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Basic Skills
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Basic Skills Instruction
• Computer Lab • Instructional Resources • Tutoring Center • Writing Center |
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The
Learning Skills Center was developed in the fall of 1998 with the merger of
the basic skills classes, developmental communications classes, and the GAIN
program instructional components. The
Learning Skills Center is a college-wide service that offers courses and
activities, which promote student development in basic skills for entry into
college-level course. Instruction
occurs in traditional, stand-along environments, such as Developmental
Communications offered in the Learning Resources Center, as well as in the
120-station Learning Skills Computer Lab or through distance education. Learning
Skills Program serves students whose needs and objectives are best met by
combinations of courses, or mixes of learning formats not available through
traditional teacher-regulated curricula.
Learning Skills courses are for credit/no credit, non-degree
applicable (NDA), and meet the needs of students seeking a foundational or
remedial instruction in basic skills and/or review of these skills. Most
courses are three-unit lab courses that have been divided into one-unit
module courses to accommodate student needs.
Subjects include reading, writing, spelling, vocabulary, English
grammar, mathematics and vocationally focused math, reading, and
writing. Learning Skills also offers
General Education Development (GED) preparation. Learning
Skills Course and Workshop Offerings:
Learning
Skills Program is based upon American Psychological Association’s (APA) learner-centered
philosophy and considers the metacognitive and cognitive, affective, personal
and social, developmental, and other individual differences factors that
affect students’ learning. Instructors
and staff assist students in course selection and completion of their
program. The courses and workshops
are designed for students to facilitate the creation of an individualized
educational program. In this individualized curriculum, students develop
skills that promote critical thinking and self-regulation. |
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Last Updated September 17,
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