Dr. Pam Riegle & Jamie Johnson Ball State University

 Every institution is different…..what may work for us may not work for you.  The mission, personnel, facilities, and funding of individual departments guide us.  Sharing is encouraged during this presentation (lots of website chat and informal discussions about study table programs).

 Ball State Academic Support  two full time staff, two G.A.s, hourly graduate student workers, and no dedicated space  forced to share resources for study table  most time is spent one-on-one with students  Study Table Evolution  evolved from traditional study hall environment  rules were created in response to needs  as educational delivery evolves, so should study tables

 Study table hours refers to a set number of hours students must complete on a weekly basis.  All new student athletes will go through at least one semester of the program.  Coaches/Academic Support decide hours, but coaches supply punishment.  The deadline every week is FRIDAY at 2:00pm.  Student athletes will use sport codes on attendance sheets.  Students will choose, when and how they will complete their hours each week.

 Two locations:  Library (middle of campus) M-F 9:00am-2:00pm  Carmichael Hall (two large classrooms) S-Th 8:00pm-10:00pm.  Very strict and very quiet! Any students not studying are asked to leave without getting their hours. No disruptions (phones).  Two graduate assistants and 4-6 other hourly graduate student employees work at these study tables.

 Student athletes see the same tutors as non- athletes.  Tutors are employed through the Learning Center and are usually majors or graduate students in a specific area.  The Learning Center keeps tally of customers.  Tutoring sessions last 50 minutes.  Learning Center is open from 9am-8pm M-R and 8am-noon on Friday.  Writing desk takes walk-ins…..get feedback on papers.

 Is a Durable card used to reward time spent at other beneficial locations  Instructor office hours, supplemental instruction sessions, volunteer hours, or study sessions will count on passports.  Signatures are verified.  submitted between 9:00am – 2:00pm on Friday, unless students are gone for competition

 submitted between 9am – 2pm on Fridays  Papers … one full page = ½ hour  Practice Tests….½ hour for every 20 Qs (80%)  Mathzone, OWL (chem), book websitesbook websites  Computer Projects (i.e. power point, excel)… max two hours per week  Research…hard copies must be submitted…max 2 hours per week  Plays, Speakers, Concerts, Lectures…max 2 hours per week  Other work/exceptions…approval of SASS

 forces students to manage their time and plan ahead…..and allows flexibility  eliminates traditional problems using computer labs (facebook, etc.)  encourages students to complete all their work instead of only things they can do in a study hall or computer lab  allows academic support staff to examine the quality of work submitted by student athletes  is more representative of current academic assignments

 increased means to achieve hours can increase chances at cheating (copied papers, forged signatures, etc.)  can be confusing initially (even with orientation)  rely on graduate students a great deal  lots of record keeping…must be accurate  must adjust rules as technology evolves