Date

Topic

Presenter

Room

Time

Description

Jan 31

Time Management

Sandy Rinaldi

M-115

12:15-1:15

This Workshop will consider several ways to use your planning calendar to help you accomplish your academic goals. Bring your current planner to the workshop.

Feb 7

Note Taking

Shawn Hancock

M-115

12:15-1:15

Learn effective ways to take notes in class so that they become a more useful tool for preparing for exams. Bring samples of your current notes to the workshop.

Feb 14

Textbook Reading

Shawn Hancock

M-115

12:15-1:15

Get the most out of your texts. Learn how to read efficiently to increase your understanding and recall of the material in your texts. This workshop will introduce the widely-used reading technique, SQ34.

Feb 21

Exam Preparation

Shawn Hancock

M-115

12:15-1:15

Get the most out of your study time. Learn to integrate your class notes and your texts to improve your performance on tests. This workshop will introduce several techniques to help you remember the material you will need for exams.

Feb 28

Learning Styles

Shawn Hancock

M-115

12:15-1:15

Are you a visual, auditory, or tactile learner? How does your personality affect the way you learn? The workshop will give you a brief assessment to help you determine your learning style and will discuss strategies to help you decide the best study strategies for you in light of the way you learn best.

March 6

Critical Thinking

Shawn Hancock

M-115

12:15 - 1:15

This workshop will consider some easy ways to ensure your thinking is logical and your evidence appropriate for the arguments you are making. It will also identify some common errors in reasoning to help you avoid them.

March 20

All-in-one Study Skills

Shawn Hancock

M-115

12:15-1:15

This workshop will present a concise summary of previous workshops in time management, note taking, text reading, and exam preparation for students who missed the earlier workshops.

March 27

Writing Review

Shawn Hancock

M-115

12:15-1:15

We will review prewriting techniques, drafting, edition, and proofreading. We will touch briefly on sources that can help you with MLA and APA formats.