from Eastern Illinois University. Lisa worked with other LLCC Writing Center Specialists to design, pilot and assess the college's first embedded tutoring program. The team has continued to offer the program for the last four years.
Tim McKenzie is a professor of philosophy at Lincoln Land Community College. He holds master's degrees in journalism from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and philosophy from Texas A&M University. Tim has taught philosophy for almost 25 years and has been teaching online for almost 15 years. He began using embedded tutors in his in-person logic course in Spring 2023. Given the success in the in-person classroom, he began in Summer 2023 to find the best way to embed a tutor in online courses.
Dr. Colin Suchland, PhD, is a tenured Professor of Sociology at Lincoln Land Community College. He is a campus leader in assessment, appearing at numerous national conferences. His current work includes research on High Impact Practices including undergraduate research, service learning and embedded tutoring.
Kat Winchester, a former peer tutor for the Center for Academic Success at Lincoln Land Community College, has served as an embedded tutor since Summer 2023. She recently transferred to the University of Illinois Springfield to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in computer science, but is still employed by the Center for Academic Success as a Subject Tutor and continues her embedded tutor assignments. She also has two years’ experience volunteering as an English as a second language teacher.
