Join CRLA

Professional Development

About

The Professional Development webpage was created to help college reading and learning assistance professionals find links to resources, contacts, and professional development opportunities in one central location. The College Reading and Learning Association wants to "share the best for student success," so please check out the links to find answers to questions and opportunities to enhance your professional development. All resources shown here are free.

Additional professional development resources including podcasts, webcasts, and more, are availabl e to CRLA Members (available under the Member Login). If you are not currently a member, please join CRLA to receive access to these resources and other professional opportunities.

Resources

Learning Support Centers in Higher Education

The Learning Support Centers in Higher Education (LSCHE) site contains a multitude of resources related to the history, research, and best practices for learning center professionals and includes articles, presentations, events of interest, and lists of related websites.

On-Demand Free Resources

On-demand resources are available for busy professionals. Check out the following links!

2 Minute Takeaways from Innovative Educators
A collection of free videos showcasing Higher Education experts who answer critical questions in 2 minutes or less is available at http://www.weeklyinnovations.org/video

Online Tutoring Implementation and Training Guide from GoBoard
This free guide was created with the help of universities and colleges that participated in a pilot project year to refine GoBoard.com. It provides practical advice on how to make online tutoring successful in your learning center and is available at http://www.goboard.com/itg

Learning Resources from Cengage Learning
A gallery of on-demand webinars on key issues and teaching strategies in reading, writing, math, and student success can be accessed by joining the Cengage Learning Developmental Studies Community for free at: http://cengagesites.com/academic/?site=5408&SecID=5720

7 Things You Should Know About……Learning Initiative Series from Educause
Looking for concise information on emerging learning technologies and practices?
Check out this site for descriptions of what they are, how they work, where they are going, and why they matter to teaching and learning.  http://www.educause.edu/ELI7Things

Merlot Pedagogy Portal A collection of free resources organized by five themes:  Learners and Learning, Course Instructional Design, Teaching Strategies, Teaching Challenges, and Assessment.  http://pedagogy.merlot.org/index.html

50 Essential Professional Readings

Council for Learning Assistance & Developmental Education Associations (CLADEA)

Essential Professional Readings


 

Access and Success

 
Adelman, C. (2006, February). The toolbox revisited: Paths to degree completion from high
school through college. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education.
 
Arendale, D. R. (2010). Access at the crossroads: Learning assistance in higher education.
ASHE Higher Education Report, 35(6). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
 
Boroch, D. J., Hope, L., Smith, B. M., Gabriner, R. S., Mery, P. M., Johnstone, R. M., & Asera,
R. (2010). Student success in community colleges: A practical guide to developmental education. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
 
Boylan, H. (2009). Targeted intervention for developmental education students (T.I.D.E.S.),
Journal of Developmental Education, 32(3), 14-23.
 
Boylan, H. R. (2002). What works: Research-based best practices in developmental education.
 
Brothen, T., & Wambach, C. A. (2004). Refocusing developmental education. Journal of Developmental Education, 28(2), 16-18, 20, 22, 33.
 
Casazza, M. (1999). Harvard Symposium 2000: Developmental education. Who are we and where did we come from? Journal of Developmental Education, 23(1), 2-4, 6-7.
 
Casazza, M. E., & Bauer, L. (2006). Access, opportunity, and success: Keeping the promise of higher education. Westport, CT: Praeger.
 
Casazza, M. E., & Silverman, S. L. (1996). Learning assistance and developmental education: A guide for effective practice. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
 
Eney, P. R., & Davidson, E. (2006). Improving supervision of part-time instructors. Journal of Developmental Education, 30(1), 2-4, 6, 8, 10-11.
 
Higbee, J. L., & Goff, E. (Eds.). (2008). Pedagogy and student services for institutional transformation: Implementing Universal Design in higher education. University of Minnesota, MN: Center for Research on Developmental Education and Urban Literacy.
 
