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Learning Centers in the 21st CenturyLaura SandersDavid ReedyMichael FrizellEditorsThis vital collection of essays is designed to guide learning assistance professionals supporting student success initiatives in higher education.?Learning centers at institutions of higher education serve as interactive, academic spaces designed to reinforce and extend student learning in physical and/or virtual environments. These environments offer a wide variety of comprehensive support services and programs to enhance student academic success, retention, and completion rates by applying best practices, student-learning theories, and addressing student-learning needs from multiple pedagogical perspectives. Staffed by professionals, paraprofessionals, faculty, and/or trained student educators, learning centers reinforce the holistic academic growth of students by fostering critical thinking, metacognitive development, and academic personal success. This dynamic collection of scholarly articles, written by professionals in the field of learning assistance, addresses issues of interest to a broad range of academic professionals.IntroductionStrategic Development of a Learning CenterRachelle L DarabiDiana K GarlandSection 1: Learning Center StructureEffective Alignment with the Strategic PlanAli MageehonTerrance BradfordChanging Demographics and Needs Assessment for Learning Centers in the 21st CenturyEmily Miller Payne Russ HodgesElda Patricia HernandezNa WuRethinking Partnerships on a Decentralized CampusKatie H DufaultTutor Training Models: Collaborative Learning, Learning Styles, and Guided PracticeJennifer Haley Tiffany Peters Gary RitzAssessment in the 21st Century Learning CenterMarcia TomsEric MoschellaSection 2: Growing the Learning CenterCreating Strong Faculty Partnerships to Facilitate Growth and Strengthen ServicesWendy SimmermanLeveraging Institutional ResourcesStephanie WalkerKjera SeregiBuilding an Intentional Marketing Plan for Learning CentersMegan SizemoreCLADEA–Endorsed Certification ProgramsRuss HodgesEmily Miller PayneRick SheetsSection 3: Incorporating Technology Virtual Learning Assistance Centers: A Proposed Theory for Meeting Learners’ NeedsDaphne E Williams Mxolisi S B Siwatu Natesha L SmithUsing Tech Tools to Enhance and Expand Workshop OfferingsJon Mladic Emily O’ConnorUsing Web Conferencing Effectively: A Case Study of an Online Academic Support ProgramJohanna Dorvak Kevin RoessgerSection 4: Academic Support ProgramsLearning Strategies CourseMonica Ochola Barton PriceStructured Study EnvironmentsJennifer Pippen SalmonPostsecondary Peer Cooperative Learning ProgramsDavid R ArendaleSection 5: Program Descriptions - Student Services Early Warning Alert SystemJack TruschelJan HoffmanPeers as Leaders: Developing Peer Mentoring Programs for Learning CentersPage Vaughan KellerAcademic Coaching: Think, Learn, ChangeLisa BlairAcademic Probation Recovery: A Systems ApproachLisa BlairStudents with Disabilities in the Learning Center: A PrimerDavid ReedyAccess Summer Bridge Program: A Case StudyAna C MackMaking the Grade: Supporting Student Transition to Graduate and Professional SchoolKathleen A VolkSection 6: Advising for Student SuccessExploring Intersections of Student Transition Issues, Advising, and Learning Center SupportJames D BreslinIntegrating the Social Cognitive View of Self- Regulation into Student AdvisingErin WheelerSection 7: Learning Theories: Finding Pathways to Student SuccessAn Allied Framework for Social Learning in Peer Tutoring ContextsJames D BreslinMetacognition: The Foundation of the 21st Century Learning CenterMelissa B Brocato Lahna R Rocke Saundra Y McGuireMindset and Motivation: An Integrated Framework for Student SuccessMartha Casazza Sharon SilvermanA Freirean Approach to Tutoring MethodologyJoseph CunninghamSelf-Directed Learning for the Academically Disempowered StudentPolly Kertis Parker Pracjek Dwight HodgsonAfterwordFuture TrendsJacqueline HarrisAppendices: Case StudiesFrom Workshops to WebinarsJon Mladic Emily O’ConnorTeaching Online Learning Strategies and Skills to Promote College SuccessLauren HensleyRe-inventing Academic Support: Effects of Decentralization and RelocationDonna R Potacco Danielle Desroches Sandra DeYoungMissouri State University’s Peer Leader ProgramTracey Glaessgen Mike WoodA Peer-to-Peer Model of Academic Coaching from The Dennis Learning Center at The Ohio State UniversitySamuel R Rowe Lauren HensleySocial Learning Theory, Self-Efficacy, and Coaching: The Impact on At-Risk College StudentsLindy ColemanAsperger Syndrome - What about College?Jeanne WiatrImproving English for Academic PurposesMelinda Rojas ................
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