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Learning Lab 

The Learning Lab uses instructional technology to provide individualized learning for students enrolled at KCC. The lab provides opportunities for students to review and practice math, writing, reading, basic science, study skills, word processing and other basic skills.

Students and instructors use the instructional equipment and networks to supplement learning for a variety of college courses.

Location

The Learning Lab is located in Room L329, on the third floor of the Main Building.

Hours

7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday
7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays

Cost

Use of the Learning Lab is FREE!

Resources

Students have the option of using audiotapes, videotapes, and IBM-compatible computer programs and various reference materials. Adaptive equipment is available for students with special needs. Services are available on a walk-in basis. Tutors are available 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Fridays.

IBM Software
CD-ROMS

Audio Cassettes

Reference Material

Video Cassettes

Basic Skills Review

Your contact

For more information on the services available in the Learning Lab, contact Bernadette Bosley at (815) 802-8474 or bbosley@kcc.edu.

IBM Software

  • Basic Composition I Package
  • Practical Composition Series
  • English Achievement Series
  • Learning Styles Inventory
  • MRGraph
  • Algebra
  • Multiplication Drill
  • Doing Sociology
  • RUREADY Math Series
  • Basic College Mathematics
  • Intermediate Algebra Series
  • Respiratory Therapist Simulation
  • Complete Basic Grammar, Part I
  • Complete Basic Grammar, Part II
  • Capitalization & More Punctuation
  • The Writing Pal
  • Test Taking
  • Interact Math
  • Accounting I & II
  • Exploring Psychology - Study Guide
  • Exploring Social Issues
  • Reading Comprehension Series
  • Keyboarding
  • Basic Principles of Pharmacology

CD-ROMS

  • Spanish Now
  • American Revolution
  • The Dynamic Human
  • Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing

Audio Cassettes

How To Reduce Test Anxiety
How To Ace Tests
Winning at Math - Tapes 1,2,3 & 4

Intermediate Algebra:

  • Real Number System
  • Solving Linear Equations and Inequalities
  • Graphing Linear Equations and Inequalities
  • Polynomials (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division)
  • Factoring
  • Rational Expressions (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication,Division)
  • Complex Fractions
  • Radicals
  • Solving Quadratic Equations
  • Complex Numbers (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication,Division)

Reference Materials

Reading Skill Building
Diagnostic

  • Six-WayParagraphs

Specific Skills (2 Levels)

  • Understanding The Main Idea
  • Drawing Conclusions
  • Making Inferences
  • Understanding Organization
  • Understanding Significant Details

Sets(Reading levels 5-10)

  • Subject Matter
  • Main Idea
  • Supporting Details
  • Conclusions
  • Clarifying Devices
  • Vocabulary in Context

Videocassettes

Test Taking Tactics:

  • Test Taking Without Fear
  • How To Study (Parts 1,2 & 3)
  • Study Skills Test Taking Workshop
  • Strunk & White - The Elements of Style
  • Disability Awareness
  • Improving Mathematics Studying & Test Taking Skills
  • Where There's A Will There's an "A" (High School and College Versions)
  • Concentration
  • READ English TODAY

Basic College Mathematics

  • Whole Numbers
  • More Operations With Whole Numbers
  • Fractions
  • Operations With Fractions
  • Decimals: Part I
  • Decimals: Part II
  • Problem Solving I
  • Percent
  • Solving Problems Involving Percent
  • Applications for Business and Consumers: A Calculator Approach
  • U.S. Customary System of Measurement
  • Rational Numbers
  • Operations with Rational Numbers
  • Algebraic Expressions
  • Solving Linear Equations
  • Problem Solving III
  • Solving Word Problems That Involve Linear Equations
  • Geometry

Understanding Intermediate Algebra

  • The Fundamental Concepts
  • Equations & Inequalities
  • Polynomials
  • Rational Expressions
  • Exponents
  • Radical Expressions
  • Second Degree Equations & Inequalities
  • Graphing Linear Equations & Inequalities
  • Systems of Equations
  • The Conic Sections
  • Functions
  • Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

Basic Skills Review

  • GEAR - Language Skills
  • Reading Road Trip - Reading Comprehension
  • Basic Math Skills - Basic math through Algebra and Geometry
  • MathXpert - Calculus assistance