Academic Success Coaching

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Albany Campus
Willamette Hall, Room 229
lbcoach@linnbenton.edu
541-917-4611

Monday: 9:00am - 6:00pm
Tuesday: 9:00am - 6:00pm
Wednesday: 9:00am - 5:00pm (5:00pm - 6:00pm virtual only)
Thursday: 9:00am - 6:00pm
Friday: 9:00am - 3:00pm

 

Academic Success Coaching is student-driven, strength-based support designed to empower you with the information, tools, and strategies to then identify, manage, and achieve your goals while fostering continued success in college. We provide personalized, one-on-one meetings with a trained coach who can help you refine existing skills and habits, develop new ones, and build confidence in your academic journey.

We offer support in a variety of areas such as Note-Taking, Reading and Writing Strategies, Study Skills, Time Management and Organization, Test Preparation, Stress Management, Goal-Setting, Work/Life Balance, and Online Learning. Additionally, we assist you in learning how to navigate college systems through sharing resources, providing referrals to other offices, and connecting you to campus events and services. 

 

Why should I use Academic Success Coaching?

We strive to empower students to succeed here at LBCC and beyond by supporting both academic development and individual growth. Our focus is on providing support that's specifically tailored to your unique goals, needs, and preferences while developing skills that result in ongoing growth and achievement. 

 

How can I meet with a coach?

Appointments are available both in-person and virtually and can be scheduled through Watermark. Drop-in appointments are dependent on availability.

  1. Log in to My LB. Open Watermark.
  2. Go to the "Meetings" tab.
  3. Choose "Academic Success Coaching" for the location.
  4. "Know who you want to meet with?" - select the name of the coach if you have a preference, or leave blank.
  5. Under "What would you like to discuss?" select "Academic Success Coaching."
  6. In the "What's on your mind" box, provide some information about what you'd like to work on. Select "Next."
  7. Choose the "40-50 minutes" appointment time.
  8. After you click "Save," you will receive a Google calendar invitation. The academic coach you’re meeting with will also send you an email with more information about your appointment. Please make sure to check your LBCC student email! 

We offer appointments in 40-minute blocks. Students typically spend between 30 and 40 minutes with their coach. Appointments are available throughout the week. If you can't find an appointment time that fits your schedule, or if you need help making an appointment or logging into Watermark, please contact us (see above).

Instructors: Refer a student! Use our referral form.

 

What do we offer?

Academic Success Coaching offers tutoring and workshops in study skills to help you excel throughout your college experience.

We may work on one of these activities in a typical session:

  • Create a system to organize your materials for each of your classes so that you can find key material and notes. Make a study calendar to balance school, work, and life.
  • Identify essential information in a syllabus and connect course outcomes to the level of work required for class success.
  • Develop study methods that work for you and learn new study strategies. Create a study plan help you feel prepared for tests in any subject area.
  • Learn methods for reading and taking notes from online materials. Learn to use notes effectively as part of your study process through summarizing, daily review, and reviewing your notes before class.
  • Get set up with Gmail, Moodle, and Zoom.
  • Help with online learning, including:
    • forum posts
    • due dates
    • how to upload assignments
    • finding materials on Moodle
    • communicating with instructors

  • All appointments are scheduled through our online appointment system, Watermark.
  • Appointments are scheduled at least twenty-four hours in advance. You may schedule up to two 40 minute sessions per week.
  • Coaching is a limited resource. For this reason, although you have up to two sessions per week, we ask that you only schedule one session per day. If you schedule more than one appointment with the same coach, we will automatically cancel one--typically the later of the two--but depending on program needs, this is up to the discretion of the Academic Success Coaching Coordinator.
  • Please keep track of your appointments. You are responsible for keeping the appointments you make.
  • If you cancel an appointment less than two hours ahead of time, or fail to show up, you will lose tutoring for two weeks. This happens after one no show appointment or late cancellation. Your privileges will be restored two weeks from the date of your missed appointment. You can ask the Academic Success Coaching Coordinator for the date you will be able to make appointments again.
  • Please make every effort to limit your cancellations. Your tutor has made a commitment to be there for you, and the cancellation may occur too late to be filled by another student.
  • If you must cancel an appointment, do so at least two hours ahead of the appointment time, preferably twenty-four. Ways to cancel your appointment:

Some instructors are offering the opportunity to earn extra credit through Academic Success Coaching. Check with your instructor or an Academic Success Coaching staff member to see if your instructor is a part of this program.

  • Only Academic Success Coaching appointments count for extra credit through this program. Other Learning Center services (Tutoring, Math Support) do not.
  • An Academic Success Coaching appointment will focus on study skills and your academic goals, not the homework for the class.
  • Academic Success Coaching offers one-on-one sessions through Zoom.
  • Each session is 40 minutes.
  • You can make an appointment through Watermark.

What are your responsibilities?

  • You are here to discuss your academic goals.
  • Your coaching appointment is not meant to replace your coursework. Please contact your instructor directly if you have concerns about your understanding of course material and your standing in the class.
  • Be prepared when you see your coach. Do your homework first.
  • Bring your textbook, notes, and calculator. Know what you want help with.
  • Don't expect answers. Your coach will help you understand concepts so you can get answers yourself. This is the most effective form of learning support.
  • Be patient with your coach and with yourself. Some problems are not easily solved.

  • Help you develop effective study skills.
  • Model problem-solving techniques, and then have you try them.
  • Offer encouragement as you learn to understand difficult concepts.
  • Model critical thinking strategies. They will help you learn how to utilize your text, notes, and additional resources so you are able to problem-solve and find the answers on your own.

  • Continue the appointment if you have nothing to discuss.
  • Take the place of your instructor.
  • Help you with take-home tests.
  • "Rescue" you if you miss classes.

Getting Started

The following guides are from Oregon State University's Academic Success Center:

 

More coming soon . . . 

College Digital Skills

Open and free to all students! LBCC provides support for learning digital skills.

Workshops are currently held on-demand through one-on-one meetings. To address any of these topics, please book an appointment through Watermark for Digital Skills Coaching with the Student Help Desk.

  • Moodle Introduction and Google Drive Tutorial
  • Moodle Introduction and how to use Google Docs
  • Introduction to Google Sheets
  • Creating Professional Documents using MS Word
  • Increasing Productivity with Microsoft Excel
  • Advanced Excel Formulas
  • Create a Presentation in MS PowerPoint
  • Writing Professional Emails

Study Skills

Open to all students! Each workshop lasts 50 minutes and are free. Except where noted, repeated workshops contain the same material.

If you are interested in a workshop but cannot attend, please contact us (see above).

Workshop Schedule