This document outlines a support action plan to help students succeed in MAT1033. It involves providing additional learning assistants to sections, initial assessments of students, additional online support like monitored assignments and review sessions, and academic support in tutoring labs. It defines key terms, outlines communication of support resources to students through various means, and provides a timeline for implementation with milestones from May 2014 through the start of sections. The goal is to give students more assistance and control over their learning to better prepare them for the course.

1. MAT1033 SUPPORT ACTION
PLAN

2. Why the need for additional support?
Input
Overwhelmed
Learner -
Helplessness
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
Learning Assistants assigned to
sections.
Review Sections that promote active &
deep learning, nurture self-regulated
learners.
Academic support in the tutoring labs.
Campus-wide collaboration and common
philosophy.
Output
In control -
Better
Prepared
Helping Students Succeed in MAT1033

3. COMMON PRACTICES
0 Initial Assessment during the first week of
class.
0 Additional Online Support consists of online
monitored assignments and pre- test review
sessions.
0 Learning assistants and math lab support.

4. DEFINITIONS
0 The initial assessment is a short instrument
designed to assess the student’s potential to
succeed in MAT1033. It will be administered
during the first week of class thus allowing
students the opportunity to switch to a dev. math
course.
0 Additional support consists of monitored periodic
online assignments and pre-test review sessions
run by the assigned Learning Assistant.

5. DEFINITIONS
0 Learning Assistants are lab personnel and other
academic support personnel that will be assigned
to sections, coordinate review sessions for faculty
to whom they are assigned, and support students
in the academic labs.

6. COMMUNICATION PLAN
0 Flyers and other printed announcements in labs and
academic areas.
0 Use of LA’s to visit classrooms during the first week of
classes and before exams. These visits will be brief and
coordinated by the instructor of record, and their purpose
will be simply to remind students of the LA’s schedule, as
well as lab hours.
0 Instructor announcements via their academic
management systems.
0 Language in the syllabus will include additional support
Information; an example of this language is as follows:

7. COMMON LANGUAGE
On Campus Support:
In order to better assist you to succeed in this course, the campus
has academic support labs where you may meet with tutors and
receive additional assistance with your course work. In addition,
your section has been assigned a Learning Assistant who will
conduct review sessions before exams and assist you during the
semester. He/she will be visiting your classroom in the first weeks
of class to provide more information.
The math Lab | Location: room _________ | Operating hours:
Monday – Thursday: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Friday, Saturday: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

8. TIME LINE (dates are milestones)
5/30/2014
0 Identify resources needed.
0 Identify software platform.
0 Meet with student services to open the lines of communication.
6/15/2014
0 Create diagnostic instrument.
0 Complete flyers for labs and academic areas.
0 Complete information presentation for new student orientation.
0 Run plan by F/T faculty.
8/15/2014
0 Complete preparations for adjunct faculty orientation.
0 Send syllabus and flyer to students enrolled in MAT1033.
7/30/2014
0 Assign L.A's to sections.
0 Communicate with adjunct faculty to inform upcoming orientation.
0 Complete information capsule, syllabus, and flyer for the campus adjunct faculty orientation sessions.
7/15/2014
0 Chair and lab managers complete training of LA's.
0 Provide lead advisors and all academic lab personnel information capsule.
0 Receive input from fulltime faculty.
6/30/2014
0 Diagnostic instrument completed.
0 Rewrite syllabi to include new resources.
0 Identify Learning Assistants.
By first week of section start date:
0 Planning meeting between faculty and assigned LA.
0 Introductory visit of LA’s to assigned sections.
0 Administer the initial assessment

9. FEEDBACK/QUESTIONS