help a colleague with research participants
Rebecca Cofer
Dear SI Net members:
Our names are Rebecca Cofer and Joy Bracewell and we are leading a quantitative research study examining the writing center tutor/consultant experience in higher education. If you are a current professional that works with peer writing tutors/consultants in your writing center or learning center, we are seeking your help in distributing our survey to these peer educators.
In this anonymous two-part survey, peer tutors/consultants will be asked to respond to close-ended and open-ended questions about their experiences in this role in the writing center/learning center. While it is not possible for us to send direct emails to the peer educators, you as members of this listserv are either peer educators yourselves or work directly with them. If you work directly with writing tutors or consultants, would you assist us by sending the below email to the writing tutors/consultants you currently work with or have worked with in the past year? If you are a writing tutor/consultant receiving this email and are or have been employed as such within the past year, you can complete the survey and be entered to win one of 5 $100 gift cards via an item on the survey.
Thank you for your help in distributing this survey in a timely manner. The survey link will be open for 4 weeks; additional emails will be sent as reminders.
Email Content to be Forwarded to Your Writing Tutors/Consultants:
Hello writing tutors/consultants. Our names are Rebecca Cofer and Joy Bracewell and we are leading a research study examining the writing center tutor/consultant experience in higher education; this can include those working in a traditional writing center or those working as a writing tutor in any center/academic unit, whether that might be a learning center, center for student success, or other type of center. If you are a current writing tutor/consultant or have served as such within the past year, we invite you to participate in this survey.
The survey is voluntary, and respondents have the choice to ask questions about the survey, skip over survey questions, or opt out of the survey. If you choose to participate, please complete the survey with the understanding that your completion serves as informed consent. The survey should be completed at one time and should take 30 minutes or less to complete. Additionally, participants can enter to win one of five $100 Amazon gift cards, to be raffled off at the conclusion of the open period for the survey. Participation in the survey has minimum risks, no more than those associated with daily life experiences, and data collected is anonymous and will be held confidential, only shared between the study’s researchers. All results will be compiled and presented as generalizable findings.
As a participant in this study, you may ask questions regarding the study and have those questions answered by the researchers. Should you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding the research study, please contact either or both of us, Rebecca Cofer, at rebecc...@gcsu.edu or Joy Bracewell at joy.br...@gcsu.edu. If the survey or a question causes any discomfort at any time, please contact us using the aforementioned contact information. If you have questions concerning your rights as a research participant, contact the GCSU IRB Chair, email: i...@gcsu.edu. This project has been reviewed and approved by the GSCU Institutional Review Board under tracking number (19112). We thank you in advance for your participation in this research study on the writing tutor/consultant. The survey can be accessed at the following link:
https://gcsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8p65ptNb165AXOe
~Joy and Rebecca
Rebecca Cofer, EdD
(she/her)
Assistant Director, Learning Center
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Alyea, Lindley Workman
Dear Colleagues,
Texas State University wishes to invite applicants for its Assistant Director of Instructional Programs position at the Student Learning Assistance Center (SLAC). This position leads the 2022 Exemplary SI Program as was conferred by the International Center for Supplemental Instruction. To view complete position details and apply, visit https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/44016.
Please consider applying or sharing with your considerable networks in our field.
All best,
Lindley
Job Description
The Assistant Director for Instructional Programs assists the Director of SLAC with strategic planning and implementation of department goals and objectives. This position coordinates SLAC’s instructional programs, supervising student and professional staff for a large Supplemental Instruction (SI) program and Outreach (i.e., learning skills workshops and other campus-wide academic engagement initiatives such as elements of New Student & Family Orientation and Bobcat Welcome Week). This position oversees SLAC’s publicity and public relations activities by writing/editing text, assisting with the department website, as well as by approving new PR initiatives through various methods including digital advertising and social media. In addition, the Assistant Director for Instructional Programs functions as part of the learning center’s professional staff team which involves making presentations, assisting students, faculty, and staff with academic success issues, serving on campus committees, and participating in the creation, implementation, and evaluation of SLAC policies, procedures, and student training programs.
The successful candidate should have demonstrated experience with:
- management and supervision of personnel,
- development and execution of extensive training programs,
- quantitative and qualitative assessment and reporting,
- public speaking and instructional workshop design and delivery, and
- publicity and public relations activities such digital advertising or social media.
