Fall 2009
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Writing in a Webbed World
Computer Applications
English Writing Skills
This learning community will help you to improve your English writing skills while learning how to use the new Office 2007 software programs. You will improve your verbal and visual communication skills with the use of the software programs Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint. Working both in a classroom and at a course web site, you will collaborate with your instructors and classmates as a team to write and design sections of this web site. By the end of this learning community, you will have learned the writing styles you will need in English Composition I and the presentation modes necessary in other college courses. Instructors: Melba Acevedo and Richard Lizotte.
Alpha
Basic Reading
Basic Writing
Basic Reading Lab
ALPHA is a Learning Community for students who wish to improve their reading and writing skills in a cooperative learning environment. Reading and writing instruction are interrelated, focusing on themes relevant to success in college. Students will build their skills in a supportive environment, and will learn how reading and writing skills reinforce each other. NOTE: ALPHA students must also register in a section of Basic Reading Lab (REA012). Instructors: Gene Wintner & Wendy Leeman.
Creating and Counting
Intro to Entrepreneurship I
Intro to Accounting I
Creating and Counting integrates accounting and business which provides students with the opportunity to see the connection of accounting to all areas of business. It will allow the students to see how a business develops from the ground up (business and marketing plans etc) and to show the importance of financial accounting in the day to day operations of all types of businesses. Utilizing business plan and accounting software, students will have the opportunity to establish a ‘real’ business and test out potential viability of their ideas. Instructors: Pat Morrow & Kristen Quinn.
Comparing Civilization I
World Civilization I
World Literature I
This Learning Community will integrate World Civilization I and World Literature I. We will use literary texts to better understand the cultures that produced them and we will use historical texts to shed light on the literature. Most importantly, students will be actively engaged in understanding the relationship between the two disciplines, and in understanding their own roles as learners. We will all work to create a supportive community for learning. Instructors: Stephen Russell & Barbara Stachniewicz.
Reading and Writing Towards Home
College Reading
Basic Writing
In this learning community, called Writing Toward Home, a Basic Writing course and a College Reading course are linked. We will focus on the theme of home. Together we will read and write about home using the books, The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls and the book, Writing Toward Home, by Georgia Heard. It is our hope that students who complete the courses will gain a well rounded understanding of what home means to them and to others in their community. Sincerely, Clare Ostrander and Trish Schade.
Space on Earth
Basic Algebra II
English Composition I
Environmental Issues
An English, Math, and Science Learning Community will integrate English Composition I, Basic Algebra II, and Environmental Issues. The theme for this Learning Community will be current environmental issues that affect the world population. Students will have the unique opportunity to fulfill three requirements in a rich learning environment where English, Math, and Science will be connected by the common theme of environmental issues. Students often question the relevance of these courses to their daily lives. This learning community provides the opportunity to apply Math, English, and Science skills to real events that will shape their future. Instructors: Joanna Fortna, Jim Sullivan and Marcy Vozzella.
Virtual U
English Composition I
Computer Applications
This learning community is all about the one entity that can ensure your academic and professional success: you. In Virtual YoU, we’ll combine composition and computers to explore and communicate the past, present, and future you in the best ways possible. Independently and in teams, we’ll create informative graphs, impressive written pieces, helpful databases, and compelling PowerPoint presentations—with a focus on their practical applications—and, in the process, we’ll have fun. Instructors: Michael Broughton & Terry Cargan.