Supplemental Learning Assistance
Workshops, Directed Learning Activities and Directed Study Groups
SLA is offered in three forms:
- WORKSHOPS - 60-minute interactive sessions led by an Instructional Specialist.
- DIRECTED STUDY GROUPS (DSG) – 60-minute interactive sessions led by a tutor.
- DIRECTED LEARNING ACTIVITIES (DLA) - 60-minute individually-completed activities that include a brief consultation with an Instructor or Tutor.
*Please be sure to bring your student ID number to the Success Center.
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The LBCC Success Centers provide workshops and directed study groups in a small group setting to help students learn class material that is typically more challenging. Students leave workshops and DSGs more confident in their understanding and ability to apply trickier course content. Our instructors and tutors deliver the material in an engaging and student-centered manner, whenever possible giving students a more hands-on experience. The following classes offer Workshops or Directed Study Groups: |
| DIRECTED LEARNING ACTIVITIES |
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Directed Learning Activities are individual activities that are assigned by your class instructor and completed in the Success Center. Students work independently to complete the assigned DLAs, which are typically 60 minutes in length, and at the completion of the DLA, the student meets with a Success Center staff member for a follow-up session. The following classes offer Directed Learning Activities:
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Complete Your English or Reading SLA Online
To complete your SLA requirement, please do the following:
- Log in to the WRSC Canvas Page (requires Viking login).
- Click on the button marked Complete Your DLA and follow the instructions.
This video describes how to use the commenting features of Adobe to complete and annotate WRSC Directed Learning Activity PDF files
This video explains the basics of annotation and, specifically, how to annotate the text of WRSC Directed Learning Activities
This video explains how to get MS Word for free Word and how to annotate Directed Learning Activities in the Writing & Reading Success Center
English & Reading SLA Schedules
| Duration | Activity 1 | Activity 2 | Activity 3 |
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| 16-Week Courses | Monday, February 3 To Saturday, March 15 |
Monday, March 17 To Saturday, April 26 |
Monday, April 28 To Saturday, May 31 |
| 1st 8-week Courses | Monday, February 3 To Saturday, March 1 |
Monday, March 3 To Saturday, March 29 |
Monday, March 3 To Saturday, March 29 |
| 2nd 8-week Courses | Monday, April 7 To Saturday, May 3 |
Monday, May 5 To Saturday, May 31 |
Monday, May 5 To Saturday, May 31 |
| 12-week/Late Start Courses | Monday, March 3 To Saturday, March 29 |
Monday, April 7 To Saturday, May 3 |
Monday, May 5 To Saturday, May 31 |
Note: The deadline for completing SLAs is Saturday, May 31. Tutoring only will continue through Wednesday, June 4, our final day of operation for the semester.