Academic Skills Workshop Schedule Spring 2010

Making Your Learning Style Work for You
Wednesday, January 27th, 10am-11am OR Thursday, February 11th, 3pm-4pm
Students identify their own learning styles, using inventories that focus on various factors involved in the learning process. That understanding is then applied in developing study strategies that capitalize on learning strengths and bolster the weaker areas, and tailoring those strategies to dealing with different teaching styles and delivery modes.

Goal Setting
Thursday, January 28th, 10am-11am OR Wednesday, February 3rd, 10am-11am
In this workshop, students discuss the purpose of setting goals and how to tackle procrastination. Students will use the SMART goal model to explore the characteristics of their own personal goal.

Time Management/Organization
Thursday, January 28th, 3pm-4pm OR Wednesday, February 3rd, 3pm-4pm
**Please bring your course syllabi and your academic planner!!!
Students identify strategies and barriers to effective time management. In this applied workshop, students demonstrate their understanding of effective time management by creating their own schedules and prioritizing tasks. Students should come prepared with their course schedule and syllabi.

Note Taking
Wednesday, January 27th, 3pm-4pm OR Thursday, February 4th, 10am-11am
Students review tips and strategies for notetaking. The map method and Cornell method for taking notes are also briefly introduced.

Getting the Most Out of Your Reading in the Least Time
Wednesday, February 10th, 10am-11am OR Thursday, February 18th, 3pm-4pm
Through interactive activities, students explore what it takes to be an effective and efficient reader at the college level. Individuals identify their own reading challenges, and appropriate strategies to address those challenges are discussed.

Effective College Writing with Dr. Mary Pernal
Wednesday, February 10th, 3pm-4pm OR Wednesday, March 24th, 3pm-4pm
Students share their particular difficulties and frustrations in this multi-dimensional area of academic performance. Some basic guidelines are presented to help organize and monitor writing tasks. Students are encouraged to follow up with ongoing tutorial assistance.

Test Taking and Study Skills: How to Show What You Know
Thursday, February 18th, 10am-11am OR Wednesday, February 24th, 10am-11am
Students discuss the importance of preparing in advance for a test by identifying effective study and test taking practices.

Refining Your Search: Developing a Research Strategy
Thursday, February 4th, 3pm-4pm
**Please bring with you a topic to research.
The Griswold Library staff collaborates to guide students through effectively utilizing the library’s electronic research databases. This is an interactive workshop. Students are encouraged to bring a topic that they are currently researching.

Identifying Peer-Reviewed Research
Wednesday, February 17th, 10am-11am  
 **Please bring with you a topic to research.
The Griswold Library staff collaborates to guide students through effectively utilizing the library’s electronic research databases. This is an interactive workshop. Students are encouraged to bring a topic that they are currently researching.

Computer Applications

Excel
Wednesday, February 17th, 3pm-4pm OR Thursday, March 4th, 10am-11am
PowerPoint
Thursday, February 11th, 10am-11am OR Wednesday, February 24th, 3pm-4pm
Inspiration
Wednesday, February 10th, 3pm-4pm OR Thursday, February 25th, 3pm-4pm
InspireData
Thursday, February 25th, 10am-11am OR Wednesday, March 3rd, 10am-11am

Do I have to Attend Both Sessions?
Each one hour workshop is repeated once.  Please select one date to attend each workshop!

Where are the Workshops?
All workshops, except those noted below, are held in the Special Collections Reading Room (below the eastern stairs on the 2nd floor of the Griswold Library).

Identifying Peer-Reviewed Research, Excel, and PowerPoint workshop will be held in the PC Lab (2nd floor of the Griswold Library).

Refining Your Search will be held in the Graphics Lab (2nd floor of the Griswold Library).

Learning Styles, Inspiration, and InspireData will be held in the Learning Center.

How Do I get More Information?
Please contact the Learning Center at x8287 for more information!