Starting a Learning Assistance Center Conversations with CRLA members who have been there and done that ! Frank Christ (deceased), Rick Sheets, and Karen Smith (deceased), Editors Preface by Mike O'Hear - Review by Jan Norton -

This monograph, with twenty conversations covering different aspects of starting a learning assistance center is available through H&H Publishing. Areas covered include:

LAC definition Professional development LAC justification Identification of significant individuals Meeting expectations special populations

Faculty roles in LAC's Useful management tools Technology Program assessment Student assessment Program types

Choice of appropriate instructional resources Staffing Organizational structure Design considerations Image development National standards

Contributing authors are:

Elaine Burns	Gene Kerstiens (deceased)	Sylvia Mioduski
Frank L. Christ (deceased)	Georgine Materniak	Michael O'Hear
Gwyn Enright	Martha Maxwell (deceased)	Rick Sheets
David Gerkin	Reed Mencke	Karen Smith (deceased)
		Frank Torres

The book ends with a series of thought-provoking scenarios that cover a range of decision areas facing Learning Assistance Center directors. ISBN 0-943202-72-8

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Available online through LSCHE (Learning Support Centers in Higher Education) at http://www.lsche.net/?page_id=523.

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