Kirst, M. W., & Venezia, A. (Eds.). (2004). From high school to college: Improving opportunities for success in postsecondary education. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
 
Malnarich, G., & Associates. (2003). The pedagogy of possibilities: Developmental education,college-level studies, and learning communities. National Learning Communities Project
Monograph Series. Olympia, WA: The Evergreen State College, Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education, in cooperation with the American Association of Community Colleges.
 
Maxwell, M. (1994). From access to success: Readings in learning assistance and developmental education. Clearwater, FL: H & H.
 
McCabe, R. H. (2003). Yes, we can! A community college guide for developing America's underprepared. Phoenix, AZ: League for Innovation in the Community College.
 
Boone, NC: Continuous Quality Improvement Network/National Center for Developmental Education.

Learning Center Management

 
Arendale, D. R. (2004). Mainstreamed academic assistance and enrichment of all students: The historical origins of learning assistance centers. Research for Educational Reform, 9(4), 3-21.
 
Christ, F. L. (1997). Using MBO to create, develop, improve, and sustain learning assistance programs. In S. Mioduski & G. Enright (Eds.), Proceedings of the 17th and 18th annual institutes for learning assistance professionals (pp. 43-51). Retrieved from http://www.lsche.net/proceedings/967_proc/967proc_christ.htm (Bad URL)
 
Christ, F., Sheets, R., & Smith, K. (Eds.). (2000). Starting a learning assistance center: Conversations with CRLA members who have been there and done that! Clearwater, FL: H & H.
 
Perin, D. (2004). Remediation beyond developmental education: The use of learning assistance centers to increase academic preparedness in community colleges. Community College Journal of Research & Practice, 28, 559-582.;
 
Potacco, D. R., & De Young, S. (2007). The business of academic support. The Learning Assistance Review, 12(2), 19-31.
 
Truschel, J., & Reedy, D. L. (2009). National survey: What is a learning center in the 21st century? The Learning Assistance Review, 14(1), 9-22.
 
White, Jr., W. G. (2004). The physical environment of learning support centers. The Learning Assistance Review, 9(1), 17-27.
 
 

Program Assessment and Evaluation

 
Clark-Thayer, S., & Putnam Cole, L. (Eds.). (2009). NADE self-evaluation guides: Best practice in academic support programs (2nd ed). Clearwater, FL: H & H.
 
Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education. (2009). CAS professional standards for higher education (7th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
 
Simpson, M. L. (2002). Program evaluation studies: Strategic learning delivery model. Journal of Developmental Education, 26(2), 2-4, 6, 8, 10, 39.
 
Trammell, J. (2005). Learning about the learning center: Program evaluation for learning assistance programs. The Learning Assistance Review, 10(2), 31-40.

Student Learning

 
Downing, S. (2013). On course: Strategies for creating success in college and in life (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.
 
Maxwell, M. (1997). Improving student learning skills: A new edition. Clearwater, FL: H & H.
 
Perry, W. G. (1998). Forms of intellectual and ethical development in the college years: A scheme. New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston.
 
Simpson, M. L., Stahl, N. A., & Francis, M. A. (2004). Reading and learning strategies: Recommendations for the 21st century. Journal of Developmental Education, 28(2), 2-4, 6, 8, 10-12, 14-15, 32.
 
Smittle, P. (2003). Principles for effective teaching in developmental education. Journal of Developmental Education, 26(3), 10-12, 14, 16.
 
 

Research

 
Boylan, H. R., Bonham, B. S., Clark-Keefe, K., Drewes, S., & Saxon, D. P. (2004). Forging new partnerships. Adult and developmental education in community colleges. Working Paper 8. CAAL Community College Series. New York, NY: Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy.
 
Flippo, R. F., & Caverly, D. C. (2009). Handbook of college reading and study strategy research (2nd ed.). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
 
Gerlaugh, K., Thompson, L., Boylan, H., & Davis, H. (2007). National study of developmental education II: Baseline data for community colleges. Research in Developmental Education, 20(4), 1-4.
 
