CTLT

The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Academic Technology welcomes you to Student Academic Support Services.  The services provided include Academic Development Services, Academic Advising and Assessment, Learning Communities, and Academic Computing Technology.

The mission of the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology (CTLT) is to increase student retention through strengths-based initiatives, to infuse innovative technology across the curriculum, and to foster those philosophies that create environments which honor the teaching and learning processes.

Goals: 

• To improve the content and quality of academic offerings

• To improve the infrastructure that supports research, teaching, and scholarship

• To improve and maintain an intellectually stimulating environment for all members of the College community

• To improve the quality of academic support services

• To enhance student performance

• To expose students to world-views and diverse options through curricular and co-curricular activities.

CTLT.  The major goal of the unit is to provide academic support programs and strengths-based initiatives that foster student academic success and retention.  Through provision of placement testing, academic advising, individualized learning skills sessions and workshops, peer tutoring, peer mentors, first-year experience initiatives, and honors seminars, the CTLT staff and faculty unite efforts in guiding students to become effective, independent and intentional learners who achieve their maximum learning potential.

As a unit in the Division of Academic Affairs, CTLT provides leadership to the following academic support programs:  Academic Development Services,  First Year Course Initiatives (Developmental Studies), Academic Advising and Assessment, Learning Communities, and Academic Computing Technology.

Academic Development Services (ADS)

“ASSURES” is an acronym that reflects the goals and foci of the program:

• Academic Counseling and Advising

• Skills Assessment and Placement

• Services Participation Agreement

• Uniform Assessment Plan

• Referral and Reporting

• Enrichment Sessions

• Success Mentoring

• PLATO Lab

ASSURES is an academic enrichment and early intervention program for first-year students with academic enrichment status and students on academic probation.

The ASSURES program is housed in the Office of Academic Development Services and seeks to provide services to distinct populations.  The first is Emerging Scholars, who are students admitted conditionally to the College and who typically take developmental level courses during their first year. Emerging Scholars generally require academic support services in the areas of study skills, motivation, and academic enhancement.

The second population of ASSURES is students on Academic Probation.  Students on Academic Probation do not meet the academic requirements as determined by grade point average in regard to their respective classification.  These students often possess academic promise but require academic monitoring, tutorial support, and academic counseling to be successful in the collegiate environment.

First Year Course Initiatives

The mission of First Year Course Initiatives is to actively promote the most effective uses of strategies for developmental teaching and learning.  The first year course initiatives provide strategies in best practices to faculty seeking to incorporate effective teaching and learning strategies in developmental English, developmental reading, and developmental math courses.  The cadre of courses which are part of the first year initiatives for emerging scholars includes an Orientation course which is designed to aid students’ transition to college and to motivate them to persist as high achievers for life.

Academic Advising and Assessment

The Academic Advising and Assessment Program assists students in their pursuit of meaningful educational programs which will assist them in fulfilling their life and career goals.  CTLT advisors advise students until they have completed all of their General Education requirements.  Major advisors assist students in choosing courses in their major as well as making other decisions related to their career field.

The Academic Advising and Assessment Program provides assistance to students with documented or perceived conditions that could impede their access to academic success.  Instruction and services are modified to accommodate the learning needs of students with disabilities.  Services include assessment of a special need, advising, learning improvement resources, accessibility, classroom support and other services that promote independent learning and increased confidence in the students’ ability to succeed while enrolled at Bennett College for Women.

Learning Communities

Learning Communities are a variety of curricular approaches that intentionally link or cluster two or more courses around an interdisciplinary theme or problem.  On a student level, the Learning Communities Program seeks to increase students’ grade point averages and students’ retention rates.  The targeted population is first-year emerging scholars.  The program restructures students’ time, credit, and learning experiences to build community, enhance learning opportunities, and foster connections among students, faculty, and disciplines.   The “PIPE-line Project” of Bennett College Learning Communities is funded by a U.S. Department of Education Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education Grant.

Academic Computing Technology

Academic Computing Technology (ACT) provides computing and communication services, support, and innovation for Bennett’s instructional, research, and administrative programs.  ACT works closely with many other units on campus to provide a wide range of services for students, faculty, and staff.