Teaching/Learning Center's Awards and History
- The T/LC's tutoring program was first certified at Level 1/ Regular by the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) in 1996. Level 2/Advanced certification was earned in 1997, and Level 3/Master in 1999. In June 2005 the program was recertified at all three levels through June 2010.
- In 2009, Sheilanthi Chandran received the ECAPS Outstanding Teamwork Award, along with Disabilities Services Director Mike Cooper, in recognition of their work to provide assistive technology for Delta's students.
- Elizabeth Dewey was part of the Developmental Education Coordinating Team that received the Sungard Endowed Teaching Chair at Delta in fall 2008.
- The T/LC professional staff-- Sheilanthi Chandran, Elizabeth Dewey, Randy Rummel, Karen Treadway, and Jim Valkenburg-- received Delta's Outstanding A/P Team Player Award sponsored by ECAPS in April 2005.
- Tutoring Coordinator Jane Speer and Student Development Specialist Elizabeth Dewey received Delta's Don Laughner Award for Creative Change in 1999 for the development of the CRLA certified training program. They also received the Innovators of the Year for Delta from the League for Innovation in the Community College.
- The Teaching/Learning Center received the Outstanding Program Award from the National Tutoring Association in 1999. Maria Perez, our 1999 Peer Mentor of the Year, was also named the NTA's Tutor of the Year in 1999.
- The Learning Support Centers in Higher Education web portal and the National College Learning Center Association sponsor a website contest. The T/LC's site took third place in 2009 and in 2003, as well as honorable mention in 2006 and 2001, and third place in 2003.
- Other T/LC award winners include: Mary Grocholski, our Tutor of the Year and the Michigan Tutorial Assocation's Tutor of the Year for 2006; and Steve Kowalski, our Tutor of the Year and the Michigan Tutorial Association's Tutor of the Year in 2000.
The Teaching/Learning Center (T/LC) at Delta College began in 1975, making it one of the oldest college tutoring centers in Michigan. Located in the lower East Concourse, the T/LC had a part-time professional staff of two. Within a year, student tutors were added to provide more student support. Through the Eighties, tutoring demand drove the creation of a full-time director position and a tutoring coordinator position, as well as part-time professionals and an increasing number of student tutors. VCRs, tape recorders, and computers appeared to offer study support via technology.
In the Nineties, staffing increased with the addition of new programs: Peer Mentoring in 1992 (now the Study Group Program), CRLA certification in 1995 and 1996, and Structured Learning Assistance in 1998. In 1999, the T/LC moved into Delta's new Library Learning Information Center, joining the Library, the Academic Testing Center, and the Open Computer Lab to create a central location for student academic support.
in the years since the Teaching/Learning Center has increased staffing and programs to provide academic support for about one-third, or 3000, of Delta's students each semester. A tutorial computer lab, adaptive technology, and a strong web presence have increased our ability to serve students. Innovative training and an award-winning student and professional staff insure that Delta students have access to the best in tutoring.
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Delta College
Teaching/Learning Center, A110
1961 Delta Road
University Center, MI 48710
Phone: 989-686-9314
Fax: 989-686-4131
e-mail: tlc@delta.edu
See the all the winners of T/LC's Mary Jane Cooper Peer Mentor and Peer Tutor of the Year Awards.