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General Education Teaching and Learning Resources

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About the General Education Teaching and Learning Resources Page

Welcome to CLC's General Education Teaching and Learning Resources Web page for students and faculty. The goal of General Education at CLC is to provide students with specific knowledge and skills in the following areas through coursework across the curriculum:

  • Critical thinking
  • Written and oral communication
  • Reading
  • Math/quantitative literacy
  • Social and cultural awareness
  • Technical and information literacy

Questions, Comments, Suggestions?

If you have questions, comments, and/or suggestions for resources to add to the site, contact Cathy Colton, General Education Assessment Coordinator, at ccolton@clcillinois.edu.

For the 2009-2010 academic year, the following faculty will be serving as General Education Ambassadors. You can contact them with questions or concerns about teaching and assessing students in their areas:



This site offers resources for both students and faculty.

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student resourcesSTUDENT RESOURCES

This site begins with a section of resources for students to find help in successfully completing written, oral, reading, math, technology, and information literacy requirements for classes. Students, look below for help with writing, speech anxiety, reading strategies, math tutorials, and more.

Critical Thinking:

Critical thinking involves a number of ways to approach a question, issue, or problem, including logical reasoning, the scientific method, and mathematical reasoning. See below for sheets on those skills and on problem-solving tips.

Writing:

Struggling with a paper, how to cite sources in your research project, or with a grammatical question? Check out one of the web resources below.

Speech:

If you start feeling anxious at the thought of oral presentations or speeches, counselor Dave Ross' speech anxiety workbook below can help.

Note that it includes references to relaxation tapes that aren't available now. You can replace the tapes with the information on relaxation.

Information Literacy:

Effective use of information sources is a key to success in college courses. At the College of Lake County, you will learn how to identify, evaluate, search and use information effectively for college and beyond.

The librarians have compiled online resources and guides to help you with your research. These are available through the CLC Library website:

While much information on the Internet is a valid, a lot of it is not. These guides will help you find useful information when searching the Internet:

Technology:

Resources below can help you learn more about using Microsoft applications and creating strong Power Point slides.

Reading:

Do you sometimes find it hard to understand fully or remember what your professors ask you to read for class? Choosing from the strategies outlined below can change that.

Resources for Student Success:

Math/Quantitative Literacy:

Math faculty have compiled websites to help you in a number of areas. Explore them to see which might be most helpful for you.

 
 
 
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