If you answered all the questions correctly, you earned an A+! Learning Express gives users from elementary school to adults skills improvement exercises, practice exams for career preparation, college prep and self-paced courses. This resource can be promoted to high school students who want to prepare for the ASVAB (military test), ACT, COMPASS, ACCUPLACER, or Work Keys (National Career Readiness Certification) exams, CLEP out of college courses or study for an AP exam. This resource can also benefit job seekers by providing tutorials on writing resumes and cover letters and ebooks on interviewing. Program users can improve their job skills in areas such as math and grammar. For those entering new careers, Learning Express includes practice exams for certification tests in Nursing and Allied Health, Commercial Drivers' License, Cosmetology, Civil Service, Electrician and many more. The U.S. Citizenship test is also included in English and Spanish. In addition, Learning Express Library now offers a whole module on Computer Skills that includes video tutorials about the basics, the internet and email, Microsoft Office, and Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
Learning Express Library offers three ways to locate items:
1. typing a terms in the search box in the upper right
2. click the various Centers in the middle of the homepage. See them all by clicking the arrows to the left and right of the featured Centers
3. click "Click here for a Features Resources List".
To become even more familiar with Learning Express, the SD State Library provides a 2-page handout, and Learning Express provides a tutorial on their home page ("View our helpful user video guides).
Discovery Exercise assignment for Institute participants, please do number 1 under Basic. Then choose, explore and report on 2 questions under Basic and 1 question under Advanced. Email your responses to Jane Healy.
Discuss and report answers to the following questions and other observations you have about Learning Express Library. All resources can be accessed via this alphabetical list.
1. Set-up an account in Learning Express and browse through the available exams.
2. Choose an exam and answer a few questions. Then click "Score my test" in the top toolbar. Ignore the warnings and continue to have your test scored, so that you can see how the diagnostic page looks. Then click "View Answers" at the bottom of the page. What did you think about this test experience?
3. Job searching and resume writing are among the self-paced courses in Learning Express. Locate the career resources and add one of the courses to your center. Take a few minutes to explore the course and note your observations.
4. Type a search term in the search box for a skills improvement or career topic in which you are interested. Notice that results are sorted by tests, courses and eBooks (if all of those are available for your chosen topic). Please select an eBook and look through its pages.
Advanced Challenge
1. A fourth-grader needs help with reading comprehension. What are 3 things you will show him on Learning Express?
2. A recent high school graduate has her eye on an office manager job, but she knows she needs to improve her skills before she applies. What do you recommend for her in Learning Express?
3. A high school student comes to you for help on his report on careers. He is interested in being either a nurse or a pharmacist someday. What do you show him on Learning Express?
