Spring 2008 Learning Communities at LCCC
This page features a list of LCs offered for the Spring 2008 semester. Registration for these courses begins November 12, 2007.
The floating, vertical menu on the left side of the screen lists the titles of each of the LCs. LCs are grouped by sites at which they are offered, and they appear in alphabetical order. (Please note that the floating menu only floats if your browser permits javascripts.)
Browse this page to learn about our LCs. Feel free to use the links under the LC descriptions to e-mail questions to the faculty who will be teaching the courses.
To talk with an advisor about whether one of these LCs will work for you, please call Academic Advising at (610) 799-1137.
At the Donley Center in Allentown
Crime and its Relation to Age--From Juvenile to Adult
This LC connects crime and age and discusses several factors, including crime reporting and victimization, criminal theory, and a focus on the justice system and pertinent issues relative to crime and criminal behavior.
- Juvenile Delinquency
CJA 118-LH1 MW 12:45 p.m.-2:06 p.m.
(CRN 11478)
Jodi Rowlands - Criminology
SOC 250-LH1 MW 2:20 p.m.-3:41 p.m.
(CRN 13275)
John Vlot
Psychology with Critical Reading Strategies
This learning community will provide students the critical reading strategies needed to successfully complete the high-content reading required in a psychology course. Study-skills strategies also will be applied to the material for test-taking, note-taking, journal writing, and research skills.
- Critical Reading
RSS 100-LH1 TR 8:00 a.m.-9:21 a.m. (CRN 13279)
Michelle Strein - Introduction to Psychology
PSY 140-LH2 TR 9:35 a.m.-10:56 a.m. (CRN 10700)
Angela Loiacono
At the Morgan Center in Tamaqua
Act Up, Speak Out!
This Morgan Center Learning Community will introduce students to the fundamentals of public speaking while studying the genre of drama.
Students will develop an understanding and appreciation of several playwrights and plays of different periods and styles while learning to speak in formal and informal speaking situations and while employing a variety of delivery methods, including memorized, extemporaneous, and impromptu.
These linked courses will introduce students to the genre of drama from its origins to the present while they construct and perform speeches and soliloquies of their own creation. Additionally, students will become critical readers and viewers of drama that is filmed or performed live.
- Introduction to Drama
ENG 220-LT1 MW 9:35 a.m.-10:56 a.m. (CRN 13274)
Melanie Turrano - Speech
ENG 111-LT1 MW 11:10 a.m.-12:31 p.m. (CRN 13273)
Jennifer Myskowski
On the Schnecksville Campus
Concepts and Representations of Self in/and Society
The purpose for forming this learning community is to give LCCC Honors Scholars a unique learning experience that challenges and engages them. Linking the courses provides students with both greater opportunities and a wider variety of perspectives to explore.
These courses will be integrated through a number of themes, such as the relationship of the individual to society, the impact of individualism and materialism in American culture, and the persistence of race, class, and gender inequalities in American society. Through diverse ranges of literatures, interdisciplinary issues such as problems of representation, mediation, and adaptation will be explored in relation to the themes mentioned above.
- College English II
ENG 106-L2 TR 9:35 a.m.-10:56 a.m. (CRN 10620)
Jonathan Sponsler - Introduction to Sociology
SOC 150-L1 TR 11:10 a.m. to 12:31 p.m. (CRN 13276)
Christine Bowditch
Declarations of Independence
Declarations of Independence will focus on how our federal government and the doctrines we live by as American citizens impact the life of the individual. By analyzing government documents, such as the Constitution, and multiple genres of literature, such as short stories, novels, and poetry, students will examine how legal, political, social, and economic institutions have evolved to improve the lives of Americans throughout our short history, sometimes at the cost of others.
- College English II
ENG 106-L4 TR 11:10 a.m.-12:31 p.m. (CRN 10618)
Jennifer Myskowski - American Federal Government
PSC 230-L1 TR 12:45 p.m.-2:06 p.m. (CRN 10683)
Jenna Duke
Deep Dive
With the help of the model called the "Deep Dive," students will develop three or four proposed scripts for the completed project, which is to produce three or four motivational videos modeled upon the "Fish Program" or "Who Moved My Cheese?"
The students will learn, practice, and apply thinking and problem solving skills necessary to produce a tangible product or products that can be used by business and industry in the Greater Lehigh Valley.
- Audio and Video Production Integration
DMP 230-L1 R 11:10 a.m.-2:06 p.m. (CRN 12153)
Wendy Barron - Team Building
IDS 105-L1 TR 9:35 a.m.-10:56 a.m. (CRN 12325)
Richard Warner
English and Psychology
This learning community offers students who need English 100 the opportunity to complete that course while working on a general education elective, Psychology 140. Instructors will work on collaborative efforts for the students to read and write in an integrated manner that will help these students succeed.
- Fundamentals of Writing
ENG 100-L1 MW 12:45 p.m.-2:06 p.m. (CRN 10592)
Kathleen Mayberry - Introduction to Psychology
PSY 140-L1 MW 9:35 a.m.-10:56 a.m. (CRN 10692)
Robin Musselman
Fictional History
The objective of this learning community is to gain a deeper understanding of the American experience through a concurrent study of American literature and history. Rich historical narratives are to be found in literature, and deeper understanding of literary writing is gained through understanding historical context.
- Contemporary Fiction
ENG 230-L1 MW 9:35 a.m.-10:56 a.m. (CRN 13199)
Jonathan Sponsler - U.S. History Since 1945
HIS 225-L1 MW 11:10 a.m.-12:31 p.m. (CRN 13278)
Creed Hyatt
Global Inequalities
This Honors Learning Community is part of the college's efforts to expand the Honors Program. The sociology course will investigate a series of social problems that highlight global inequalities in the distribution of resources, knowledge, and power. The mathematics course will use data relevant to the study of those problems to teach course topics. Students will be expected to write a research paper for the sociology course that uses quantitative data.
- Introduction to Probability and Statistics
MAT 150-L1 MW 12:45 p.m.-2:06 p.m. (CRN 13205)
Ned Schillow - Modern Social Problems
SOC 151-L1 TR 9:35 a.m.-10:56 a.m. (CRN 13277)
Christine Bowditch
Life: Let's Talk!
In this learning community, students will study core concepts in biology and effective communications strategies. They will then integrate these two fields of study by preparing a variety of professional presentations where effective communications, research, and critical thinking skills are employed.
Students will benefit in at least two ways: students will take an active role in the learning of biology by creating accurate and organized class presentations about relevant biological topics, and by preparing and delivering professional presentations, students will develop skills in research, organization, listening, and verbal communications.
- Introduction to Biology
BIO-L1 101 MW 2:20 p.m.-3:41 p.m. (CRN 12728)
Teresa Heisey - Professional Presentations
CMN-L1 112 W 11:10 a.m.-2:06 p.m. (CRN 13229)
Dana Burnside
Stories from the Sandbox
Through literature, this LC exposes students to diverse issues of child development. The courses encourage students to identify with characters and situations portrayed in the literature and to develop critical thinking skills in terms of the implicit theoretical perspectives of the literary works. By learning critical reading strategies and psychological theories, students will learn to empathize with children facing development issues.
- College English II
ENG 106-L3 MW 11:10 a.m.-12:31 p.m. (CRN 10616)
Joanne Gerken - Child Development
PSY 242-L1 MW 12:45 p.m.-2:06 p.m. (CRN 10713)
Robin Musselman