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The Learning Resource Centers (LRC Website)
Mohegan campus
The Learning Resource Center (LRC) contains
books, periodicals, pamphlets, and audio-visual materials for use by both the
College community and the general public. As a member of the Endeavor Voyager
network, the Mohegan Learning Resource Center shares resources with Connecticut
Community Colleges Libraries, providing access to over 800,000 volumes. Full
library privileges are arranged for off-campus students to use the Groton Public
Library, Waterford Public Library, and the Public Library of New London.
In addition, materials can be retrieved through the interlibrary service provided by OCLC (a network of over 10,000 libraries, both nationwide and international) and reQuest (a statewide Library Catalog of Connecticut). In reQuest, one can search over three million titles located in over three hundred Connecticut libraries and place items on interlibrary loan. Please note all interlibrary loan transactions within the state are delivered once a week to the library.
The LRC is staffed with a Reference Librarian who provides assistance and information to all patrons. The LRC also provides computers and audiovisual materials for general use. The LRC offers instructional programs on properly utilizing the library, conducting research, and utilizing the audiovisual materials. Please note that Library Instruction is available to both groups and individuals upon request.
The ultimate goal of the Learning Resource Center is to provide a laboratory where learning takes place for lifelong learners.
Thames Valley
campus
The Learning Resource Center on the Thames
Valley campus is designed to serve users who need and are seeking information
about engineering technologies. Through class assignments and library programs,
students gain familiarity with and appreciation for the resources of the
library. Library skills, thus, become an appropriate part of the total college
program. To this end, the library lists among its collections over 17,000 items
in the various engineering technologies and approximately 300 periodical titles.
The Learning Resource Center is an official Local Public Documents Room (LPDR) for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The NRC has provided this LPDR with a microfiche collection of approximately 2 million publicly available records for all NRC activities relating to nuclear power plants in the United States.
The Tutoring and Academic Success Center (TASC) also sponsors seminars and workshops in Study Skills, How to Use a Calculator, Stress and Time Management, and Problem Solving Techniques among others.
The Thames Valley Learning Resource Center is responsible for satellite teleconferencing and television courses.
To effectively serve the needs of students with different learning styles, the Center is acquiring a growing number of materials in audio and videocassette format.Top of Page
Tutoring and Academic Success Centers (TASC Website)
The Tutoring and Academic Success Centers (TASCs) are located in the Learning Resource Centers on each of the main campuses. TASC provides individual academic assistance to students in a comfortable environment. Also, TASC sponsors seminars and workshops on topics such as study skills, calculator use, test taking, and basic English and mathematics skills. Skilled peer tutors, as well as faculty volunteers and staff members, provide free one-to-one or group tutoring to Three Rivers students in many subject areas on an appointment or walk-in basis. The centers also coordinate in-class tutoring program, which supplies supplemental instructional support to a variety of career programs. Additionally, each TASC serves testing center for instructors that choose to use the center for make-up.. TASC also offers a variety of Adaptive Technology services and equipment for special needs students, for example, spellcheckers, text-scanners, tape recorders, and specialized tutorial support. A wealth of information about TASC and its goal of helping students to succeed academically, includes online workshops, online tutor training, tutor schedules, hours of operation, and numerous useful links can be found at http://www.trcc.commnet.edu/ed_resources/tasc/index.htm
Mohegan campus
The TASC on the Mohegan Campus routinely
performs about two thirds of the total tutoring sessions each semester. The
center has a computer lab with software support for many subjects and also
provides automated tutorials and videotapes for some courses. In addition to
providing make-up testing for Three Rivers students, the Mohegan Campus TASC
also serves as a Testing Center for students from other colleges (for more
information, go to the website above). To schedule a tutoring appointment on the
Mohegan Campus, stop by the TASC office or call 892-5745.
Thames Valley
campus
The TASC on the Thames Valley Campus provides
tutoring in a wide variety of subjects, but with an emphasis on mathematics and
technologies. The Thames Valley TASC has a smaller computer lab with automated
tutorials. Tutoring such as CAD or C++ use the many classroom/labs for their
tutoring sessions. The center has a large collection of mathematics texts and
videotapes available for use, as well as handouts and practice tests. To
schedule a tutoring appointment on the Thames Valley Campus, stop by the TASC
office or call 885-2311.
Writing Center -
Mohegan
Campus
The Writing Center is located on the first
floor of the Mohegan campus in room 106. The staff consists of the Writing
Center Coordinator and a staff a staff of peer tutors.
The Writing Center staff provides writing support for all students at all levels of writing ability. The staff also works in subjects across the curriculum, ranging from English to history to nursing. Walk-in appointments are available Monday through Friday, and students can also reserve appointment times up to a month in advance to get feedback on their papers.
In addition to the face-to-face services, papers are also accepted via e-mail. Drafts can be sent to trwritingcenter@trcc.commnet.edu. Students can take advantage of eight computer workstations that are fully networked with the rest of the campus, a local printer, copies of the most recent writing handbooks, a quiet writing conference room and up-to-date references on citation and documentation for research.