Learning Center Overview
The Student Learning Assistance Center is Texas State's oldest and largest home for academic support. This department houses multiple large-scale academic services and was aligned to the new Division of Student Success in early 2023. SLAC is proud to be home to the 2022 Exemplary Supplemental Instruction (SI) Program as conferred by the International Center for Supplemental Instruction and attained its ICSI Accreditation in 2016. SI at Texas State generated 21,900+ session contact hours with students by providing more than 180 sessions per week in Spring 2023 alone. In addition to Supplemental Instruction, SLAC is home to robust tutoring services at multiple campus locations, Success Coaching, an Online Writing Lab, and the Veteran Academic Success Center, an academic and social support initiative serving our growing military-connected student population.
About Texas State
Texas State has seen the student body grow to more than 38,000 students including approximately 33,000 undergraduate and 5,000 graduate and post-Baccalaureate students. This growth reflects the mission of the university to serve the citizens of Texas and to play a leading role in preparing the workforce for the coming decades. Closely mirroring the demographics of the state of Texas, 11 percent of the student body identifies as Black or African American, 39 percent Hispanic, 43 percent White, and 4 percent with another race or ethnicity. One percent of the student body is international. Additionally, 96 percent of Texas State students are from Texas, coming from every county in the state.
Rebecca Cofer
If you have already forwarded our email survey to your writing tutors/consultants, thank you so much. This study requires data directly from the peer educators, so your reaching out to them is of the utmost importance. If you have not yet sent this to your writing tutors/consultants, we would love for you to do that today. Any peer educator that completes the survey can enter to win one of 5 $500 gift cards to Amazon.
Thank you so much for helping us recruit participants from your centers/offices.
Rebecca Cofer and Joy Bracewell
Georgia College & State University
Alyea, Lindley Workman
Dear Colleagues,
Texas State University’s Student Learning Assistance Center (SLAC) recently added Success Coaching to its portfolio of academic services. This position will lead a growing Success Coaching program including supervision of two full-time Coaches and 12 graduate student Coaches. Please consider applying or sharing with your networks in our field.
To view complete position details and apply, visit https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/44219.
Job Description
Reporting to the Director of the Student Learning Assistance Center (SLAC) at Texas State University, the Assistant Director for Success Coaching is responsible for the management and supervision of SLAC’s expanding Success Coaching program, working with a diverse graduate and full-time professional staff totaling approximately 17. The Assistant Director functions as part of the learning center’s professional staff team maintaining a productive and collaborative learning environment that involves university committee work, making presentations, assisting students, faculty, and staff with various academic success issues, and participating in the creation, implementation, and evaluation of training programs, policies, and procedures. The successful candidate will contribute to Texas State’s Student Success initiatives and assist in establishing and enhancing relationships with other university support services and programs.
The successful candidate should have demonstrated experience with:
- growth and expansion of Success Coaching programs,
- management and supervision of personnel,
- development and execution of extensive training programs,
- quantitative and qualitative assessment and reporting, and
- project management in a collaborative environment.
Learning Center Overview
The Student Learning Assistance Center is Texas State's oldest and largest home for academic support. This department houses multiple large-scale academic services and was aligned to the new Division of Student Success in early 2023. SLAC is proud to be home to the 2022 Exemplary Supplemental Instruction (SI) Program as conferred by the International Center for Supplemental Instruction, in addition to robust tutoring services at multiple campus locations, Success Coaching, an Online Writing Lab, and the Veteran Academic Success Center, an academic and social support initiative serving our growing military-connected student population.
About Texas State
Texas State has seen the student body grow to more than 38,000 students including approximately 33,000 undergraduate and 5,000 graduate and post-Baccalaureate students. This growth reflects the mission of the university to serve the citizens of Texas and to play a leading role in preparing the workforce for the coming decades. Closely mirroring the demographics of the state of Texas, 11 percent of the student body identifies as Black or African American, 39 percent Hispanic, 43 percent White, and 4 percent with another race or ethnicity. One percent of the student body is international. Additionally, 96 percent of Texas State students are from Texas, coming from every county in the state.
Alyea, Lindley Workman
Dear Colleagues,
Texas State University will begin its review of applicants for two Assistant Director positions – Instructional Programs (Supplemental Instruction & Outreach) as well as Success Coaching – on October 23rd. Please consider sharing with your considerable networks or apply today.
Thank you for helping us fill these vital positions!
Lindley
Assistant Director, SI & Outreach (Instructional Programs): https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/44016.
Assistant Director, Success Coaching: https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/44219.
