Academic Skills Workshops
Develop your Academic Skills
Reading Texts and Making Notes - Develop reading and note-taking strategies. | Getting Started on your Assignment - Interpret assignment guidelines, criteria, and instructions. | |
Managing Online Learning Come to this session and find out how to get started | Analyze Your Syllabus This workshop guides you through analyzing your Syllabus or Course Presentation so you know what is coming up and when it is due. | |
Master Notebook Strategy Come to this workshop to learn a straight-forward process for keeping your course notes, assignments, and results organized throughout the semester. | Concept Mapping This workshop covers concept mapping, an active learning strategy that moves you beyond reote memorization to critical thinking and helps you learn about how you learn. | |
Memory - Getting Started In this workshop, you will learn how memory works and apply ideal strategies for remembering more of what you learn. |
Targeting Your Academic Skills
Get That Project DoneCome to this session and find out how to get started, stay on track, and get your porject finished on time! | Say "No" to Procrastination - Read journal articles strategically to find the information you need | |
Exam preparation StrategiesCome to this session and find out how to get started, stay on track, and get your porject finished on time! | Exams: Avoiding Blank Pages - Read journal articles strategically to find the information you need | |
Oral PresentationsIn this workshop, you will learn how to prepare and deliver compelling and effective oral presentations. |
Fine-Tuning Your Academic Skills
Strategic Time Management - Spend your time wisely. | Mastering your Memory - Look at the big picture of your semester. | |
Questioning for Learning - Schedule your week for efficiency. | Study Smarter - Make and prioritize lists. |
Writing-Specific Workshops
University Essays: First Steps - Spend your time wisely. | Structuring and Writing an Academic Assignment - Look at the big picture of your semester. |
Effective Editing I - Schedule your week for efficiency. | Effective Editing II - Make and prioritize lists. |
Sensational Saturdays
Effective Strategies for Working and Studying - Spend your time wisely. | Speed and Critical Reading - Look at the big picture of your semester. |
Writing Bootcamp: Get Past Writer's Block - Schedule your week for efficiency. | Writing Bootcamp: Quote, Paraphrase and Summarize - Make and prioritize lists. |
Writing Bootcamp: Strategies for Self-Editing - Make and prioritize lists. | Reducing Academic Anxiety - Make and prioritize lists. |
Computer Skills Workshops
Moodle - Learn how to view class resources, post in discussion threads, and submit assignments. |