Levine-Brown, P., Bonham, B. S., Saxon, D. P., & Boylan, H. R. (2008). Affective assessment for developmental students, part 2, Research in Developmental Education, 22(2).
 
 Saxon, D. P., & Boylan, H. R. (2001). The cost of remedial education in higher education.
Journal of Developmental Education, 25(2), 2-4, 6, 8.
 
Saxon, D. P., Levine-Brown, P., & Boylan, H. R. (2008). Affective assessment for developmental students, part 1. Research in Developmental Education, 22(1).

Tutoring and Mentoring

 
Ender, S. C., & Newton, F. B. (2010). Students helping students: A guide for peer educators on college campuses (2nd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
 
Dvorak, J. (2004). Managing tutoring aspects of the learning assistance center. Research for Educational Reform, 9(4), 39-51.;
 
Falchikov, N. (2001). Learning together: Peer tutoring in higher education. New York, NY: RoutledgeFalmer.
 
Gordon, E. E., & Gordon, E. H. (1990). Centuries of tutoring: History of alternative education in America and western Europe. Lanham, MD: University Press of America.
 
Gordon, E. E., Morgan, R. R., O’Malley, C. J., & Ponticell, J. (2006). The tutoring revolution: 
Applying research for best practices, policy implications, and student achievement.
 
Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Education.
 
Kostecki, J., & Bers, T. (2008). The effect of tutoring on student success. The Journal of Applied 
Research in the Community College, 16(1), 6-12.
 
MacDonald, R. B. (2001). The master tutor: A guidebook for more effective tutoring (2nd ed.). 
Williamsville, NY: Cambridge Stratford.
 
Martin, D. C., & Arendale, D. R. (Eds.) (1994). Supplemental Instruction: Increasing 
achievement and retention. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
 
Maxwell, M. (Ed.). (1994). When tutor meets student (2nd ed.). Ann Arbor, MI: University of 
Michigan Press.
 
McGuire, S. Y. (2007). Using the scientific method to improve mentoring. The Learning 
Assistance Review, 12(2), 33-45.
 
Meyer, E., & Smith, L. Z. (1987). The practical tutor. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
 
Rabow, J., Chin, T., & Fahinian, N. (1999). Tutoring matters: Everything you always wanted to 
know about how to tutor. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press.
 
Race, P., & Brown, S. (1993). 500 tips for tutors (2nd ed.). London, England: Psychology Press.

Tips for Student Success

Useful Links

Listservs

Listservs are email groups to which you may subscribe in order to be included on e-discussions based on areas of interest or expertise. There are a variety of listservs, some of which are below.

LRNASST-L

LRNASST-L is managed by the University of Florida and links professionals from around the world by email. This is an excellent place to pose questions to colleagues, post job opportunities, and network. (www.teachingcenter.ufl.edu/lrnasst.html)

First-Year Experience (FYE)

The National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience (FYE) and Students in Transition manages a number of listservs by areas of interest such as the First-Year Experience (FYE), First-Year Assessment (FYA), Graduate Year Experience (GRAD), Sophomore Year (SOPH), Senior Year Experience (SYE), and Transfer Year Experience (TYE). (www.sc.edu/fye/listservs/listinfo.html)

Supplemental Instruction (SI)

The International Center for Supplemental Instruction (SI) from the University of Missouri at Kansas City hosts a listserv specifically for SI programs around the world. (www.umkc.edu/asm/si/sinet/shtml)

WCenter

The Wcenter listserv, although not affiliated with the International Writing Centers Association, is used by numerous writing center professionals who ask for advice and post research queries and writing center-related announcements to the writing center community.

To subscribe to WCENTER, contact Elizabeth Bowen elizabeth.bowen@ttu.edu . To view the archives, you can go to http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/?forum=wcenter. If you would like to post a message to the list, simply address your email accordingly: wcenter@lyris.ttu.edu.

Professional Development Director
WyKeshia Atkins
College Bound St. Louis
atkins.wykeshia@gmail.com
314-372-7856