The Writing Center staff can also assist students with learning how to do basic word processing, finding out how to log into the campus network, and developing effective web research strategies. The Writing Center Coordinator is available for in-class presentations on a variety of subjects: general writing services, research and documentation, writing pitfalls, or any specialized writing topic an instructor wishes to present.
The Writing Center can be contacted at the e-mail address above or at (860) 892-5773 or (860) 892-5769. Information about the Writing Center and a few useful links are also available at http://www.trcc.commnet.edu/ed_resources/writing_center/index.htm
Distance Learning (Distance
Learning Website)
Three Rivers is a member of the Connecticut
Distance Learning Consortium (CTDLC)
www.ctdlc.org.
Distance Learning offers you a convenient way, without leaving the comforts of your home or office, to earn college credit part-time while continuing to work full-time. Distance Learning courses allow you to customize your higher education goals and to gain the collaborative and technical skills needed in today’s workplace.
Learners should have some general knowledge of the Internet, e-mail and file transfer. In addition, students should be self-starters with strong organization and time management skills.
At present, Three Rivers offers its Fiber Optics Certificate program via distance learning, as well as individual courses in a variety of academic areas. It is also possible for a student to take a sufficient number of distance learning courses offered by the twelve public community colleges in Connecticut to earn an A.S. degree in General Studies. However, a student pursuing this alternative for a degree at Three Rivers must fulfill the college’s residence requirement and take a minimum of fifteen credits at Three Rivers.
Students are strongly encouraged to have virus protection software installed on the computer. Any infected files that are uploaded to the CTDLC servers will be deleted to prevent the spread of infection.
Tuition for the courses is listed under the course description and is payable directly to the institution offering the courses.
Check starting dates with the individual institution. You are expected to comply with the policies and regulations of the institution that offers the course(s) in which you enroll.
CTDLC Technical
Support:
Technical Requirements
Some of the courses require a CD-ROM drive, as
well as browser plug-ins to assist with displaying video streaming; interactive
quizzes, activities and animation; and to navigate, view and print PDF files. To
view these portions of the sites, you may need one or more of the following
plug-ins: RealPlayer, QuickTime, Shockwave, Flash and Acrobat Reader. Generally,
Internet Explorer will automatically download any plug-ins required by a
particular page. To learn more about computer requirements visit the Browser
Tune-up link at
www.webct.com/tuneup.
To learn more about computer requirements visit the Distance Learning link on the College Web site: http://www.trcc.commnet.edu.
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Technical Requirement/Support |
Blackboard Vista |
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Browsers |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer |
5.5 SP2, 6.0, 7 |
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Netscape Communicator/Navigator |
7.0, 7.1, 7.2 |
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8.0, 9.0 |
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Mozilla |
1.5, 1.7 |
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Requires Javascript Enabled |
Yes |
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Requires Java Enabled |
Yes |
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Requires Cookies Enabled |
Yes |
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Operating Systems |
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Microsoft Windows |
98 or higher |
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MacOS* |
OS X |
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Linux O/S |
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* OS X has been validated to work with the IE 5.1; Netscape 7.0, 7.1, 7.2; Mozilla 1.5, 1.7; Firefox 1.0; & Safari 1.2, 1.3.1, 2.0.1 & higher. Some restrictions may apply; more information can be found at www.webct.com/tuneup |
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Service Learning
A course-based, credit-bearing educational
experience in which students:
• participate in an organized service activity that meets identified community needs;
• reflect on the service activity in such a way as to gain further understanding of course content, a broader appreciation of the discipline, and an enhanced sense of civic responsibility.
The following fields of study offer service learning. Please contact the faculty member listed for further information:
Business......................................................Irene Clampet
Early Childhood Education.........................Sheila Skahan
English.............................................Christine Hammond
Human Services............................................Joyce Martin
Nursing.......................................................Linda Perfetto
Sociology...................................................Steve Neufeuld
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Developmental Courses
The
College offers developmental courses in reading, writing, and math. These
courses are designed to help students whose academic skills need improvement
before they take required courses in their plan of study. Developmental classes
provide individual support and concentrate on the specific skills students need
for academic success. Areas of emphasis are covered under each course
description.
Servicemembers Opportunity College (SOC)
Many servicemembers and their families enroll
annually in a variety of college courses ranging from computer science,
management and accounting to math, social science, and the humanities. The
College has served as a Servicemembers Opportunity College, maintaining an
office and classrooms at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. College courses,
academic counseling, and registration for service members and their families are
provided. College credit courses are offered in the Educational Services Center
in Building 83 on the Subase. College credit is awarded for military training in
conjunction with the ACE Guide.
Three Rivers also belongs to the SOCNAV Network, which affords Servicemembers and their spouses the opportunity to complete degrees when relocating. Eligible students should contact the Registrar for information about completing a SOC agreement.
As a SOC College, Three Rivers is part of a network of two-year institutions that has agreed to accept, in transfer, what they have previously determined to be comparable course work in a given curriculum. Student agreements are made with active duty military students and their spouses at no charge and make it easier to transfer credits and complete degrees when relocating. The SOC office, located at the Subase in Building 83, is open Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The phone number is (860) 445-5575.
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Updated:
4/25/2008