College Prep and High School Credit
Please note: The LearningHUB does not offer secondary school credits to go towards your OSSD; we do offer academic skills-upgrading courseware to help you prepare for secondary school credits.
ACE SkillsMarker Prep
Skillsmarker Assessments give questions in a variety of formats, including written text and interpreting graphics (tables, charts, diagrams.) After completing an Assessment, learners will be assigned reading, writing and math lessons.
College Readiness Tips
Often students move on from work, upgrading or high school without knowing what skills are needed to succeed in college. With this course, learn tips and strategies to build confidence with time management, organization, studying and overcoming obstacles.
Health Care - Body Systems
Learn about the structure and functions of each body system. Identify diseases, disorders, and medical procedures related to each system. Additionally, explore health science professions related to each body system.
Health Care - Employability and Professional Skills
Learn how to develop communication and leadership skills. Learn how to apply critical thinking and problem-solving techniques to resolve a conflict and how to combat stressful situations at work.
Health Care - Medical Terminology
Learn about the basic components of medical terms. Become familiar with various abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols used in health care. Learn about the human body's planes and cavities. Terms used to describe the position of structures and parts of the human body will be discussed.
Introduction to Science and Science Vocabulary
Learn how scientists use the scientific process to study the world using observation, experimentation, and peer review that results in new scientific knowledge. Review Science limits and know what is and isn’t a scientific matter.
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Canadian Adult Education Credential (CAEC) and PLAR
Learning Strategies for Students with Learning Disabilities and ADHD
Everyone learns differently and some people face challenges because of learning disabilities. This course introduces learning disabilities and gives useful learning strategies. Learn how to recognize specific disabilities, use recommended learning strategies, overcome academic challenges, use accommodations and use adaptive technology.
Memory and Study Tips for Students
This course teaches essential memory and study skills for success at work or school. Learn how information moves from short-term to long-term memory and how to recall it effectively.
Ready for College - Biology
Learn the differences between plant and animals cells and their role. Study the functions of organ systems, the role DNA and chromosomes. Explore environmental impacts on evolution, and how change affects the biodiversity of an ecosystem.
Ready for College - Chemistry
Chemistry is the study of matter and how it changes. Study matter's composition, properties, and transformation. Analyze the periodic table of elements and compare elements based on their atomic structures and relative positions in the periodic table. Learn about chemical bonding and chemical reactions.
Ready for College - Chemistry 1
Ready for College - Chemistry 2
Ready for College - Physics
Learn the basics of physics to prepare for credit courses and college admission requirements. Study terms, concepts, and laws that relate to force and motion, how forces interact with matter, and how to further describe these interactions with the aid of the concepts of energy and momentum. Investigate the physics of heat like electromagnetic radiation, x-rays, visible light, and radio waves.
Ready for College - Physics 1
Ready for College - Physics 2
Ready for College - Physics 3
Skillsmarker Prep - Reading
This course introduces and reviews vocabulary that learners will encounter in the Skillsmarker Reading Assessment. It also explores test preparation tips and reading strategies that identify question structure, review context clues and improve comprehension.
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Steps to Success
Get valuable strategies and tips to ensure online learning success! Learn about different learning styles, along with memory and study tips. Review time management, goal setting, and progress monitoring. Plus, tackle learning challenges and develop solutions to overcome obstacles.
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Learning Skills and Personal Management
Understanding Your Learning Style
Everyone learns in different ways and understanding the different learning styles can aid in both learning and communication. Learn about visual, auditory, and kinesthetic ways of learning and develop ways to use these learning style more effectively.
Writing a Five-Paragraph Essay
Learn to identify parts of a five-paragraph essay, read writing prompts and understand how to answer them, use strategies like brainstorming and organizing to structure an essay. Draft a thesis statement, write and revise separate sections of each paragraph, and revise and edit the draft.
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Writing
Writing Research Papers
Develop research skills by evaluating sources for credibility and bias, developing a research plan, and writing a research paper. Synthesizing information and correctly citing research sources will be an important aspect of the research process.
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Writing