Academic Coaching

Academic coaching focuses on the learning process, or the "how" of learning, to help students with reading, time management, organization, goal setting, note-taking, test-taking, and study habits. Our academic coaches assess and instruct students on strategies that will enhance their learning and to devise plans for future success.

Who might benefit from academic coaching?

Everyone! However, certain groups of students might find meeting with an Academic coach especially useful, including:

  • Students with significant demands on their time (from class, work, families, or extracurricular activities)
  • Students who are not satisfied with their current learning strategies, for whatever reason, are encouraged to make an appointment and experience firsthand how academic coaching can help them achieve their goals.

Workshops

Workshops are available to all La Salle students every semester, and some workshops are offered online.  Topics may include the following academic strategy and writing topics:

“I Need More Time!”: Time Management

This workshop will help students develop effective time management strategies.

Studying for Math and Science Success

Mathematics, chemistry, physics, and accounting (to name a few disciplines) require that students not only understand concepts but also apply that understanding to solving problems. This workshop will address active study strategies that can help students better learn and prepare for exams in these classes.

“There’s Too Much to Read!”

This workshop will address active reading (for various types of texts), learning from lecture, preparing for discussion, and studying for exams.

The Mid-Semester Check-Up: It’s Never too Late!

This workshop will help students make a new game plan for improving their grades in the second half of the semester by reconsidering and strengthening their time management, reading, organization, and study strategies.

Finals Preparation

This workshop will help students better prepare for finals and the end of the semester.

APA Fundamentals

This workshop will help students acquire basic information about APA style and how to use it appropriately and effectively in their writing.

Appointments

The Academic Coach/Learning Instructor also conducts individual appointments with students. During these meetings, students should bring in their calendar of planner and any relevant class materials such as syllabi, notes, past assignments, old exams, or texts. The Academic Coach/Learning Instructor then works with students to:

  • Assess the reading, writing, time management, organizational, goal setting, and study habits that they currently have.
  • Instruct them on strategies that will enhance their learning.
  • Devise a plan for their future success.