Annual Connections Conference

Thank you to everyone who attended MTA's 29th Connections Conference in Lansing on Friday, October 28, Our theme of "Learning Centers in Collaboration" was certainly embodied in the sessions and the networking!

A complete conference program is available; you can find out more about presenters and perhaps contact them for more information.

We hope to announce next year's conference site ASAP.

Do you have a company or service of interest to our members? Check our Sponsor Form and contact the MTA Treasurer for more information.

June MTA Newsletter is available now.

Our 2010 conference "Tutoring in an Age of Change," was held at St. Clair County Community College, SC4, in Port Huron on October 22. Thanks to all presenters and attendees at our 28th Connections Conference! The Board wishes to especially thank SC4's Tim Lutenski for serving as conference chair!

Ten years of a new century have transformed education already—what will the next years bring? What changes are occurring in student populations, technology, course delivery, even college missions, that affect our tutoring?

The keynote exploredVirtually Tutoring or Tutoring Virtually: That is the Question. When tutoring students who are connected to Facebook, text messages, YouTube, and other digital media, how do you connect with them? Speaker Nadine Davis, a professor of English at Delta College, demonstrated many online tools we can use to reach students. You can view the keynote presentation at http://mtaconference.wikispaces.com/ ; the Resource handout listing all the tools as also available there.

Other sessions explored working with returning and veteran students, as well as the challenges of retraining.

What's still to do?

• We need conference hosts for 2012 and 2013!
• Join us in planning the 2012 conference!
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Other Conferences of Interest

• February 15-17, 2012-- Local Area Network for Development (LAND) Conference, for Michigan's two-year colleges, Traverse City, MI
• February 22-25, 2012-- National Association for Developmental Education, Orlando, FL
• March 17-21, 2012 -- National Tutoring Association, Scottsdale, AZ
• March 29-30, 2012-- Michigan Developmental Education Consortium, Lansing, MI
• March 30-31, 2012-- East Central Writing Centers Association, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN
• April 1-4, 2012-- Association for the Tutoring Profession, Seattle, WA
• April 21, 2012 -- 1st Annual Conference on Supplemental Instruction (SI) & Tutor Services, Jackson Community College, Jackson, MI
• May 30-June 1, 2012-- International Conference on Supplemental Instruction, San Diega, CA
• July 8-11, 2012 (tentative), NCLCA Institute, Greenville, SC
• October 3-6, 2012, National College Learning Center Association, Reno, NV

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