1. Partnering with a
Learning Resource Center
for Success
Louis Cabuhat, BS M.Ed.

2. Learning Objectives:
(at the conclusion of this presentation, the reader will be able to:
• Discuss three distinct benefits to participating in LRC
activities
• Identify three online learning resources to support students
in either a nursing program or allied health program
• Enumerate four different types of LRC participants
• State four steps to being successful in college
• Talk about three different tests/exams offered within most
LRC’s
• List at least two myths about a college or university LRC
• Explain the difference between and ‘enrichment’ center
and ‘skills’ center

3. STUDENTS!
Have you ever wanted step up from:
Then, DON’T Go it alone!
VISIT YOUR LRC!
!

4. Top Five Reasons to Visit Your Campus
Learning Resource Center (LRC)
• Connect with professionals who have a vested interested in your
success
• Become familiar with tools that may improve:
• Study habits
• Time management
• Time-on-task
• Focus
• Network with Peers
• Meet the campus ADA Task Force
• Make yourself known to one of the most important resources of an
institution of higher learning

5. Who Should Visit a
Learning Resource Center?
Students
experiencing
difficulty in their
course(s)/program
Successful
students wanting
to become more
effective and/or
more efficient
Students looking
to improve their
success rate
Students looking
for networking
opportunities

6. As a student, you should expect to see most (if
not all) of these activities from your LRC:
• Workshops
• Coaching sessions on topics such as:
• Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
• Developing Competence
• Moving through autonomy toward interdependence
• Developing mature interpersonal relationships
• Establishing identity
• Developing a purpose
• Developing Integrity
• Peer Tutoring Sessions (group and 1:1)
• Sessions for Writing Skills & Computer Skills
• Testing Services (missed exams, online exams, and reviews)
• Access to MyCourses® - Virtual Classroom and eCampus Portal
• Faculty Office Hours (scheduled by instructors)
(Chickering, 1969)

7. An LRC Should Offer the Opportunity to Pair Online
Learning Resources with Individual Learning Needs:
• NurseTin®: http://nursetim.com/
• LearningNurse®: http://www.learningnurse.org/
• Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section®:
https://sites.google.com/site/nahrsnursingresources/
• Nurse.com®: http://www.nurse.com/
• Eric.ed.gov®: http://eric.ed.gov/
• PubMed.gov®:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?otool=oucamlib

8. Testing Conducted at an LRC
Taking a College Placement Test (CPT) helps determine what reading, English and
math courses you should register for at your institution. This is not a pass/fail
test. Test scores are used to help you decide what level classes you should start
with to help you be more successful!
New student tests (if required)
•College Placement Test (CPT) scores determine if you are at college level in
reading, English and math
•Levels of English Proficiency (LOEP) scores determine placement in English as a
Second Language courses
Current student tests
•Basic Computer Information and Literacy exam
•Course credit for exams enables students to earn credit through standardized
testing options
•Proctored Online Exams at your institution

9. Myth:
Information about ‘everything’ is on the
Internet.
Fact:
Daily, more information is posted on the Internet, making it increasingly
important for research. However, there is no way for most users to
verify the accuracy of that information. Much available information is
general in nature and is not always presented in an organized way.
Inaccurate or biased information can be published and accepted as fact
on the Internet. William Miller, current president of the Association of
College and Research Libraries, estimates that only about 2 percent of
research materials is available online, and that of the 100,000 most
common journals, only 4,000 are available online.

10. Myth:
Fewer staff will be required in LRC’s since
information is widely available online.
Fact:
Accessing electronic materials requires a particular set of skills, and most LRC
staff already working in LRC’s have the needed skills. As more LRC’s set up
workstations for student use, more LRC staff time will be required to instruct
users in system use and search methods in addition to more traditional
functions. Professional LRC staff are required to:
 Maintain collection-development
 Format acquired material(s)
 Maintain networks, communications, and equipment
 Create and maintain World Wide Web-accessible materials.

11. What is an Enrichment Center?
• Located within the LRC
• The Enrichment Center focus is to ensure that you benefit from all kinds
of learning resource(s):
• Rely on an LRC Member for Guidance
• Use audio tools to uncover the meaning of content
• Learn how to Brain Map using online software: https://bubbl.us/
• Cultural Activities:
• Meet with other students in your program or other programs with similar interests
• Tackle test anxiety
• Participate in ‘Motivation Monday’s’:
• As a 30 minute workshop, we explore your personal motives that drive you to
become successful

12. What is an Skills Center?
• Located within the LRC
• The primary purpose of a Skills Center is to reinforce the learning
process
• Discover your personal learning preference
• Visit the Skills Center to practice:
• Hands-on skills specific to your intended vocation
• Practice interviewing for your next career
• Learning the art of speed reading
• Explore the possibility of becoming a tutoring for classmates in your
program

13. Becoming Successful in College is a
Step-by-Step Process
• Step One: avoid procrastination
• Step Two: become passionate about
something
• Step Three: engage in a broad range of
subjects at the beginning of your program
• Step Four: visit the online or on-ground LRC of
your college or university for support (early
and often)

14. Now, you should be able to:
• Discuss three distinct benefits to participating in LRC
activities
• Identify three online learning resources to support students
in either a nursing program or allied health program
• Enumerate four different types of LRC participants
• State four steps to being successful in college
• Talk about three different tests/exams offered within most
LRC’s
• List at least two myths about a college or university LRC
• Explain the difference between and ‘enrichment’ center
and ‘skills’ center

15. Go Visit Your Learning Center
Today!