Open
College
Videotapes required for the Open College classes
in our distance learning program are available from Learning Resources.
You must present your registration receipt (class schedule) as well
as a picture ID (your Smart Card) when checking out these tapes for
the semester.
Free
Tutoring
Often students find they can get a better grasp of the concepts
presented in the classroom through the use of tutoring and learning
devices. Learning Resources offers currently enrolled students FREE
individual tutoring sessions with peer tutors in addition to subject
related videos, computer aided instruction (CAI) software, College Level
Academic Skills Test (CLAST) review manuals and other discipline supplemental
learning aids.
Peer
Tutors
Our tutors are selected from a pool of applicants who are skilled
in specific disciplines such as algebra: calculus, chemistry, biology,
anatomy and physiology, accounting I, II and III, economics, computer,
microbiology, physics, business math, and statistics. Our tutors
meet high standards of professionalism. Each student is invited
to spend up to two hours, per week, per subject with one of our
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CLAST
When you register for the Independent CLAST review, you will
be spending 12 documented hours (per subject area) in Learning Resources.
We have manuals; practice tests, Cliffs Notes, and tutors to help prepare
you for your CLAST retakes.
Videotapes
There are subject-related videos available to supplement your
classroom instruction. You may check them out for two days at a time,
OR you may watch them in the Learning Resources video viewing area.
The most popular videos requested by students include pre, intermediate,
and college algebra and accounting I, II and III, Pre-calculus.
Computers
with Assistive Devices for Students with Disabilities
Learning Resources and Disability Services have joined hands
to provide the latest adaptive computer hardware and software to assist
students with disabilities. For students with learning disabilities,
the Omni 300 scans and reads written materials, provides a spoken dictionary
and checks your text documents for errors and corrects them. For students
with visual impairments, the center provides such technology as The
Reading Edge, Optelec, Zoom Text Xtra and even a Braille printer. Two
of the most exciting pieces of software, Dragon Dictate and Naturally
Speaking, reside in a computer with a 31" monitor. Please contact us
at (954) 201-2404 to learn more about our computer programs and assistive
devices for students with disabilities.
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Academic
Computing Services
Offering a full range of computer magic, both PC's and MAC's are
available in the lab. The computers are connected to the Internet,
printers, and scanners. They have a wide variety of graphics programs
as well as the standard word processing and spreadsheet programs.
Please contact Learning Resources for further information, ext.
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