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 Directed Study Groups 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 Writing Activity or Reading DLA
To complete your Writing Activity or Reading DLA, 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
Writing Activity and Reading SLA Schedule
Activity Dates
| Activity 1 | Activity 2 | Activity 3 | |
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| 16-week Courses | Monday, August 25 to Saturday, September 27 |
Monday, September 29 to Saturday, November 1 |
Monday, November 3 to Saturday, December 6 |
| 1st 8-week Courses |
Monday, August 25 to Saturday, September 13 |
Monday, September 15 to Saturday, October 18 |
Monday, September 15 to Saturday, October 18 |
| 2nd 8-week Courses |
Monday, October 20 to Saturday, November 8 |
Monday, November 10 to Saturday, December 6 |
Tuesday, November 10 to Saturday, December 6 |
| 12-week Courses |
Monday, September 22 to Saturday, October 18 |
Monday, October 20 to Saturday, November 15 |
Monday, November 17 to Saturday, December 6 |
Note: The deadline for completing SLAs is Saturday, Dec. 6. Tutoring only will continue through Saturday, Dec. 13, our final day of operation for the semester.