Association of Colleges for Tutoring and Learning Assistance

We're happy to announce that our 50th Conference will take place virtually on the Zoom events platform April 16-18, 2025.? ? ACTLA 50 invites you to reflect and consider: *Our Roots: ACTLA has nurtured strong roots across our member institutions and colleges and universities more broadly, cultivating an environment of collaboration within and outside higher education spaces that prioritize student-centered pedagogy and equitable learning outcomes. Have our identities as learning support specialists, tutors, Supplemental Instruction leaders, and peer coaches become more visible, pedagogically and structurally? How has the role of a tutor changed in the last 50 years of ACTLA and how will it continue to change? *Our Future: With time comes the evolution of positive and progressive educational opportunities built on the shoulders of change agents who came before us.?As we look forward, it is our responsibility to forge intentional and representative practices that combat the current and future challenges that the state of our education system faces. We find ourselves in an uncharted educational landscape, navigating technological advances with new modes of learning and inevitable changes to the state of education. Together we must consider how to adapt and evolve tutoring and learning support for the next 50 years.? With this in mind, ACTLA invites you to submit proposals for our 50th Annual Conference: https://lnkd.in/gDirbq-3 Proposals will be accepted through Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 11:59pm. ? Conference strands -- Intentionality: How do we create and sustain spaces of empowerment for our students to succeed that focuses on intentionality, inclusivity, and accessibility??? -- Community: Community is what built ACTLA over the last 50 years and working in community is what will shape ACTLA in the next 50 years. How do we build community within our centers and restore humanizing relationships with campus partners? -- Ensuring Access Using New Practices/Technologies: What strategies are being developed and executed to support students equitably in the changing landscape of technology within higher education??What can ACTLA do to support others in achieving universal design?? -- Recognition of the 50th/those that have come before: In giving flowers to those who came before us, what stories can you tell that highlight the most important lessons you've learned in your work, and what will you share with the next generation of tutoring & learning assistance? (Feel free to name-drop and recognize who impacted you as an educator and person!) -- Interdisciplinary work: A common theme across this work is that peer educators serve multiple roles and wear multiple hats within their peer educator title.?How is tutoring/SI/etc?more than just learning assistance??How does this translate across university structures????

Hi folks! One of my our Board Members at Cuyamaca College is looking for a Tutoring Center Specialist! Super cool job working with super cool people ?? Check it out: https://lnkd.in/gVwCZ5yp

CSULB is looking for an Associate Coordinator to their SI program! Please share, especially to anybody who has worked as a peer educator or with peer educators.

In case you haven't heard, ACTLA extended?the deadline to submit nominations for the ACTLA 2024-2025 President-Elect position! Being a part of the board is an awesome opportunity to network with like-minded peers and continue cultivating an awesome community of tutoring & learning assistance professionals. Further, the President-Elect role will be critical in helping shape the future of the organization heading into the 2024-25 academic year! Duties include: ???Perform the duties of the President in the absence of the President; ???Assist the President in carrying out Association business; ???Chair the Elections Committee and be responsible for the call for nominations, balloting, and the reporting of election results; ???Succeed to President upon completion of term as President-Elect. Succeed to Past President upon completion of term(s) as President; ???Chair of the Conference Planning Committee; ???Appoint sub-committees and chairs; ???Act as liaison to future conference event staff If you want to nominate yourself or a colleague for President-Elect please complete the form (ACTLA 2024-2025 President-Elect Nomination Form) by?Friday, May 17th: https://lnkd.in/dhYq-57G Elections are scheduled to take place the week of May 28th - June 1st, and election results will be announced the week of June 4th, 2024. Note that ACTLA will be hosting a mandatory, in-person retreat for the entire Board on July 24 – 26, 2024 in the Los Angeles/Santa Barbara area in Southern CA; ACTLA may be able to help pay for travel and accommodations. If you are interested but want more information, please comment below or DM us :)

Today is the last day to submit a nomination for open board positions with our Association! Being a part of the board is an awesome opportunity to network with like-minded peers and continue cultivating this incredible community of tutoring & learning professionals. If you work within tutoring, SI, peer mentoring/coaching, or any other learning assistance program in higher education, we highly encourage you to nominate yourself or a peer for the following positions: - President Elect - Digital Media Presence Coordinator - (2) At-Large Representatives (this is also open to student peer educators as well.) If you are interested in nominating yourself or a peer for any of these positions, please complete the following form by the end of today:?https://lnkd.in/gvHU2KCQ. Elections are scheduled to take place the week of May 8 – 15, 2024, and election results will be announced the week of May 20, 2024. Note that ACTLA will be hosting a mandatory, in-person retreat for the entire Board on July 24 – 26, 2024 in the Los Angeles/Santa Barbara area in Southern CA; ACTLA may be able to help pay for travel and accommodations.

It's that time of the year where we are accepting nominations for open board positions with our Association! Being a part of the board is an awesome opportunity to network with like-minded peers and continue cultivating this incredible community of tutoring & learning professionals. If you work within tutoring, SI, peer mentoring/coaching, or any other learning assistance program in higher education, we highly encourage you to nominate yourself or a peer for the following positions: - President Elect - Digital Media Presence Coordinator - (2) At-Large Representatives (this is also open to student peer educators as well.) If you are interested in nominating yourself or a peer for any of these positions, please complete the following form by the end of Friday, May 3, 2024: https://lnkd.in/gvHU2KCQ. Elections are scheduled to take place the week of May 8 – 15, 2024, and election results will be announced the week of May 20, 2024. Note that ACTLA will be hosting a mandatory, in-person retreat for the entire Board on July 24 – 26, 2024 in the Los Angeles/Santa Barbara area in Southern CA; ACTLA may be able to help pay for travel and accommodations.

Getting Day 3 started RIGHT with an amazing student keynote with former SI Leader and Mentor, Dr. Danielle Hamilton! ???? Thank you for sharing your experience and the wisdom gained from your time as a peer educator ?

One of the highlights from today's conference was having John Ulloa deliver this year's keynote address. Our membership resonated with John's words on staying true to our authentic selves, critical self-reflection as the means to truly evolve as educators, and perhaps most importantly, taking risks to find new strengths and opportunities for ourselves. Thank you for everything today, John! We highly recommend checking out John's work:

#ACTLA49 is officially underway! We had an incredible start to the day with our Strand Spotlight sessions and a heartfelt, enthusiastic welcome from our Board. These next 3 days are going to be a lot of fun! Shout out to our board for making this year's conference another reality: Christina Trujillo, Sharon Castro, Ted Blake, Howard Masuda, Vandana Gavaskar, Timurhan Vengco, Shivani Modha, Lindsay Laney, Mary Graham, Pablo Mogrovejo, and Gregory Farrell.

ACTLA's 49th Conference - "Reflect. Evolve. Advocate: The ACTLA Way" is about two weeks away! Registration has been extended to Friday, April 12 at https://lnkd.in/gTJeuBcG. We have an incredible schedule with 2 dynamic keynote speakers, 5 Strand Spotlights (aka preconference sessions, included in your registration), and a variety of presentations related to tutoring and learning assistance in higher education. We promise you don't want to miss this!