providing the best academic support services for students, faculty, and staff

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Learning Resource Center
providing the best academic support services for
students, faculty, and staff
We are open Monday Thursday 730 a.m. 900
p.m. Friday 730 a.m. 400 p.m. Saturday 900
a.m. 500 p.m. Sunday 100 p.m. 500
p.m. Student ID is required to enter the LRC.
Press Esc to exit at any time.
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Free Tutoring
Your students can receive tutoring in most
subjects seven days a week.

• Our tutors qualifications
• National certification by the CRLA.
• Years of experience working with traditional and
  non-traditional students.
• Knowledge, friendliness, and diversity to connect
  with every student.

• We offer to students
• Unlimited tutoring visits for walk-ins.
• Advance appointments set weekly with limits of
  1-2 hrs. per week.
• Virtually every subject chemistry, math, AP,
  micro, English, reading, EAP, humanities . . .

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Vast Media Collection

• Over 12,000 CDs, DVDs, and tapes are available
  to
• meet your classroom needs and professional
• enrichment.
• Movies, biographies, documentaries, standard
  deviants, math and accounting tutorial
  videotapes, and much more.
• Multimedia CD-ROMs such as Microsoft office
  training, interactive math, AP, English, and
  history
• For a complete media list, click on the shared
  drive
• S\North\LRC\LRC Resource Catalog 2005.

If you have a special request for an item we do
not own, let us know so we can order it for you.
Our focus is on our students and your success.
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Reserved Materials

• The LRC can reserve materials such as CDs,
  videos, kits, or any materials you choose.
• We keep track of student usage of the material
  and will furnish this information at your
  request.
• This gives all your students an equal opportunity
  to use valuable material otherwise not available
  to them!

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Exam Proctoring

• Do you permit make-up exams?
• If you do, the LRC can accommodate those
  students by administering the exam.
• Our flexible hours allow your students to take
  exams late in the evenings and during the
  weekend.
• By checking picture IDs and careful monitoring,
  we can provide accurate results.

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Supplemental Instruction
This program

• is an academic support program.
• utilizes peer assisted study sessions.
• identifies high-risk courses not high risk
  students.
• is voluntary and open to all students registered
  in the course.
• is supervised by trained staff members.
• is only offered in classes in which a faculty
  member invites and supports SI.
• helps students process the content of the course.

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Supplemental Instruction
SI Leaders

• are trained in specific learning techniques.
• serve as role models.

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Free Online Tutoring with Smarthinking.com

• Internet based tutoring
• Accessible 24/7
• Live sessions available
• Essay submission alternative
• Many subjects included
• Free to all registered students

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The LRC can be an integral part of your classroom
success!

• Stop by to see what we have to offer.
• Arrange for a tour of the LRC/Library with your
  class.
• Tell us how we can provide additional services.
• esweeney_at_broward.edu
• 954.201.2404
• http//www.broward.edu/locations/north/lrc/index.j
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• Looking forward to meeting you at the LRC