Tusculum College | Adult Learning Development Center

About the Adult Learning Development Center

Opened in January 2005, the Adult Learning Development Center is located at the Knoxville Regional Center in the new ACCESS Center (room 108) and provides a variety of services specifically tailored for the adult student.

Adult learners may have fundamentally different needs for assistance; some need more direction in the mechanics of learning while others need more emotional support. Whatever your needs, the Adult Learning Development Center provides a comprehensive support system that meets you where you are and combines assistance in academic areas with personal assessment.

Rather than focusing solely on weak skill areas, a developmental approach will be taken that assumes that everyone has talents and is strong in some area. By acknowledging these strengths while building those areas that are underdeveloped, a more positive tone is established with the student.

Our Services

The Adult Learning Development Center's services include:

Administration of CLEP / DANTES tests, including internet-based testing (IBT)
Administration of career-related and personality assessments
Coordination of individual, drop-in and online tutoring
Learning / studying tools
Assistance in working with Learning Disabilities
Information on test preparation for Praxis and other tests
Make-up tests for instructors and for institutional research
Coordination of prior learning portfolio
Resources for prospective adult students
Resources on adult learning and teaching for faculty
Classroom visits and workshops for additional instruction in support of faculty
Coordination of National Non-Traditional Student Week

Student uses computer in the ACCESS center

Learning assistance may be needed at different times to increase your personal and professional effectiveness and efficiency. The Graduate and Professional Studies Adult Learning Development Center is designed to address the needs of adult learners by establishing an outlet for you to become a self-directed lifelong learner by providing academic and motivational advising supportive of your educational, life and career goals.

Taking a comprehensive view of the individual student, the purpose of the Adult Learning Development Center is to provide the adult student with the opportunity to develop appropriate skills that will actualize their learning goals, seeking to promote growth in both academic and personal areas. "Learning support" is defined as any activity that contributes to individual students' attendance, retention, learning, and achievement.

A secondary mission of the Adult Learning Development Center is to extend services and programs to faculty, staff, alumni, and the surrounding community. In achieving its purpose, the Adult Learning Development Center helps the institution to maintain standards of excellence.

If you have any suggestions for additional services, please do not hesitate to call me at 693-1177, ext. 5031, drop me an email at rotto@tusculum.edu, or stop by the ACCESS Center in room 108 for a personal visit. I look forward to helping you be successful.

Other Student Support

The Adult Learning Development Center is a function of the
Graduate and Professional Studies program at Tusculum College.

View a list of other student support services offered by Gradutate and Professional Studies to students.

Contact Us

In Knoxville:
To make arrangements, please contact:
Ryan Otto, Director
Adult Learning Development Center
Knoxville Regional Center
Tusculum College
1305 Centerpoint Blvd.
Knoxville, TN 37932
(865) 693-1177 ext. 5031
(800) 729-0116 ext. 5031
rotto@tusculum.edu

In Greeneville:
Annie Hogan Byrd Hall, Room 100
Box 5025
Tusculum College
Greeneville, TN 37743.

To make arrangements, please contact Dr. Lisa Johnson at (423) 636-7300; 1-800-729-0256; or at ljohnson@tusculum.edu

Office Hours

Office Hours - Knoxville
Monday 8:00 - 5:00
Tuesday 9:00 - 6:00
Wednesday 9:00 - 6:00
Thursday 8:00 - 5:00
Friday 8:00 - 5:00

Learning is not attained by chance; it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence. - Abigail Adams, 1780

Last updated: March 5, 2008