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Learning Communities
What are learning communities?
Learning communities are courses that provide you with a community environment made up of your peers. Learning communities increase your ability to accomplish your academic and personal goals, along with providing you with a network to form friendships that can help you adjust to the college environment academically and socially.
Why should I enroll in a learning community?
College is completely different from high school. A learning community can give you a "leg up" on becoming part of the college community and knowing the difference between college customs and rules and high school customs and rules. Also, you will learn skills, habits, and attitudes that are necessary tools to succeed at TCTC and in life. You will have a community of friends learning alongside you. And, last but not least, it's fun!
How do I get enrolled?
Are you a first time student? Print out the Interest Form, and bring it along with you to your orientation/advising session. Let the advisor know you are interested in being part of a community!
Are you a returning student? Learning communities are for you, too!
You will print out the Interest Form and make an appointment with your advisor. If you do not know who your advisor is, then go to the Get Set tab in eTC.
Which learning community is right for you?
For Fall 2012, we have many learning community options (please see below). A thematic learning community is simply linked experiences centered on specific topics that are embedded in the curriculum of COL 105 (Freshman Seminar). A linked learning community consists of one or two academic courses linked to a COL 105 (Freshman Seminar). Above all else, learning communities give you the opportunity to learn and have fun. Who doesn't want to do that?
Current Thematic Learning Community Options
OE^2 Outdoor Experiential Education CRN 11644
Do you have an appreciation for the natural world around us? The COL 105 OEE Themed Community will engage students in individual and small group hands on learning experiences outside of the classroom, around campus, and in the outdoors. Students interested in nature, the outdoors, and learning outside of the classroom would enjoy this course.
Improving America CRN 10904 or CRN 11626
Do you feel like a little fish in a big sea? Do you believe you have little or no influence for making a difference? The COL 105 Improving America course will empower you to create change not only within yourself but in the communities you belong to. We will examine the world around us with perspectives ranging from the campus community to a global one. You will leave this course understanding the importance of community involvement in any context and at any le vel. So if you are interested in becoming a model citizen, making a positive change in your community, and impacting the lives of others, then this course is for you.
Math CPR: Can Produce Results CRN 11627
Tired of working the same math problem and getting a different result every time? Math CPR can produce the results you are looking for! In Math CPR, students will improve their study skills to develop ways in which to be successful in a college math class. Incorporating past experiences with new-found knowledge, students will find a technique (or line of attack method) that best fits their learning style. Students that suffer from math anxiety and need some study skills and habits to help them deal with the anxiety would benefit greatly from this course.
B.L.A.S.T. (Begin Learning About Something Today) CRN 10786 or CRN 12042
Are you on "Information Overload"? Do you wish you had "Google Goggles" to help you find the BEST information in the millions of search results you look at every day? Take the COL 105 class section titled B.L.A.S.T. and Begin Learning About Something Today using new techniques to evaluate the information that bombards you. Students taking courses that involve research and writing (English, Sociology, History, etc.) could benefit from this course, which will help them learn how to find the best information in the millions of search results that they look at each day.
Extreme Education Makeover CRN 10907
What is education and how do you become successful at it? In this course you will reflect on your educational background, identify why education is or isn't important to you and create an educational fitness plan for your future. We will use field trips, movies, music, books, articles, interviews, role plays, case studies, projects, and conversations to transform how we think about, approach, and participate in the education process. Take the 14 week challenge and gain a new or renewed perspective about education and how you can use it to create the life you want for yourself and your family.
Cross-Cultural Awareness and Comparisons CRN 12037
Have you ever wondered why you do what you do? The answer: Culture. In this COL 105 themed community, Cross-Cultural Awareness and Comparisons, you will learn about other cultures through looking at your own world. Students who are open to broadening their perception about the norms of other people, their cultures and communities, have a respect for difference, and maintain a tolerance for stepping away from their everyday comfort zone will most benefit from this type of study.
Caring2 CRN 12036
This course represents the duality of caring for yourself as you learn to care for the needs of others. You will be provided with skills you need to successfully complete your degree in nursing, or other healthcare-related degrees, as well as the skills you will need to enhance and develop your future career. The activities of this class will introduce you to many tools you will use in the healthcare field. You will also participate in fun and innovative activities to stimulate critical thinking skills. Get started now because your career as a medical professional is waiting!
Current Thematic Linked Learning Community Options
Status Update: I B.L.A.S.T.ed Into Psychology!! CRN 10787 and CRN 10012
Do you really believe all the wall posts or tweets you read? How do current events, social media outlets, movies, television, and video games affect you? Your life? Your future? Join us, as we learn to discern between all the sound bytes in this information age and figure out how it affects your life and your ability to be successful. This in-depth evaluation of Popular Media, Psychology, and the application to Lifelong Learning will be made possible by linking activities and assignments between PSY 201: General Psychology and the COL 105: B.L.A.S.T. Freshman Seminar course.
Whose World Is This? The World is Yours! CRN 10903 and CRN 10237 and CRN 10028
The world is yours! As Honore de Balzac, French novelist and playwright, said, "The world belongs to me because I understand it." We want you to understand it, too. In this community, which consists of COL 105, ENG 101, and SOC 101, you will learn the knowledge and skills to make sense of the world around you, so the world belongs to you.
At the Crossroads: Where Molecules & Composition Collide" CRN 11976 and CRN 10231 and CRN 11330
Have you ever wondered how English and science could possibly have anything in common? It is possible, and if you join this community that includes the following courses: CHM 110, COL 105, and ENG 101, you will see just how English and science overlap. As a member of this community, you have the unique opportunity to learn skills in each course that will promote your academic success in all three courses. Some of these skills include: critical thinking, problem solving, reading, writing, and organization. For example, you will learn writing skills in ENG 101 that will help you with your Capstone Project in COL 105 as well as your lab reports in CHM 110. As a member of this learning community, you will also receive support from your peers who will be embarking on the same exciting journey as you.
LOL! That's SO Funny! CRN 11423 and CRN 11349 and CRN 10488
OMG! Math, reading, and freshman seminar are funny? Yes, seriously!!! When you put these newly designed courses together in a rockin' learning community and add a twist of humor, you will find out that learning CAN be fun and FUNNY! We will investigate concepts such as laughing at and learning from our mistakes. We will transform into active (and funny) learners and communicators. We will also explore our understandings of all those hilarious math operations and those sometimes impossible word problems. Students interested in having fun, laughing, learning hands-on, and getting to know their inner jokesters will thrive in this community. All students will be giggling their way to good grades because laughter is contagious! This community is exclusively offered to students eligible for MAT 032, RDG 100, and COL 105.
COL 105 and ENG 101 CRN 10906 and CRN 10235
This is not a themed community, but students can still greatly benefit from this linked community. You will learn how ENG 101 and COL 105 topics and skills can be transferable to all of your courses.
Learning communities are made possible by LC2.
