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ATTO: Assistive Technology Tutorials. University Academic Success. Levels of learning.pdf (application/pdf Object) Skip navigation links ugs : life and learning in sync Sanger Learning Center is UT Austin’s main resource for academic support.

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Each year, we help more than 20,000 students achieve their academic potential. Study cycle.pdf (application/pdf Object) News: Open Courses for Community Colleges. President Obama’s original plan for community colleges included $500 million to create free online courses that individual institutions could then customize for their students. That money never materialized — it was left out of the student aid legislation in last month’s health care bill.

But a foundation-supported effort with similar goals is actually growing. The National Repository for Online Courses (NROC) was hoping for that government money to help expand its existing vault of free courses, says Gary Lopez, the repository's director. Still, with online education becoming mainstream and many community colleges experiencing enrollment booms beyond their physical capacity, NROC’s membership is on the rise. At the same time, the repository's reliance on membership fees calls into question how "free" its courses actually are.