Sunday, January 08, 2012

Online Learning and Then Some...

Match Your Interests to Your Learning and Doing Style
Your library offers a number of online and print options to assist adult and teen learners.  Give one or more of these services a try (kick the tires so to speak), learn something new, and find sturdy support systems suited to your interests and needs.

Testing Guides
Demand for print (yes, print) educational testing guides remains even and our educational testing collection features study guides for the major academic and employment-related tests.

prepme
The library offers online access to prepme, which features personalized lesson plans, 50 hours of detailed lessons, practice tests from the people who make the real tests, and in-depth progress reports.  See our previous post about the service.

JobNow!
Use your local library card for live, anytime, anywhere job assistance, including up-to-date nationwide and local job search engines, professional resume critique, and proven interview techniques. Experience a personalized career center with integrated technology aimed at serving your job seekers needs and diverse backgrounds.  Click here to join the quest, powered by Brainfuse.

Universal CLASS
Want to learn something new or build on what you know? Check out any of over 500 self-paced, non-credit personal development and enrichment classes.  Classes are led by real-life instructors and experts in their field who will give you continuous feedback on your progress.  See our previous post about the service; use your library card to sign up.

Transparent Language ONLINE
Do you need or want to learn a second language for business, travel, or enrichment purposes? As a student learning a second language, could you use some outside-of-classroom, at-your-own-pace support?  Try Transparent Language Online (Byki™ with a suite of new features) to get started.  Choose from 80 languages.