Have you ever been stuck on a math problem and not been sure where you can seek help? Well, help in mathematics is here and it's free!
Located in the Learning Center in Willamette Hall, the Math Help Desk is a drop-in service for every level of math at Linn-Benton Community College. The Math Department helps the Learning Center by funding the Math Help Desk.
In addition to the Math Help Desk, there is a classroom dedicated to Math 20, where students can go in to get help all day long. In addition, the Math Angle offers free tutoring. It is located in the Learning Center as well.
Math Help Desk's are located at all LBCC campuses: Sweet Home, Lebanon, Albany, and Corvallis (Benton Center).
Each location sets its own hours depending on availability of staff for the Math Help Desk, so students should check the hours.
The Math Help Desk on the Albany campus is staffed, with at least one assistant, the entire time that the Learning Center is open. Vikki Maurer, the math faculty/Learning Center co-coordinator, is the person who hires the staff who work at the help desk. She has worked at LBCC for 20 years and has been in her current position for six years.
"It's not an answer checking service. Students can't come up and say 'Did I get number two right?' That's not the purpose." said Maurer.
The purpose of the Math Help Desk is to help students solve a problem. Students can ask an assistant about a problem and the assistant will help the student get "unstuck." Or a student may say something like, "My answer doesn't match the back of the book" and the assistant will help by looking for the student's error.
The Math Help Desk is a popular service at LBCC. During Fall Term, LBCC students asked about 8,100 questions at the Math Help Desk.
"It's amazing," said physics major Jeremy Bible "There have been times when I've been stuck on problems and if I didn't have the Math Help Desk it probably would've taken hours of research on the internet to find the answer."
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Friday, January 17, 2014
Office of Disability Services at LBCC
Hundreds of students at Linn-Benton Community College receive accommodations for their classes. There
could be a student who sits next to you in class that receives
accommodations and you may not even know it.
The Office of Disability Services (ODS) at LBCC, located in Red Cedar Hall, is a service which ensures that students with disabilities have an equal opportunity to learn and equal access to an education. More than 600 students receive accommodations from ODS and the amount increases annually.
ODS supports students and college guests with disabilities and collaborates with faculty and staff to provide opportunities for a high-quality education that is appropriate, equitable and accessible. ODS promotes self-directed learning to develop individual student potential and ability to achieve goals, according to their mission statement.
Office of Disability Services assists students by:
• Reviewing documentation to confirm eligibility
• Planning reasonable accommodations
• Coordinating services in the classroom
• Providing support i.e. assistive technology, testing accommodations, and classroom accommodations
• Success coaching and advocating
Founded in 1990 as a department independent from LBCC, ODS became part of LBCC in 1999. ODS helps eliminate barriers that are impacting a student’s disability. To avoid discrimination, an instructor cannot assume that a student has a disability and then make judgments or assess a student based on that perception. If the student has demonstrated learning challenges, the instructor can and should be referred to ODS, but cannot be forced to work with them.
The accommodations that a student can receive are determined on a case by case basis through ODS. Students take a test, then the results of that test determine what accommodation(s) the student is eligible for. The student’s case worker will then design a plan that offers appropriate accommodations, and the student has the option to use them as they are needed.
If a student believes that they are eligible for accommodation they first self-identify whether they have a disability. They must then obtain documentation to prove that disability. Following that, they apply for accommodations and schedule an appointment with Nancy Tanberg, the ODS Coordinator, or Carol Raymundo, an Instructional Specialist. By asking questions, the ODS staff can provide referrals or identify strategies for the student.
LBCC uses Universal Design to help students. The concept of Universal Design is to create a learning environment friendly to all learning types without specialized adaption. Courses are designed taking all characteristics of students into consideration.
“Many colleges and universities have gone from a medical model of disability services to a social model, because it is about being social and being accepted regardless of disabilities. It is a social responsibility,” said Tanberg.
The Office of Disability Services (ODS) at LBCC, located in Red Cedar Hall, is a service which ensures that students with disabilities have an equal opportunity to learn and equal access to an education. More than 600 students receive accommodations from ODS and the amount increases annually.
ODS supports students and college guests with disabilities and collaborates with faculty and staff to provide opportunities for a high-quality education that is appropriate, equitable and accessible. ODS promotes self-directed learning to develop individual student potential and ability to achieve goals, according to their mission statement.
Office of Disability Services assists students by:
• Reviewing documentation to confirm eligibility
• Planning reasonable accommodations
• Coordinating services in the classroom
• Providing support i.e. assistive technology, testing accommodations, and classroom accommodations
• Success coaching and advocating
Founded in 1990 as a department independent from LBCC, ODS became part of LBCC in 1999. ODS helps eliminate barriers that are impacting a student’s disability. To avoid discrimination, an instructor cannot assume that a student has a disability and then make judgments or assess a student based on that perception. If the student has demonstrated learning challenges, the instructor can and should be referred to ODS, but cannot be forced to work with them.
The accommodations that a student can receive are determined on a case by case basis through ODS. Students take a test, then the results of that test determine what accommodation(s) the student is eligible for. The student’s case worker will then design a plan that offers appropriate accommodations, and the student has the option to use them as they are needed.
If a student believes that they are eligible for accommodation they first self-identify whether they have a disability. They must then obtain documentation to prove that disability. Following that, they apply for accommodations and schedule an appointment with Nancy Tanberg, the ODS Coordinator, or Carol Raymundo, an Instructional Specialist. By asking questions, the ODS staff can provide referrals or identify strategies for the student.
LBCC uses Universal Design to help students. The concept of Universal Design is to create a learning environment friendly to all learning types without specialized adaption. Courses are designed taking all characteristics of students into consideration.
“Many colleges and universities have gone from a medical model of disability services to a social model, because it is about being social and being accepted regardless of disabilities. It is a social responsibility,” said Tanberg.
At a glance:
What: Office of Disability Services, which helps students that have learning disabilities
Where: Red Cedar Hall, LBCC-Albany
Who: Nancy Tanberg, Coordinator
When: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Where: Red Cedar Hall, LBCC-Albany
Who: Nancy Tanberg, Coordinator
When: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Phone: 541-917-4789
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