Welcome to The Chemistry Help RoomPresentation!Daphne Figueroa, PhD,Professor, ChemistryPersonal Learning Assistance Center (The PLACe), Coordinator

Linda Woods, PhDProfessor, Chemistry

Supplemental Instruction (SI) at The PLACe

Follows the UMKC model for SISI coaches receive 12 hours of training

and meet regularly with faculty and coordinator

SI coaches attend (all) class meetings and hold two workshop sessions per week

Began with Math for several years and developed in English the past few semesters (piloted spring 2010)

General Aspects of the Peer Led Team Learning (PLTL) Model

Originated at CCNY (David Gosser, Project Director); part of Project Kaleidoscope

Promotes active engagement of students in structured problem solving using a peer-led approach

Helps students develop communication and team skills

Improves performance and retention

How PLTL Works at Miramar College

Peer Leaders Volunteer or Enroll in Service Learning

Peer Leaders Attend a Training/Orientation Session held by Faculty at the beginning of the semester

Peer Leaders work closely with faculty throughout the semester

Peer Leaders receive a guidebook with faculty and staff contact information and helpful tips, best practices, etc.

How the Chemistry Help Room Came to Be

Funding Cuts to our Campus Tutoring Budget

Students needing help in their classes

~15 Faculty needing to find rooms for their own office hours

~3 PLTL leaders needed a room for their sessions.

How the Chemistry Help Room Works

One single room where students can seek help for their Chemistry class.

~ 5-6 hours M-Th, 1 hr on F (unduplicated)Started on Week 2 on Monday! By the end

of Week 10~367 hours of have been clocked in!~41 hours are students not for their own

instructors’s office hours~90 students that are repeat customers.

Sample of ScheduleTime Mon Tue Wed Th Fri

10:00-10:15 Prf. Nguyen (100, 152)

Dr. Fryszman (100, 152)

Prf. Nguyen (100, 152)

Dr. Fryszman (100, 152)

 

Dr. Um (200, 231)

Dr. Um (200, 231)

10:15-11:30 Prf. Nguyen (100, 152)

Dr. Fryszman (100, 152)

Prf. Nguyen (100, 152)

Dr. Fryszman (100, 152)

 

Dr. Um (200, 231)

Dr. Um (200, 231)

10:30-10:45 Prf. Nguyen (100, 152)

Dr. Fryszman (100, 152)

Prf. Nguyen (100, 152)

Dr. Fryszman (100, 152)

 

Dr. Um (200, 231)

Dr. Um (200, 231)

10:45-11:00   Dr. Woods (130, 152, 231, 233,

100, 200)

     

11:00-11:15 Dr. Nanthakumar (152,200, 201)

Dr. Woods (130, 152, 231, 233,

100, 200)

    Dr. Garces (100, 200, 201, 251,

152,)11:15-11:30 Dr. Nanthakumar

(152,200, 201)Dr. Woods (130, 152, 231, 233,

100, 200)

    Dr. Garces (100, 200, 201, 251,

152,)

Current Sign-in Sheet

Student Name CSID Course Date Time inTime Out

Office Hr (yes or

no)Min

D. Evans 231 1/30/12 10:15 10:25 Y 0:10

A. Chavez 1/30/12 10:00 10:45 N 0:45

L. Nguyen 3/12/12 10:05 10:10 0:05

Whats next? Electronic tracking system

Chemistry Help Room

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING

Daphne & Linda

Questions welcome!

Our collaboration allowed us to implement innovativepedagogies in a time of budget cuts and limited resources.