Timely Teaching Tips: Weeks 3 and 4 – Highlighting the Academic Success Center

By Emma Larkins, Center for Teaching and Learning

The Academic Success Center offers a range of resources to support the work of faculty and to bolster students’ learning. Making your students aware of these resources at this point in the term could be instrumental to their success. In addition to the robust online resources available to everyone in the OSU learning community, there are a number of personalized resources available to your students and classes, both Ecampus and in-person. With a little nudge, you can help your students build skills that will benefit them in your course and into the future.

• ASC Peer Consultants + Writing Center: Wondering how to help students find academic support? Trained peer writing consultants and academic coaches support student writing and research projects and planning for finals. Make an announcement in class or on Canvas about the Writing Center, or use email or a 1:1 conversation to recommend Academic Coaching. Your recommendations can normalize and encourage use of these resources.
• Virtual ASC Workshops: Looking for ways to boost student success? The Academic Success Center offers remote workshops on topics like time management, learning and stress, test prep and motivation! Consider offering extra credit for students to attend a workshop of their choice to explore success strategies. Students can request an email confirmation after the workshop to confirm their attendance.
• Writing Center Support: Wondering how to connect with campus resources to support student writing? The OSU Writing Center is excited to partner with you to support your students’ writing process. See Writing Center Faculty Resources to find out more. Refer your students to the Undergrad Research & Writing Studio, to Online Writing Support, or to the Graduate Writing Center.
  • Also consider scheduling a class visit to the Undergrad Research & Writing Studio. Students will learn about Writing Center resources during the visit and experience the Studio space, and your class is welcome to stay the full class time to work within the space.

About the author: Emma Larkins (she/her) is a doctoral candidate in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Oregon State University. Her professional background is in qualitative research, higher education assessment and evaluation, and advancing equity.

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of Timely Teaching Tips posts to provide just-in-time predagogical techniques, strategies and guidance to support OSU instructional faculty. For daily Timely Teaching Tips throughout the academic year subscribe to OSU Today.

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