LEARNING SKILLS PROGRAM Workshop Schedule (Workshops are held in the Counselling & Development Centre - N102, Bennett Centre for Student Services, unless otherwise indicated) 416-736-5297 March 2009

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10:00-11:00 1:00-2:00 2:00-3:00 Learning Style 11:00-12:00 Writing Tips Time Management Room: N204B Time Management ------1:00-2:00 Study Secrets Room: N204B Room: N204B Room: N204B Room: N204B 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 11:00-12:00 11:00-12:00 1:30-2:30 Presentation Skills 3:00-4:00 Time Management 10:00-11:00 Critical Thinking Room: N204B Learning Style Room: N204B Time Management ------Room: N204B 1:00-2:00 Room: N204B 1:00-2:00 Writing Tips Reading & Note Room: N204B Taking Room: N204B Room: N204B 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10:00-11:00 1:30-2:30 Time Management 2:30-3:30 1:00-2:00 11:00-12:00 Presentation Skills ------Writing Tips Memory Reading & Note 1:00-2:30 Taking Room: N204B Exam Preparation Room: N204B Room: N204B 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

10:00-11:00 2:00-3:00 2:00-3:00 1:00-2:00 10:30-12:00 Academic Anxiety Learning Style Reading & Note Time Management Exam Preparation Taking Room: N204B Room: N204B 29 30 31

10:00-11:00 2:30-3:30 Critical Thinking Time Management

Learning Skills Program, Counselling and Development Centre – N110 Bennett Centre for Student Services www.yorku.ca/cdc/lsp

Learning Skills Workshop Descriptions Academic Anxiety March 2009 Are you falling behind in your courses, struggling to get good grades, or looking for better ways to handle the daily grind? Learn new strategies for handling the anxieties and stresses of university Learning Skills Program Workshop Schedule life. All workshops are held in the Sound and Moving Image Library (SMIL), Room 124 Academic Writing Term paper coming up? Essay to write? Academic writing can be a challenge. This workshop will help you plan, organize and fine- tune your writing, from picking a topic, right through to final Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat proofreading. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Critical Thinking – NEW! At university, learning involves much more than just memorizing 4:30-5:30 4:30-5:30 facts and figures. This workshop will assist you in pushing beyond Time Study purely descriptive levels by examining deeper levels of Management understanding, analysis, critical thinking and evaluation Secrets Exam Prep for University Tests and Exams Multiple choice, short answer, calculations, or essay style – which 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 form is your personal nemesis? Whatever the format, midterms or finals, if you could use some help in preparing for exams, then this 10:00-11:00 10:00-12:00 workshop is for you! Reading & ‘Hands-On’ Note Taking Time Learning Style and Study Strategies Management Just because your friends study a certain way doesn’t mean their approaches will work for you. Find out your own learning style ------and discover how to improve your academic performance! 4:30-5:30 Study Secrets Memory Most people only use a tiny fraction of their brain power. Learn 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 techniques to help you transfer all that course work information into your long term memory, along with the strategies you’ll need 2:30-3:30 11:00-12:00 10:00-11:00 to retrieve the information when you most need it. Memory Time Reading & Management Note Taking Presentation Skills – NEW! ------Does the thought of presenting in front of a group give you the jitters? If so, you're not alone. This workshop will provide you 4:30-5:30 with essential tools that will allow you to effectively develop and Reading & deliver a presentation. Note Taking Reading and Note-taking at University 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Many students find keeping up with the readings and lecture notes at university to be a real challenge. Learn more effective reading 1:30-2:30 11:00-12:00 4:30-5:30 and note taking techniques to help you stay on top of university Time Reading & Exam Prep. course work. Management Note Taking Study Secrets ------This workshop, offered only at the beginning of term, provides a 4:30-5:30 sampling of key study strategies for improving academic Time achievement and confidence, along with an introduction to our Management workshop topics. Which learning skills do you most need, to To register for these workshops or to find other useful learning skills information, visit us 29 30 31 succeed at university? Take this workshop and find out! on-line at: www.yorku.ca/cdc/lsp/ Time Management 10:00-11:00 We also offer one-on-one, individual learning skills consultations. To book an appointment, call 416-736- Where does the time go? Are you having trouble balancing school, Exam Prep work, and life? How much study time is enough? Learn practical, 5297, and come to N110 Bennett Centre for Student Services to fill out a registration form. personalized approaches to managing your time that work for you. .