You can participate in workshops to develop and strengthen fundamental skills such as research, writing, math, digital skills, and study skills to help you succeed in your classes and career.
If you have ever wished there was a place to go where someone could show you how to conduct research, correctly craft citations, write an engaging paper, or even make studying less stressful and more effective, you should explore the workshops offered here!
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Become familiar with Brightspace, ACSIS, Live@AC, and understand how to connect to college WIFI and how to access printing. Visit the Student Survival Guide page on Getting Started Online and Navigating Technology, and watch the videos below to learn how to use some online collaboration tools. If you want to find out how to create engaging presentations, or your own videos, visit the modules on Presenting Online and Creating Videos to learn more.
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Learn how to access most of the library’s digital resources from anywhere, 24/7. Find out how to search through the library website to find ebooks, videos, articles, tutorials, statistics and more! Learn new strategies for navigating our online resources and digital collections and easily find the resources you are looking for.
Watch the recorded version of the online workshop.
Learn how to find and use free and openly licenced resources from the internet, including high-quality photos, videos, templates, graphic design tools and more. Learn how to incorporate open multimedia into your own projects, and learn the art of attribution through the TASL technique.
Part 1: What are Open Educational Resources (OER) Activity Transcript Part 2: Learning to Use OER Activity Transcript Part 3: Learning to Attribute Activity TranscriptVisit the Presentation Skills module - open in a new tab in the Essential Study Skills guide and check out the videos below for strategies to improve your presentations.
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Complete the activity and watch the video below for an explanation of what plagiarism is and how you can avoid it.
Complete the activity below to learn about avoiding plagiarism in your academic paper.
Module 1: Plagiarism Activity TranscriptNeed to write a paper but don’t know how to get started? Learn how to come up with appropriate search terms, find resources, and evaluate what you find.
Go through process of planning, researching, and writing your paper in the Research Guide - open in a new tab, and watch the videos below. Visit the Research Guide page on evaluating resources and use the C.R.A.A.P. Evaluation Checklist to evaluate resources in your research.
Learn to find scholarly articles using library resources. Learn the characteristics of a scholarly article and how to differentiate it from a popular source.
Watch the videos below to learn about how to find scholarly resources using Library search tools, and how to tell if a resource is scholarly.
The modules below cover how to use APA 7 to format your papers and cite your sources. Check with your professors to see which edition of APA they want you to use.
Module 1: Plagiarism Activity Transcript Module 2: Introduction to APA Papers Activity Transcript Module 3: Incorporating Sources Activity Transcript Module 4: General Format Activity Transcript Module 5: Creating an APA Reference Page Activity TranscriptCheck out the Structuring Your Writing - Opens in a new window module of The Learning Portal for help structuring and writing the paragraphs in your essay, as well as with incorporating the sources you found during your research.
Success in a college environment depends on those key skills that you’ve been hearing about throughout your academic career — time management, organization, note-taking, reading, and studying. The Student Learning Centre will be offering FREE weekly workshops on different academic topics throughout first semester. These workshops will give you new strategies to approach your courses and the opportunity to share ideas and experiences with other students.
For additional information to help you develop these skills, you can also visit Study Skills: a guide for academic success - opens in a new window.
Managing your time and keeping on top of your work are the keys to success as a college student.
Visit the Time Management module and watch the videos below to learn how to create weekly schedules and a semester plan to manage your time better.
It can be challenging to listen to your professors while also writing class notes . . . and how do you balance all of the readings that you need to get through, anyway?
Visit the Reading & Note-Taking module and watch the video below to learn some strategies for taking notes in class more effective and useful.
Do you cringe when your professors assign group projects? Do you dread completing these projects because you know it’s going to be difficult to get everyone on board to get the job done?
Visit the module on Agreeing on Expectations for group projects, and watch the videos below.
“If I’d just started earlier, I could have done so much better.” Although many students claim to work better under the pressure of deadlines, not having enough time to complete assignments can mean that you are not reaching your potential as a student. Learn to maximize your marks by starting early and breaking down your assignments into manageable parts using an “assignment tracker.”
Visit the Time Management module and watch this video to learn how to plan out the time to work on your assignment so you’ll be less likely to put it off.
Practice makes perfect! If you want to feel more comfortable with new material, you need to review regularly and actively! Trade in straight reading for techniques that will allow you to rehearse material, test yourself, and come up with memory devices. Learn how to prioritize your studying and focus on the material that really matters.
Visit the Studying and Test-Taking module and watch the videos below for strategies to make your studying more effective.
For many students, exam time can be filled with stress, anxiety, and worry.
Visit the Studying and Test-Taking module and watch the videos below for strategies to make your studying more effective.
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Balancing your course-load and personal commitments can be a stressful experience for many college students.
Visit the Stress Management module and watch the videos below to learn strategies that can help you deal with stress.
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