Get Connected!

Learning Communities at Lane

Winter 2010

Why Take a Learning Community?

Learning Communities are linked courses with the same students and connected content (scroll all the way down to learn more).  You'll make new friends and learn more deeply by taking a learning community this term!

If you are a student looking into Learning Communities, click on the links below to find out more about the classes and how to register for one of our SIX WINTER LEARNING COMMUNITIES:

FOR NEW STUDENTS!

• Math Fast Lane to Success
  Math 60 and College Success
  
  
• Writing and Speech Fast Lanes to Success
  Writing 121 or Speech 100 with College Success
  
  
• Women in Transition
  Career and Life Planning, Life Transitions and Optional Classes
  

WRITING AND READING SKILL DEVELOPMENT

• Pen and Page: Develop Your Reading and Writing Skills
  Reading 80 and Writing 80

FOR HEALTH OCCUPATIONS MAJORS

• BioBonds
  Chemistry and Biology for Health Occupations

APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS!

• $how Me the Money: Applying for Scholarships
  Writing 105 and CG105: Money for College

So what are Learning Communities?

Learning Communities are a great way to learn! They help you stay engaged and motivated while you pursue your college and life goals.

Learning Communities classes can be linked in several ways:

• Around a theme , such as African American and Native American Experiences,
• Around a question , such as, "How do we approach the environment in a sustainable way?"
• Or around a goal , such as, "How can I successfully make a life transition?"

Students enroll in two or more classes together, creating a common cohort or "community." Faculty also work together, often attending the different classes too. Your learning experiences are enhanced by this sense of community and common understanding across disciplines. National research shows that students who take learning communities succeed at higher rates than students who take stand-alone courses. And learning communities classes fulfill the same degree and certificate requirements as stand-alones!

The actual structure of Lane's learning communities vary among classes and instructors. Some learning communities have very closely integrated curricula, so that the classes seem to "talk" to one another throughout the term. Other learning communities are more loosely organized, and the "community feel" comes from getting to know classmates well and investigating a theme across disciplines.

Learning Communities help students to:

• learn more deeply
• get to know peers
• fully engage in the learning process
• achieve college and life goals
• fulfill the same degree and certificate requirements as stand-alones!