The Rowman & Littlefield Guide to Learning Center Administration: Leading Peer Tutoring Programs in Higher Education (Theory & Practice for Peer Tutors & Learning Center Professionals) - Hardcover

Daniel R. Sanford; Michelle Steiner

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1538154617 ISBN 13: 9781538154618

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2021

Synopsis

This text is written for the large audience of professionals who recently entered the field of learning center and writing center administration, or who have been working in the field but are now seeking to connect to the broader professional community. The book presents a guide to the major practical concerns and best practices of which administrators should be aware in developing peer-led programming.

Every learning center administrator will benefit from this practical advice, including setting a vision, designing and furnishing the physical space, going virtual, assessment and reporting, training and supervising staff, and much more.

About this title

About the Author

Daniel R. Sanford PhD is director of writing and of the Academic Resource Commons at Bates College and was previously director of the Center for Academic Program Support at the University of New Mexico. He is an experienced learning center administrator and a recognized scholar and professional in the field of peer tutoring. He is also a cognitive scientist, the author of numerous articles in the field of cognitive linguistics, and an experienced educator with a wealth of experience making the mechanisms of the brain accessible and intuitive to college-age students.

Michelle Steiner, PhD is the Executive Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Marymount University. An experienced professional of 17 years in the fields of academic advising and learning center administration, she has previously directed Undergraduate Academic Advising in the Columbian College of Arts & Sciences at The George Washington University, and the Center for Academic Program Support (CAPS) at the University of New Mexico. Under her directorship, the National College Learning Center Association awarded CAPS the annual Frank L. Christ Outstanding Learning Center Award in 2012 for the best undergraduate learning center at a 4-year college. Dr. Steiner is a Psychologist, and an active scholar in the field of learning center administration.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1538154617
• ISBN 13: 9781538154618
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256