February 7, 2014 | SharkAdmin From Roopa PrasadAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Natural Sciences at NVC “Students who learn chemistry often struggle with math concepts. Having the chemistry-math Learning Community has been a wonderful experience for those who receive help with math concepts throughout the semester. In addition to content help, Learning Community courses help build networks, comaraderie and lasting friendships within the classroom. For me, it has been a rich experience teaching the Learning Community course as students are more engaged, and more involved with their progress in the course.” What is a learning community? Learning communities consist of two (2) courses that are linked or blocked together. When you enroll in a learning community, you must register for both courses. The structure of each learning community can vary among courses and instructors. Some learning communities will incorporate a common theme that is woven into the curriculum of both linked courses. Others will simply provide an opportunity to build and establish a support network across campus. In either case, you will be taking classes with the same student cohort and instructors. This makes it easier to develop new friendships with your peers and allows you to form study groups that will help you succeed throughout your college career. To learn more about Learning Communities or propose one, see link.
