Is your academic house in order? Sign up for an Individual Learning Consultation (ILC) with our STEM Learning Specialist to help decode content and best approaches to your coursework.
FAQ:
- What are Individual Learning Consultations (ILCs)?
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Designed to connect course content and skills to larger themes, ILCs are one-one-one meetings where students learn to identify areas of growth, develop course-specific learning strategies, and set personalized goals. The OASUS currently offers ILCs for coursework related to STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, and math).
Meetings typically last 30 - 50 minutes and frequency is dependent on student needs and goals.
- Who will students meet with?
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At this time, all ILCs meet with our STEM Learning Specialist, Eastman Landry. He is a Rice engineering graduate with over 16 years experience in science and math classrooms. He works closely with faculty to ensure that content and approaches emphasized in the ILCs align with course learning outcomes. Read more about Eastman here.
- Who are ILCs for?
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This program is designed for students who have experienced significant and persistent learning challenges in a STEM subject area. ILCs are also appropriate for students who have experienced a significant interruption in their learning. With this in mind, if you are curious about exploring your approach to learning at Rice, you are welcome to give one a try!
- How does an ILC differ from other advising on campus?
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Don't let picking the "right" office prevent you from signing up! All student support offices are here to help you succeed at Rice and can help connect you to resources.
OASUS Individual Learning Consultations focus on content and course specific challenges and goals
Student Success Initiatives (SSI) meetings provide holistic advising focusing on the transition to and experience in college at Rice. This may consist of learning strategies, time management, task management, goal identifying and setting, challenging ones mindset, how to engage with faculty, and building your support network.
Office of Academic Advising (OAA) meetings help navigate your course and major requirements at Rice helping plan a path that satisfies your interests both on and off campus.
The Wellbeing and Counseling Center supports student development and success by providing a good first point of contact for students who want to talk to someone about solutions to their wellbeing and mental health concerns.
- I’m a student. How do I get started?
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If you’d like to sign up for an ILC, you can get started by completing this ILC Intake Form. After answering a few questions about your interest in the program, you’ll be directed to a scheduling link.
- I’m a faculty member or an advisor. May I recommend a student for an ILC?
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Yes! Faculty and advisors may refer students at any time via Navigate, or by writing to Eastman Landry at epl4714@rice.edu. In the referral be sure to include the student's NetID along with the course and any other helpful information.